Tempers finally Flair
News of a fight between Tigers announcers Mario and Rod broke yesterday and took Tigers fans by surprise, but it may not be what it seems…
A Reporter first broke the story about a fight between Mario and Rod after Tuesday nights game, reporting that the two got into a fight over a chair and Rod had put Mario into a choke hold…
Viewers might not have noticed anything unusual during the game, but listening back to the broadcast, there are several long silences later in the game, including a 43-second stretch without talking in the bottom of the sixth inning.
Tom Shaer, Allen’s agent, called the allegations false and released the following statement to WDIV regarding the incident:
“We have not commented because Fox Sports Detroit is handling this professionally and thoroughly. But these ridiculous, blatantly false descriptions require me to speak the truth and say they are utter fabrications. Nobody followed anybody, there was no contact from behind, and a “choke hold” is a shamefully untrue way to describe anything which occurred in that very brief altercation.
Anonymous fabrications by others do injustice to the very concepts of fairness and professionalism. Those who give such gross untruths to media should be ashamed of themselves.”
If you’ve been a fan of Rod throughout his 16 years in Detroit you know that this is what the fight probably looked like…
