GradedOnACurve Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 I know it's weird but this Carlos Gomez incident for me is that moment where my rose color glasses for baseball kinda broke for me. I don't think that I'll ever not love the game, but the fact I felt almost nobody got on McCann's case and they saw that moment as a him "standing up for the game" had me burned up way longer than I needed to be. I mean seriously pissed. Like essay writing pissed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 false oh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 http://www.baseballnation.com/2013/9/26/4772080/carlos-gomez-home-run-braves-brewers-brian-mccann the comments are fucking gold also, two of the three articles that are listed under additional reviewing the unwritten law articles involve the braves. what a bunch of fuddie-duddies wow, fuck the braves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 http://wapc.mlb.com/play/?content_id=30965689&topic_id=6479266 new meaning to the dusty finish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgato48 Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 http://www.baseballnation.com/2013/9/26/4772080/carlos-gomez-home-run-braves-brewers-brian-mccann the comments are fucking gold also, two of the three articles that are listed under additional reviewing the unwritten law articles involve the braves. what a bunch of fuddie-duddies Woooo I want the next batter that hits a home run off the Braves to proceed to do the Ric Flair strut around the bases. If McCann gets in his way, he gets the figure 4 leglock slapped on him. by Homer Unking on 09.26.13 3:12pm up reply Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chamb117 Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 one day flair and slow home run trots will come back and replace this arrogant "respect for the game." i know girardi can't really come out and say anything negative about selig for no reason in a press conference but i'm afraid everyone's going to blow selig because of his PEDs witch hunt and instant replay nonsense in the last couple of years. it would be doing a lot of teams and people a grave disservice. cano has zero sense of reality Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chamb117 Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 The look in Gomez' eyes makes me think he murders people in the offseason. http://www.baseballnation.com/hot-corner/2013/9/25/4771612/carlos-gomez-braves-brewers-brawl-CRAZY-FACES-click-for-next GradedOnACurve 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paintedinexile Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 Going to my last Twins game of the year tomorrow. Scored some seats behind home plate for free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMoosen Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 so I just finally saw the Gomez incident. im very confused on what the fuck happened. he hits a home run and then starts being a punk? what the hell was that about? why did freeman get tossed? was he throwing punches or something? one of the announcers asked the same question and said all he did was yell at gomez to put his head down and run (although im sure not as nicely). the only conclusion I can make from this is that Gomez is a punk. Going to my last Twins game of the year tomorrow. Scored some seats behind home plate for free. nice! but I hope we crush you guys and keep this streak going. its crazy how good the Tribe and Rays. both teams have won 7 straight and 12 out of their last 15. so how about that Chris Perez. fucking a. perfect time for him to just completely collapse. 3 games left in the regular season and fighting for a wild card spot. he past 2 outings - 1.1 IP, 7 H, 3 HR, 6 ER. awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GradedOnACurve Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 LOL McCann “In the heat of the moment, I did what I thought was right,” McCann said. “I stand by what I did. I’m sticking up for this team. I don’t think that’s a part of baseball. Reading what [Gomez] said last night, I think he agrees with it.” Yeah OK. Guy acts like asshole running around bases, let me prevent him from touching home plate, and give my bench player a reason to come in and sucker punch somebody, because this new unwritten rule supercedes written rules. Alright guy. I guess thats a new part of baseball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 so I just finally saw the Gomez incident. im very confused on what the fuck happened. he hits a home run and then starts being a punk? what the hell was that about? why did freeman get tossed? was he throwing punches or something? one of the announcers asked the same question and said all he did was yell at gomez to put his head down and run (although im sure not as nicely). the only conclusion I can make from this is that Gomez is a punk. LOL okay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David The Gnome Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 This Pirates - Reds series will likely take a decade off of my life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paintedinexile Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 Well....my Twins are off to a great start. Lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chamb117 Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 so I just finally saw the Gomez incident. im very confused on what the fuck happened. he hits a home run and then starts being a punk? what the hell was that about? why did freeman get tossed? was he throwing punches or something? one of the announcers asked the same question and said all he did was yell at gomez to put his head down and run (although im sure not as nicely). the only conclusion I can make from this is that Gomez is a punk. haha ignore mike's brewers bias... we discussed it for a couple of pages though. maholm hit gomez earlier in the year, gomez's eyeballs literally came out of their sockets, gomez took him yard, gomez mouthed off, freeman mouthed off, mccann blocked the plate, shit hit the fan. gomez definitely went to unnecessarily far with the staring and shit because it was just plain weird and the braves are the "respect the game" police aka fucking crybabies. the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemongoat Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 A's clinch home field in the first round. Friday can't come soon enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 LOL. love how McCann was jawing at Gomez when he came to the plate, yet... Gomez is the asshole here. http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_09_25_milmlb_atlmlb_1&mode=video&content_id=30950699&tcid=vpp_copy_30950699 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 A's clinch home field in the first round. Friday can't come soon enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
videogamesandvinyl Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 Man, watching the Tribe this month has been exciting as hell!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 i love that texas and cleveland are only alive because of 17-2 records against houston and chicago. must be nice not having to try 1/8 of the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GradedOnACurve Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 LOL. love how McCann was jawing at Gomez when he came to the plate, yet... Gomez is the asshole here. http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_09_25_milmlb_atlmlb_1&mode=video&content_id=30950699&tcid=vpp_copy_30950699 Yeah I was talking to my friend the other day about this. I think that there is a bias against Latino players when it comes to the certain aspects of doing things wrong...mostly when it comes to poor baseball fundamentals, adding extra flair to plays, and "respect the game" ala unwritten rules. Its not overt and in your face but consistent subtle shots. In other words players are definitely praised when they perform well regardless of where they're from, but even David Ortiz's antics are looked at differently than say Johnathan Papelbon. You'll never hear a Latino player be called scrappy, even if he has a beard. I love baseball, but there are too many traditionalists/fundamentalists that cry over the progression in almost every aspect of the game and always talk about the "way it used to be." It jerks off so much to its history instead of embracing a more sensible future, and they wonder why football has become way more popular in the past 25+ years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GradedOnACurve Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 Also could I also point out how ridiculous the Giants-Dodgers rivalry has gotten. People are getting beaten to a coma and stabbed to death? For what? Team loyalty? What the fuck its a game that you sit and root and hope your team wins...not worth dying over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
videogamesandvinyl Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 i love that texas and cleveland are only alive because of 17-2 records against houston and chicago. must be nice not having to try 1/8 of the season. Oh the Indians try, we're just not that good of a team. Not to mention, Chris Perez tries his hardest to make us lose. We play against a team and oir closer. We're lucky to be in the wildcard race. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgato48 Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 If the rangers don't make the wild card they more than earned it. They just took a giant crap once the calendar changed to September. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catalinacaper Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 Yeah I was talking to my friend the other day about this. I think that there is a bias against Latino players when it comes to the certain aspects of doing things wrong...mostly when it comes to poor baseball fundamentals, adding extra flair to plays, and "respect the game" ala unwritten rules. Its not overt and in your face but consistent subtle shots. In other words players are definitely praised when they perform well regardless of where they're from, but even David Ortiz's antics are looked at differently than say Johnathan Papelbon. You'll never hear a Latino player be called scrappy, even if he has a beard. I love baseball, but there are too many traditionalists/fundamentalists that cry over the progression in almost every aspect of the game and always talk about the "way it used to be." It jerks off so much to its history instead of embracing a more sensible future, and they wonder why football has become way more popular in the past 25+ years. So then are you suggesting baseball be like football and WRITE those rules down that make the game less fun?.. I guess I don't understand your comparison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GradedOnACurve Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 So then are you suggesting baseball be like football and WRITE those rules down that make the game less fun?.. I guess I don't understand your comparison Yeah if they mean so much to people write em down or make the players sign something with their union papers. LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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