Re: Pirates fans are livid
Re: Pirates fans are livid
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Originally Posted by
fearofpopvol1
McCutcheon looked absolutely furious. He looked like he thought Chapman did it on purpose.
He had every right to be furious. I would be as well if I just took a 101 MPH fastball up and in, regardless of my player status or numbers, but not to mention you are the leading NL MVP candidate playing against the team who you are trying to overtake in the division.
PIT has a right to be mad, we have a right to feel like it was nothing, it is just the way it works, and I will be shocked if I do not see some retaliation tonight. It is fair.
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I'm just hoping if/when they do retaliate, we don't charge the mound. The last thing we need right now is any suspensions, or Votto and BP slugging it out while injured.
Re: Pirates fans are livid
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Originally Posted by
Griffey012
He had every right to be furious. I would be as well if I just took a 101 MPH fastball up and in, regardless of my player status or numbers, but not to mention you are the leading NL MVP candidate playing against the team who you are trying to overtake in the division.
PIT has a right to be mad, we have a right to feel like it was nothing, it is just the way it works, and I will be shocked if I do not see some retaliation tonight. It is fair.
This.
While I don't think hitting Cutch was intentional, I get where he's coming from. IMO, one of our guys will get plunked tonight and we all move on. I don't mind a rivalry being rekindled. Good for the fans, players and sport.
Re: Pirates fans are livid
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Originally Posted by
cincrazy
I'm just hoping if/when they do retaliate, we don't charge the mound. The last thing we need right now is any suspensions, or Votto and BP slugging it out while injured.
Players on the DL are automatically suspended if they enter the field during an altercation. Russ Springer was suspended for the Reds in 2010 following the fight with St. Louis.
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Originally Posted by
Big Klu
Players on the DL are automatically suspended if the enter the field during an altercation. Russ Springer was suspended for the Reds in 2010 following the fight with St. Louis.
Thanks for the heads up, didn't know that. Let's really hope Votto knows that rule! Lol.
PS I would just like to add, that after seven years, and 3,606 posts on Redszone, I've finally decided to go with an avatar. What took me so long? Good question.
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Originally Posted by
cincrazy
PS I would just like to add, that after seven years, and 3,606 posts on Redszone, I've finally decided to go with an avatar. What took me so long? Good question.
Great...now how about a signature? :)
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Originally Posted by
Bob Borkowski
Great...now how about a signature? :)
Baby steps :). Maybe another 3,000 posts and 7 years away.
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Originally Posted by
REDREAD
It was bush league... I love watching Chapman pitch, but that was stupid and dangerous if intentional.
The guy has pinpoint control his year, I doubt it was an accident.
Just exactly why was there a need to brush back McCutchon when there's two outs in the ninth, leading by 3 runs? There wasn't.
Sorry. I have to disagree. How many times have we seen Chapman overthrow his fastball and miss really high our outside. He doesn't have pinpoint control.
McCutchen stands close to the plate, Hanigan set up inside and the pitch was in a little too much. Good hitters get pitched inside. That's why Votto gets hit or brushed back. It's baseball, and a HBP there makes no sense. It's only a 3-0 lead, and why wake a team that was sleepwalking all night.
I don't blame McCutchen for being mad, though. That's got to hurt. He should be more upset for being a spectator on Heisey's inside-the-park HR.
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JoJo thinks somebody on MLB.com is livid about something anytime someone wants to find someone livid about something.
JoJo is glad for redszone.
Re: Pirates fans are livid
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Originally Posted by
cincrazy
Thanks for the heads up, didn't know that. Let's really hope Votto knows that rule! Lol.
PS I would just like to add, that after seven years, and 3,606 posts on Redszone, I've finally decided to go with an avatar. What took me so long? Good question.
And a nice one at that. Question - is that flag actually in Barry's hat or does it just look like it?
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So McCutcheon says this is going to fire the Pirates up?
They're having their best season in years, are playing well, and they're playing the first-place team they've been chasing all summer and THIS is now going to fire them up?
OK, then. Go back in your irrelevant hole soon Pirates.
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Originally Posted by
RedEye
And a nice one at that. Question - is that flag actually in Barry's hat or does it just look like it?
I think that it's in his hat, but I don't know for cetain.
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I'm not real keen on the "Cutch" nickname, esp. on a Reds fan board, but that might just be my pet peeve.
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Oh, and the Jolly Roger needed some Viagra last night.