Enough With The Towel Excuse

Okay, there is a lot of talk about Adam Wainwrong's post-game comment that the white towels may have distracted Roy Holliday, causing him to botch what would have been the game-ending, win-clinching catch of a James Loney fly ball. Here's Wainwright's quote: "He lost the ball in the 50,000 white towels shaking in front of his face," starting pitcher and would-be hero Adam Wainwright said. "It doesn't seem really fair that an opposing team should be allowed to shake white towels when there's a white baseball flying through the air. Dodger blue towels — how about that?" Let's dispel this argument, once and for all. 1. As Jon "Zapruder" Weisman pointed out over on Dodger Thoughts, towels were not being waved during the play, but rather, started waving after Holliday's groin shot gave us new life. I mean, let's get serious, what rational Dodger fan would be waving a towel during what would appear to be the last play of t...