Detroit — A manager’s office doubled as an impromptu courtroom following Thursday’s game at Comerica Park, which saw the Mariners scrape up a run in the ninth to beat the Tigers, 2-1.
The prosecution were media members, representing fans who couldn’t be there to vent at Tigers manager Brad Ausmus after Detroit’s closer, Francisco Rodriguez, was lashed for a double and single that won Seattle a game and a series.
Ausmus acted as defense attorney. He was akin to the court-appointed lawyer who seeks to acquit a man jurors (Tigers fans) at the moment prefer to convict.