The fans are taking their cue from Cushion,he obviously acted if he thought it was intentional,whether he did or not.
The fans are taking their cue from Cushion,he obviously acted if he thought it was intentional,whether he did or not.
May the Lord bless
I went to one of the weekend games in Pittsburgh in June. We lost that one 4-1. Family and I were walking back to downtown across the Clemente Bridge and a guy was standing on the steel beam of the bridge playing sax, trying to make a buck. He sees us coming, wearing Reds gear, and he stops his song and starts jawing at us about the Reds losing. I look up and just say, "Still in first place."Originally Posted by Bob Borkowski
His response: "How many Superbowls you won?"
For every action there is an equal and opposite criticism.
The key words in the commentary are "Watch tomorrow night". Media will do anything to get people to watch
That's any fanbase though. If Votto was hit like this, I guarantee this board would've been up in arms.
I enjoy it. This rivalry matters again. It's pretty cool.
I don't think McCutchen cares if Chapman hit him intentionally or not. He is a leader of that team, and he is trying to fire them up before they are down 2-0, or even get swept. They had won 8 out of the previous 10 games here and I am pretty sure they felt high and mighty coming into this series. Maybe it is reckless to use something like that as motivation. It probably is if it evolves into a beanball war and fist fights moving forward. So, I am certainly not defending it. But, I can see where he is coming from.
I'm not big on purposeful plunkings, but now I think the Reds should issue a preemptive strike in the first inning tonight to beat Pittsburgh to the punch and draw a warning to both benches so they can't retaliate without being ejected.
"No matter how good you are, you're going to lose one-third of your games. No matter how bad you are you're going to win one-third of your games. It's the other third that makes the difference." ~Tommy Lasorda
Agreed. He hit him in the back of the shoulder, they were shut-out, I suspect they'll be tough to beat tonight. Hurt pride and all...That's any fanbase though. If Votto was hit like this, I guarantee this board would've been up in arms.
I enjoy it. This rivalry matters again. It's pretty cool
Who should the victim be???
Where's Yadi Molina when you need him?!Who should the victim be???
Cutch!Who should the victim be???
"No matter how good you are, you're going to lose one-third of your games. No matter how bad you are you're going to win one-third of your games. It's the other third that makes the difference." ~Tommy Lasorda
Oh my. That would start the mother of all wars. If he noticed a Leake fastball hitting him anyways
Votto got plunked in a similar situation earlier in the year, I believe the Reds were down, it was slightly fishy, Votto glared, a few folks expressed indignation, and then the game went on.
"Rounding 3rd and heading for home, good night everybody"
Is that like a bee stinging after a shark bite?Oh my. That would start the mother of all wars. If he noticed a Leake fastball hitting him anyways
"No matter how good you are, you're going to lose one-third of your games. No matter how bad you are you're going to win one-third of your games. It's the other third that makes the difference." ~Tommy Lasorda
Broxton should be in the dugout until the 6th inning
I'm convinced that it was not intentional:
A. Because Chapman has thrown other 100 MPH pitches in the dirt or over the catcher's head.
B. Because if the next batter gets on base, it would bring the tying run to the plate.
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