Kyyle23 Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 30 minutes ago, tray said: Players should heed their Manager's direction. The take sign was on and everybody knew it. It was a foolish and selfish move by Yermin. He is still one of my favorite players but that was a cheap shot and whether or not you think it was, the other team and their fans did. In basketball when a team has an insurmountable lead near the end of the game, BOTH teams put their scrubs in. It is an unwritten rule. There is a reason for that. You don't send LeBron in to put a dunk demonstration on. Hard to teach some people lessons that they refuse to learn, including good sportsmanship. Carry on. Do you honestly think that Lebron hasn't been in a blowout game in which He dunked on a clearly inferior player? Do you really want to go with this 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 2 minutes ago, Kyyle23 said: Do you honestly think that Lebron hasn't been in a blowout game in which He dunked on a clearly inferior player? Do you really want to go with this This took me 8 seconds to find. 2 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 This is just an amusing tangent. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulture Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 6 minutes ago, Kyyle23 said: Do you honestly think that Lebron hasn't been in a blowout game in which He dunked on a clearly inferior player? Do you really want to go with this This isn’t even a good analogy anyway. You can’t run out the clock in baseball. You have still have to go to the plate and win or fail. Asking a player to go to the plate and fail is ludicrous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mqr Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 1 minute ago, Quin said: This is just an amusing tangent. Possibly the worst thing about him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 1 minute ago, Vulture said: This isn’t even a good analogy anyway. You can’t run out the clock in baseball. You have still have to go to the plate and win or fail. Asking a player to go to the plate and fail is ludicrous. There really isn't a good analogy anywhere, baseball has a bunch of stupid unwritten rules that are supposed to be about sportsmanship but are mostly about ego Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soxfan49 Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 41 minutes ago, tray said: Players should heed their Manager's direction. The take sign was on and everybody knew it. It was a foolish and selfish move by Yermin. He is still one of my favorite players but that was a cheap shot and whether or not you think it was, the other team and their fans did. In basketball when a team has an insurmountable lead near the end of the game, BOTH teams put their scrubs in. It is an unwritten rule. There is a reason for that. You don't send LeBron in to put a dunk demonstration on. Hard to teach some people lessons that they refuse to learn, including good sportsmanship. Carry on. So then why didn't your boy put in the "scrubs?" Isn't it partially his fault for allowing his starting DH to hit there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiddleCoastBias Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 34 minutes ago, soxfan49 said: I hope Lynn whoops his ass The absolute arrogance behind his "Lance has a locker. I have an office." Wow. Way to win over the clubhouse, dripping of condescension. Fuck LaRussa forever and always. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soxfan49 Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 1 minute ago, Kyyle23 said: There really isn't a good analogy anywhere, baseball has a bunch of stupid unwritten rules that are supposed to be about sportsmanship but are mostly about ego As I've always said: maybe they were never written for a reason, because they're bullshit 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiddleCoastBias Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 (edited) Duplicate posts but I'll use this opportunity to say LarRussa is an ass. Edited May 19, 2021 by MiddleCoastBias Duplicate post 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiddleCoastBias Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 (edited) LaRussa is still an ass. Edited May 19, 2021 by MiddleCoastBias Duplicate post 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalapse Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 It's an insular sport with limitless unwritten rules and they wonder why it's dying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulture Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 Just now, Kyyle23 said: There really isn't a good analogy anywhere, baseball has a bunch of stupid unwritten rules that are supposed to be about sportsmanship but are mostly about ego If there were a basketball analogy, it would be like saying a player ought to miss free throws with a big lead. A batter has no choice but to take a shot when his turn comes up unlike basketball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 2 minutes ago, soxfan49 said: So then why didn't your boy put in the "scrubs?" Isn't it partially his fault for allowing his starting DH to hit there? They put the scrubs in, but they still try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 1 minute ago, Kalapse said: It's an insular sport with limitless unwritten rules and they wonder why it's dying. It's made national headlines and I can only image what sports fans that don't follow baseball think. "Wait, you're telling me the White Sox manager is mad at his own player for hitting a home run and wanted him to not swing, apologized to the other team for it, then the next day the player got hit by a pitch, and the manager said it's OK that he got hit?" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RagahRagah Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 57 minutes ago, tray said: Old school baseball would have called for Mercedes to get a shave at 95mph on his next plate appearance, You don't let a guy show you up, show your team up, and show your fans up in their stadium. It's that simple. Baldelli asked for something that was intended to make the same point as the old school knock-down pitch, without risking injury. If you handled it differently as Twins manager OK but your fans and players would think you were a pussy. You thinking there was no injury risk alone shows how ignorant you are here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GradMc Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 4 minutes ago, MiddleCoastBias said: The absolute arrogance behind his "Lance has a locker. I have an office." Wow. Way to win over the clubhouse, dripping of condescension. Fuck LaRussa forever and always. We desparately need new ownership before this dynasty in the making becomes unglued. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Line Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 Tony needs to shut up. He was in the right initially, now he just sounds like a jackass. The point was made and he should have stood up for his player being thrown at. Inexcuseable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalapse Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 Just now, Tony said: It's made national headlines and I can only image what sports fans that don't follow baseball think. "Wait, you're telling me the White Sox manager is mad at his own player for hitting a home run and wanted him to not swing, apologized to the other team for it, then the next day the player got hit by a pitch, and the manager said it's OK that he got hit?" Seriously, what are new fans supposed to do with this? The whole notion of unwritten rules is beyond fucking stupid and no new fans are going to buy into it, they're going to be turned off immediately. Just watch the Jomboy video, that's what new fans are doing, speaking of something that's the opposite and great for baseball, that guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Look at Ray Ray Run Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 Guys, could you please cool it? You're really ruining Harry Chapas experience and joy as a fan by being critical of LaRussa. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulture Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 He was never in the right! If a team doesn’t want the opposition to hit the baseball, they have the option of walking him or striking him out. Other than that they have no recourse. None. The entire turn of events is farcical. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Look at Ray Ray Run Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 1 hour ago, bmags said: If I was Baldelli I'd do nothing. If I'm the league I'm fining baldelli and scrub pitcher If I'm TLR I stick up for nobody coming after my players And if I'm cranky TLR that actually is upset about my player not taking his sign, I'm addressing it in the clubhouse but not mentioning it to media. Something being completely ignored in the sign gate situation is that Astudillo was literally catching the ball and starting to throw - there was no pause. Yermin didn't step out of the box so he wouldn't have been able to even get a sign with the time between pitches. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFutureIsNear Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 Don’t know if it’s been said yet- but this is absolutely horrific way to attract free agents if LaRussa continues to be the manager going forward. Who would want to play for this clown? Not only is he a dinosaur, but he throws his players under the bus as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulture Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 2 minutes ago, TheFutureIsNear said: Don’t know if it’s been said yet- but this is absolutely horrific way to attract free agents if LaRussa continues to be the manager going forward. Who would want to play for this clown? Not only is he a dinosaur, but he throws his players under the bus as well Lance Lynn is the one guy in the clubhouse who has expressed an old school mentaility. The fact he is the most vocal guy on this says everything about the situation. If TLR doesn’t have Lynn on this he has nobody. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gusguyman Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 Tony can -- sincerely -- go fuck himself 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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