geecee
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Originally posted by: ThePresence
He didn't give me a number, but it's between friends. If it happens, I'm sure we will work something out.
That's awesome for you man!
I got to go to Game 1 of the Subway Series back in 2000 and some playoff games against Baltimore in the mid/late 90s(?? - been a while). There's nothing like "The House That Ruth Built" at playoff time. Having that pumped crowd around you is incredible as well. EDIT: Updated my recollections. Getting old HA!
Who cares, as long as the right call was made, which it clearly was on both the Bellhorn HR and the ARod interference, it doesn't matter. There's no denying that ARod purposely swiped at the ball to get it out of Arroyo's glove. All I gotta say is Schilling is MY DADDY.
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I was assuming you were watching the game. I guess I am wrong because if you did you would realize that Arroyo arrived on the basepath at the same time Arod did. Arod even moved over to the right to avoid the tag, so yes, instead of going through Arroyo he went around.
A fine for swatting the ball out of someone's hand? People like you are the reason that baseball is going down the drain. Yes it was an illegal move and he was called out for it. Fines are for major things. The carbrera thing was not as big an issue because it did not ultimately affect the play, thanks to a nice throw by Cairo, but if it did would you be asking for fines now for hard slides? Let the players play.
Dislocate a finger? I'm sure thats exactly what he was thinking. Intent is a big word you have to use. His intent was not to injure, it was to get on base. If we use your theory, everyone that hits a batter should be fined because there is the "potential" of someone getting hurt. However, its only the one that intend to hurt that are thrown out and fined.
Yes AROD ran to his right to avoid the tag and was out of the baseline, Arroyo just pursued him as he ran right, in order to apply the tag. Watch the play again, if anything ARod should have been called out for running out of the baseline.
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In case you didn't know the baseline isn't just that thin white line down the middle. It spans for a couple of feet. Please learn the rules.
Again I ask, was the intent to hurt or to reach base. You make no valid argument other than "what if"
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SP33Demon
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In case you didn't know the baseline isn't just that thin white line down the middle. It spans for a couple of feet. Please learn the rules.[/quote]
Ok, then how is Arroyo supposed to tag Arod with the glove without going into the baseline? You're not making sense here, first you yell that Arroyo was in the baseline! omg! when of course he was, he had to be in order to make the tag. So what exactly is your point?
I never cried about it. Its called making a point. It is legal alright, but your saying people should get fined if others are intentionally trying to hurt others. Cabrera was intentionally trying to hurt someone whether you think so or not.
geecee
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Actually, Cabrera hit Cairo well after Cairo had released the ball. And he was fairly blatant about coming up to hit him, actually well after his slide was over. If Cabrera hit him while he was releasing or just releasing the ball, it would have been no big deal but that wasn't the case.
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It was more like a butt to the midsection that knocked Cairo backwards a few feet. Quite intentional.
Ok, then how is Arroyo supposed to tag Arod with the glove without going into the baseline? You're not making sense here, first you yell that Arroyo was in the baseline! omg! when of course he was, he had to be in order to make the tag. So what exactly is your point?
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Point is, Arod did not run him over, but rather swatted at his hand. How much angrier would you be if he knocked Arroyo down. I am trying to show you that what Arod did was not as dishonorable as you make him out to be.
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Um, Baseball Tonight said during the press conference that it was "malicious and unsportsmanlike", reading it right out of the rulebook. But they don't know what they're talking about, right? They just get paid millions of dollars to pull our chains.
SP33Demon
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Point is, Arod did not run him over, but rather swatted at his hand. How much angrier would you be if he knocked Arroyo down. I am trying to show you that what Arod did was not as dishonorable as you make him out to be.
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It is dishonorable because no other player has done it all year. Only Arod could find a way to pull a classless stunt like that out of his arse. If Arod had bowled over Mientkavicz, I would say that's ok b/c he was blocking the baseline, it is ARod's right to get to first. Swatting another player's glove off his hand, when you know you're going to be tagged, is "dishonorable". There is no arguing this, all of America has seen ARod's true colors.
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