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matcom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 02:02 PM Original message |
A-Rod Shows His "Sportsmanship" One More Time |
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soleft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 02:11 PM Response to Original message |
1. How is that different from second baseman faking a catch? |
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LSK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 02:12 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. or stealing signs... |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 02:20 PM Response to Reply #2 |
8. Stealing signs is illegal |
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sir_captain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 03:05 PM Response to Reply #8 |
27. Stealing signs is not illegal |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 03:26 PM Response to Reply #27 |
35. Which is precisely what I meant |
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sir_captain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 05:13 PM Response to Reply #35 |
59. That's a pretty big sticking point |
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Yavin4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 02:17 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. or inducing a pitcher to balk |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 02:19 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. The hidden-ball trick is allowed under baseball's rules |
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soleft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 02:30 PM Response to Reply #7 |
13. No I meant when an infielder pretends to catch a line drive |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 02:42 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. Ah, a deke |
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PVnRT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 02:41 PM Response to Reply #7 |
16. That rookie third baseman should have been paying attention |
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SteppingRazor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 02:43 PM Response to Reply #1 |
18. Yeah, or drafting a midget so that you have a player with an impossibly small strike zone |
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Zavulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 02:15 PM Response to Original message |
3. I loathe the Yankees, but I have no problem with this. First of all, |
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seaglass (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 02:22 PM Response to Reply #3 |
10. Yelling "mine" is how you prevent collisions between two ballplayers |
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PVnRT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 02:38 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. No |
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Zavulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 02:57 PM Response to Reply #10 |
26. It was a bush move in YOUR view, not in everyone's. |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 02:22 PM Response to Reply #3 |
11. Yeah, he's ingenious all right |
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Zavulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 02:56 PM Response to Reply #11 |
24. He took a calculated risk and it didn't pan out. So? |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 03:30 PM Response to Reply #24 |
37. So — it's against the rules |
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Zavulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 03:44 PM Response to Reply #37 |
40. Professional umpires who were closer to the scene than you said it wasn't. |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 03:46 PM Response to Reply #40 |
42. I was talking about the 'slap' (n/t) |
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Zavulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 03:53 PM Response to Reply #42 |
47. Ah. Well, |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 04:02 PM Response to Reply #47 |
51. I've never had the 'It's only cheating if you get caught' attitude |
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Zavulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 04:12 PM Response to Reply #51 |
53. That's exactly where we differ. |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 04:42 PM Response to Reply #53 |
58. big Barry Bonds fan, huh? |
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Zavulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 08:49 AM Response to Reply #58 |
69. No, but he hasn't been proven guilty yet. |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 09:34 AM Response to Reply #69 |
70. I'm on Ignore! I'm on Ignore! |
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Blue-Jay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 10:57 AM Response to Reply #11 |
71. . |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 11:52 AM Response to Reply #3 |
74. the rulebook disagrees |
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riverdale (881 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 02:17 PM Response to Original message |
5. ARod was right, |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 02:18 PM Response to Original message |
6. I despise the yankees, but I thought that was cool. All's fair... |
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HEyHEY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 02:21 PM Response to Original message |
9. If it's the Blue Jays you're playing, kick them in the nuts for all I care |
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RedStateShame (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 02:23 PM Response to Original message |
12. I'm about to say something I never thought I'd say: I feel bad for A-Rod |
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sir_captain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 03:07 PM Response to Reply #12 |
28. He's not the only one |
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SKKY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 02:34 PM Response to Original message |
14. If anyone has ever played baseball at a reasonably competitive level... |
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PVnRT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 02:43 PM Response to Reply #14 |
19. That doesn't make sense |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 02:46 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. How would the runner know if there's no throw? |
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PVnRT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 02:53 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. Third and first base coach |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 03:19 PM Response to Reply #23 |
32. I wouldn't trust a voice instruction |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 02:50 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. As I said before, all's fair. Except when you hit a foul. |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 03:22 PM Response to Reply #22 |
34. If all's fair |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 03:29 PM Response to Reply #34 |
36. The rule definitely implies physical interference. |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 04:01 PM Response to Reply #36 |
50. Okay, let's try this |
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Nye Bevan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 02:47 PM Response to Original message |
21. Not a classy move |
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Missy Vixen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 02:56 PM Response to Original message |
25. I hate Pay-Rod with the heat of a thousand suns |
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SeattleGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 03:20 PM Response to Reply #25 |
33. What Julie said! |
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soleft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 03:32 PM Response to Reply #25 |
39. Did you hate Tino Martinez too? |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 03:49 PM Response to Reply #39 |
45. Yeah, and Jeff Nelson? |
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Missy Vixen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 06:24 PM Response to Reply #45 |
62. "Nelly" didn't do himself any favors, did he? |
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SeattleGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 03:54 PM Response to Reply #39 |
48. No. |
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Zomby Woof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 04:16 PM Response to Reply #39 |
55. Tino is cool |
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Missy Vixen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 06:23 PM Response to Reply #39 |
61. Everyone in Seattle still loves Tino Martinez |
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SeattleGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 08:11 PM Response to Reply #61 |
68. It's going to be interesting to see how the crowd at Safeco responds |
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Zomby Woof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 03:11 PM Response to Original message |
29. Nothing new |
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Reverend_Smitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 03:15 PM Response to Original message |
30. If you think about it, this is a great thing to happen to A-Rod... |
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Missy Vixen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 03:31 PM Response to Reply #30 |
38. Ooh! Do tell! |
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Reverend_Smitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 03:50 PM Response to Reply #38 |
46. quite married... |
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Missy Vixen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 06:38 PM Response to Reply #46 |
65. Ooooh, he in trubbbbble... |
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erpowers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 08:04 PM Response to Reply #65 |
67. Get The Lawyer |
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taterguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 03:18 PM Response to Original message |
31. And another thing . . . |
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matcom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 03:45 PM Response to Reply #31 |
41. he is doing the job no other 'Murican wants! |
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Mojambo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 03:46 PM Response to Original message |
43. He did it in the final game of the series after he was done hitting |
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Tektonik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 03:47 PM Response to Original message |
44. He did nothing wrong, actually it was quite smart, n/t |
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Mojambo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 04:42 PM Response to Reply #44 |
57. It's going to smart alright. |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 04:00 PM Response to Original message |
49. What a putz. |
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Reverend_Smitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 04:09 PM Response to Reply #49 |
52. who says we'll let them join us |
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Wetzelbill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 04:14 PM Response to Original message |
54. You do what you gotta do to win, nothing illegal about it |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 04:29 PM Response to Original message |
56. I think it's funny as hell....even Little Leagers don't fall for that one. |
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AllieB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 05:38 PM Response to Original message |
60. Let's not forget this classy A-Rod moment from 2004: |
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bigwillq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 06:25 PM Response to Original message |
63. I don't see the big deal in this |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 06:27 PM Response to Reply #63 |
64. Exactly! |
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FredScuttle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 06:45 PM Response to Original message |
66. Everyone's got it all wrong..... |
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SoxFan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 11:41 AM Response to Original message |
72. The ever classy Ringless Wonder |
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reyd reid reed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 11:44 AM Response to Original message |
73. You can't be surprised... |
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