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Post by ray88h66 on Aug 12, 2013 15:18:38 GMT -5
Darvish just lost a perfect game on some questionable umpiring. When Villar ended up walking, Pierzynski was understandably a bit peeved and the ump threw him out right away. I'm not usually one of the folks who hates on umps, but this was particularly egregious. [/b] I missed the pitch , but he is really dealing today.
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Post by atzar on Aug 12, 2013 15:24:52 GMT -5
Just turned it on and immediately HR.
Sorry guys.
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Post by ray88h66 on Aug 12, 2013 15:50:15 GMT -5
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Post by sammo420 on Aug 12, 2013 18:22:26 GMT -5
Adam Jones ?@simplyaj10 3h I want to thank whatever slapdick threw that banana towards my direction in CF in the last inning. Way to show ur class u jackass. I seriously hope that BP security and cameras can catch this f*ker who did this Seconded. Racism needs to carry harsher punishments. On a light note to the story, Jones called him a slapdick, never heard that one before, but made me laugh. Excuse my naivety but that's racist? Had you not said that I never would've thought so.
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Post by pedroelgrande on Aug 12, 2013 18:29:44 GMT -5
There is no racism in America. Never would have thought so.
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Post by ray88h66 on Aug 12, 2013 18:38:13 GMT -5
Seconded. Racism needs to carry harsher punishments. On a light note to the story, Jones called him a slapdick, never heard that one before, but made me laugh. Excuse my naivety but that's racist? Had you not said that I never would've thought so. It is. But good for you asking. I'm guessing you're young. Some misguided folks consider dark skinned people people a step above apes. They like bananas. It was a common slur in the past. Glad to see some don't even know about that.
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Post by ray88h66 on Aug 12, 2013 19:05:52 GMT -5
Darvish just lost a perfect game on some questionable umpiring. When Villar ended up walking, Pierzynski was understandably a bit peeved and the ump threw him out right away. I'm not usually one of the folks who hates on umps, but this was particularly egregious. Just saw the pitch, it was borderline. The pitch tracker had half of the ball in the zone. As for the quick toss of AJ, it depends on what he said. I spent 20 years in Minneapolis and I can tell you first hand he has a filthy mouth. If he said something about his momma he goes.
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Post by fenwaythehardway on Aug 12, 2013 19:06:12 GMT -5
How long before one of these players calling for harsher penalties gets popped themselves?
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Post by ray88h66 on Aug 12, 2013 19:07:36 GMT -5
How long before one of these players calling for harsher penalties gets popped themselves? No idea, I thought you didn't care about PED's.
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Post by fenwaythehardway on Aug 12, 2013 19:20:51 GMT -5
I don't but it'll be funny when that happens.
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Post by sammo420 on Aug 12, 2013 19:24:57 GMT -5
Excuse my naivety but that's racist? Had you not said that I never would've thought so. It is. But good for you asking. I'm guessing you're young. Some misguided folks consider dark skinned people people a step above apes. They like bananas. It was a common slur in the past. Glad to see some don't even know about that. 35 count as young? And thanks for the explanation because I really didn't get it.
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Post by bluechip on Aug 12, 2013 19:26:28 GMT -5
How long before one of these players calling for harsher penalties gets popped themselves? Yes. You know it is going to happen, probably soon too.
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Post by rjp313jr on Aug 12, 2013 20:25:10 GMT -5
Didn't it kind of happen with Braun. I really hope Pujols didn't do them after his comments.
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Post by ray88h66 on Aug 12, 2013 20:33:21 GMT -5
I don't but it'll be funny when that happens. Not caring and posting every time it comes up doesn't add up. I think it will happen but funny is the last thing I'll think it is.
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Post by fenwaythehardway on Aug 12, 2013 20:50:44 GMT -5
"I don't care" is probably not the right choice of words. "I'm not outraged by athletes using PEDs" would be more accurate. It's hard not to care about the whole Biogenesis debacle because it's all I've heard about for what seems like a million years now, and despite my lack of outrage at the act itself, the way MLB is handling does matter in terms of things like labor relations and Selig's overall stewardship of the game.
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Post by ibsmith85 on Aug 12, 2013 21:37:15 GMT -5
Excuse my naivety but that's racist? Had you not said that I never would've thought so. It is. But good for you asking. I'm guessing you're young. Some misguided folks consider dark skinned people people a step above apes. They like bananas. It was a common slur in the past. Glad to see some don't even know about that. Pretty much what he said, except he exhibited much better restrain in referring to them as misguided folks. This happened just recently in the NHL as well, Wayne Simmonds of the Flyers had a banana thrown at him during a shoot out attempt (which he scored on). Then during the lockout this past year he played for a Czech team and he was repeatedly taunted with "monkey" chants. The first incident happened in Ontario (to make things worse, Simmonds' home province) and the racist "slapdick" got a $200 fine. The 8 identified fans in the Czech crowd were arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and defamation. Atleast one of the countries is trying to do something about it. Racism is beyond ignorant and disgraceful. Here's to this latest prick being caught and made to pay for his/her douchebaggery.
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Post by jmei on Aug 12, 2013 21:43:31 GMT -5
I don't want this to get lost in the wash, because it is ****ing awesome.
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Post by grandsalami on Aug 12, 2013 21:50:05 GMT -5
F*** man
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Post by jmei on Aug 12, 2013 21:56:46 GMT -5
I think he was safe, but that was some pretty obscene stuff right there.
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Post by grandsalami on Aug 12, 2013 21:58:35 GMT -5
I think he was safe, but that was some pretty obscene stuff right there. the ump has to give it to him lol... Anyway, I would still do the trade given DET can deal with an all glove no bat SS in the lienup more then the sox can....
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Post by raftsox on Aug 12, 2013 22:16:44 GMT -5
"I don't care" is probably not the right choice of words. "I'm not outraged by athletes using PEDs" would be more accurate. It's hard not to care about the whole Biogenesis debacle because it's all I've heard about for what seems like a million years now, and despite my lack of outrage at the act itself, the way MLB is handling does matter in terms of things like labor relations and Selig's overall stewardship of the game. This. Also. I would rather stop this soapboxing about PEDs. I think there's a happy middle ground where players can rehab or treat injuries under the supervision of MLB and doctors using "PEDs". I would literally kill to have seen Griffey Jr. play his last 6-10 seasons. And frankly, some "illegal" substances would have helped.
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Post by Don Caballero on Aug 12, 2013 23:09:48 GMT -5
How long before one of these players calling for harsher penalties gets popped themselves? Oh please let it happen, it'll be funnier than football fans saying baseball is tainted because guys are roided up (like those monsters are all natural).
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Post by mgoetze on Aug 13, 2013 7:22:56 GMT -5
Just saw the pitch, it was borderline. The pitch tracker had half of the ball in the zone. As for the quick toss of AJ, it depends on what he said. Whatever AJ said, the umpire obviously wanted to hear it - look how the ump was following him out towards the mound. What an imbecile.
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Post by elguapo on Aug 13, 2013 10:27:09 GMT -5
Adam Jones ?@simplyaj10 3h I want to thank whatever slapdick threw that banana towards my direction in CF in the last inning. Way to show ur class u jackass. I seriously hope that BP security and cameras can catch this f*ker who did this Best punishment would be the bounced check solution: post the guy's name and picture at the stadium entrances with a caption indicating he's banned from the park for racist taunting. Only problem is would some people do it just to become (in)famous?
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Post by James Dunne on Aug 13, 2013 10:42:58 GMT -5
Taking this from the JD Abreu thread and continuing it in here... Puig's K rate is 23.6%. That's 69th of 293 batters (200+ PAs), so it's not like it's crazy-high. He also walks 8.9% of the time, which is about average. He also doesn't appear to have an obvious hole where he swings and misses at every single curveball to the point where you wonder why anyone ever throws him anything other than a curveball, the way Soriano did. I mean sure, he's not going to maintain a .475 BABIP. But resetting his numbers with a .335 BABIP gives him a .288/.364/.511 line. That's pretty sweet from a 22-year-old. You may be right, but I don't think this will be the case. His K rate in July and Aug is about 33%... Both are small samples so time will tell. When I see him, he scares the crap out of me - I wouldn't put money on sustained success, however, he can certainly develop and the tools are there. Puig had a 29.5% K rate in July, and it's only 24% in August. He takes some violent swings and misses, yes, but so what? So did Reggie Jackson. So does Bryce Harper. Someone threw out a Jose Canseco comparison a little while back that i can't find now, but I think that's apt - tremendous tools, willing to take a walk. Perhaps not the most refined player, but he's very good and still very young.
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