March 12, 201610 yr throwing at someone is a cowardly act. It's nothing more than a sucker punch. By definition a sucker punch is a surprise. Plunking someone is rarely a surprise.
March 12, 201610 yr throwing at someone is a cowardly act. It's nothing more than a sucker punch. Especially in American League when the pitcher does not have to bat himself.
March 12, 201610 yr Especially in American League when the pitcher does not have to bat himself. Even in the National league the pitcher knows they aren't getting thrown at.
March 21, 201610 yr Johnny Bench Comments on Bryce Harper, Bat Flipping, Retaliation in MLB | Bleacher Report
April 1, 201610 yr Today the commissioner said that Bautista's bat flip was "exciting" and "good for the game". So glad they have a guy in charge who thinks these unwritten rules are garbage.
April 1, 201610 yr Today the commissioner said that Bautista's bat flip was "exciting" and "good for the game". So glad they have a guy in charge who thinks these unwritten rules are garbage. MLB commissioner Rob Manfred: Bat flips good for the game
April 2, 201610 yr Johnny Bench Comments on Bryce Harper, Bat Flipping, Retaliation in MLB | Bleacher Report He was on the Barstoolsports Pardon My take podcast. They went down a list of unwritten rules to get his take. He HS no problem with bunting on a no hitter and said he did it.
April 4, 201610 yr I'm pretty much old school on these type of things. I don't think it's wrong to show a little emotion, that's the way that pretty much all like to see the game played. I also think that one can show emotion without showing someone up. All of this "in your face" type stuff take me back to the old saying ... "act like you've done it before". Showing your butt is just exactly that only I word it different ... those guys are showing everyone that they are A Butt. (term butt used instead of the WFV term that more accurately fits ) I still don't oppose a situation like a guy hitting one out on a pitcher, celebrating running around the bases (showing up the pitcher) -- the next time that guy comes to the plate he can expect and at some time definitely will get a fast ball in the back or his side. Celebrate once you get in the dugout with teammates is fine, don't tell the world that you seldom if ever have hit a home run (an event that happens pretty much on a regular basis by someone in an MLB game somewhere) by acting like a fool.
April 7, 201610 yr Good article in today's NY Times on this subject. Kang (a former Grantlander) has lots of good points. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/10/magazine/the-unbearable-whiteness-of-baseball.html?_r=2
April 7, 201610 yr For the record, I appreciate some of the "policing the game" stuff, but by the same token, I don't want them all to be robots. Why can't there be a happy medium?
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