JPN366 Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 McCann's an asshole. Wasn't A.J. 29 when he came to the White Sox? Bring in Salty! He's 28 going on 29. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Let's get McCann and Brandon Phillips. Every team needs a couple of assholes. BTW, is McCann an actual jerk to people, or just old school/fun police? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjm676 Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Nothing wrong with standing up to that tool Carlos Gomez. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPN366 Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 QUOTE (bbilek1 @ Oct 18, 2013 -> 10:36 AM) Real sound reasoning here. You don't want McCann because he sticks up for his team at any cost and you want Salt-------- because he's the same age AJ was when we signed AJ. Sticking up for you team at any cost is one thing. Getting indigant at a player about admiring a homerun is pointless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 QUOTE (bbilek1 @ Oct 18, 2013 -> 11:04 AM) Gomez showed up everyone on the field and apologized because he knew what he did was wrong. Gomez is also quite the tool himself. That's exactly the player I want. Everyone around seemed to love AJ and that's the type of stuff he would do. AJ never did that stuff. He may have talked s***, but he didnt stop a player from crossing homeplate because he celebrated a homerun. AJ was an agitator, not a policeman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Oct 18, 2013 -> 10:07 AM) AJ never did that stuff. He may have talked s***, but he didnt stop a player from crossing homeplate because he celebrated a homerun. AJ was an agitator, not a policeman. If you want policemen, bring in Fisk or McCarver, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
103 mph screwball Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 QUOTE (JPN366 @ Oct 18, 2013 -> 10:44 AM) Sticking up for you team at any cost is one thing. Getting indigant at a player about admiring a homerun is pointless. It may be pointless, but it made me like him more. Then again I am old school. I remember Fisk having the discussion with Dion Sanders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eminor3rd Posted October 18, 2013 Author Share Posted October 18, 2013 QUOTE (JPN366 @ Oct 18, 2013 -> 10:44 AM) Sticking up for you team at any cost is one thing. Getting indigant at a player about admiring a homerun is pointless. Did you watch the clip? Gomez was yelling at the pitcher all the way around the bases Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eminor3rd Posted October 18, 2013 Author Share Posted October 18, 2013 (edited) QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Oct 18, 2013 -> 11:07 AM) AJ never did that stuff. He may have talked s***, but he didnt stop a player from crossing homeplate because he celebrated a homerun. AJ was an agitator, not a policeman. I don't think you guys actually saw what happened. It had nothing to do with celebration. Gomez was directly confronting the pitcher verbally. Edited October 18, 2013 by Eminor3rd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulokis Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 We need a little nastiness on our team. Everybody is too good. I think that is what we missed when AJ left, somebody that has a little fire than the other players. I like some characters added to this team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Oct 18, 2013 -> 11:39 AM) I don't think you guys actually saw what happened. It had nothing to do with celebration. Gomez was directly confronting the pitcher verbally. I saw exactly what happened, and I know that Gomez and Maholm had a history. Maholm has beaned Gomez 3 times in 25 at bats, and Gomez in turn is absilutely crushing him to the tune of like .480. It isnt like Gomez just randomly started talking s***. Regardless, nobody annointed the Braves or McCann as the policeman of the unwritten rules of baseball. You dont want Gomez to talk s***? Dont bean him, and dont let him beat you. Pretty simple. McCann and AJ are both assholes, that i dont dispute, but not the same way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eminor3rd Posted October 18, 2013 Author Share Posted October 18, 2013 QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Oct 18, 2013 -> 11:48 AM) I saw exactly what happened, and I know that Gomez and Maholm had a history. Maholm has beaned Gomez 3 times in 25 at bats, and Gomez in turn is absilutely crushing him to the tune of like .480. It isnt like Gomez just randomly started talking s***. Regardless, nobody annointed the Braves or McCann as the policeman of the unwritten rules of baseball. You dont want Gomez to talk s***? Dont bean him, and dont let him beat you. Pretty simple. McCann and AJ are both assholes, that i dont dispute, but not the same way. History or not, you can't scream at the pitcher literally the entire time around the bases and not expect someone to start yelling back. Whether he crossed the plate or not was irrelevant. To me, it was not unlike every other time guys start yelling at one another and the benches clear to nothing happening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Oct 18, 2013 -> 11:51 AM) History or not, you can't scream at the pitcher literally the entire time around the bases and not expect someone to start yelling back. Whether he crossed the plate or not was irrelevant. To me, it was not unlike every other time guys start yelling at one another and the benches clear to nothing happening. The problem is this isnt the only time this season that McCann acted like that(Jose Fernandez). Whatever, you dont like it, I dont care. I want McCann, asshole or not, I just want that crap to stop. Its all good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eminor3rd Posted October 18, 2013 Author Share Posted October 18, 2013 QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Oct 18, 2013 -> 11:54 AM) The problem is this isnt the only time this season that McCann acted like that(Jose Fernandez). Whatever, you dont like it, I dont care. I want McCann, asshole or not, I just want that crap to stop. Its all good. Yeah, I mean I'm not saying you're wrong about him. I don't really know. I just don't think he was so far out of line in that Gomez incident. I think the media blew that up in a weird way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPN366 Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Oct 18, 2013 -> 11:39 AM) Did you watch the clip? Gomez was yelling at the pitcher all the way around the bases Blah, who cares? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPN366 Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Oct 18, 2013 -> 11:48 AM) I saw exactly what happened, and I know that Gomez and Maholm had a history. Maholm has beaned Gomez 3 times in 25 at bats, and Gomez in turn is absilutely crushing him to the tune of like .480. It isnt like Gomez just randomly started talking s***. Regardless, nobody annointed the Braves or McCann as the policeman of the unwritten rules of baseball. You dont want Gomez to talk s***? Dont bean him, and dont let him beat you. Pretty simple. McCann and AJ are both assholes, that i dont dispute, but not the same way. This. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eminor3rd Posted October 18, 2013 Author Share Posted October 18, 2013 QUOTE (JPN366 @ Oct 18, 2013 -> 01:31 PM) Blah, who cares? Lol what? I'm not judging their history, I'm just saying anyone would have stepped up and said something to Gomez after what Gomez just did. Maybe Gomez was the good guy or maybe not, but the fact that McCann stood up and got in his face isn't damning, IMO. Again, just from watching the clip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPN366 Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 We should all model ourselves after the Cardinals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPN366 Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Oct 18, 2013 -> 01:34 PM) Lol what? I'm not judging their history, I'm just saying anyone would have stepped up and said something to Gomez after what Gomez just did. Maybe Gomez was the good guy or maybe not, but the fact that McCann stood up and got in his face isn't damning, IMO. Again, just from watching the clip. This sanctifying of baseball has to stop. It's pretentious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPN366 Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 We love to see and enjoy this stuff in other sports. People criticize the NFL for being the "No Fun League," yet in baseball, suddenly we're dealing with a hallowed f***ing institution. There should be more fighting, trash talking, showboating and general wackiness in baseball. Why so serious? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPN366 Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 QUOTE (bbilek1 @ Oct 18, 2013 -> 01:37 PM) You seem like the kind of guy who never played baseball. Am I right? All of the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eminor3rd Posted October 18, 2013 Author Share Posted October 18, 2013 (edited) QUOTE (JPN366 @ Oct 18, 2013 -> 01:36 PM) This sanctifying of baseball has to stop. It's pretentious. I actually totally agree with this. I just don't think anyone would have put up with what Gomez was doing, in any similar situation. What McCann did in that specific incident, to me, had nothing to do with baseball. It was just him standing up to a guy who was insulting his friends. Edited October 18, 2013 by Eminor3rd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPN366 Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 QUOTE (bbilek1 @ Oct 18, 2013 -> 01:41 PM) Your posts lack consistency. Did you play baseball or not? No they don't. Yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Oct 18, 2013 -> 01:45 PM) I actually totally agree with this. I just don't think anyone would have put up with what Gomez was doing, in any similar situation. What McCann did in that specific incident, to me, had nothing to do with baseball. It was just him standing up to a guy who was insulting his friends. What is this, West Side Story? If you don't want Gomez to prance around, then don't let him hit home runs off you. Guarding home plate from a guy who just hit a home run is what Ham Porter would do in the Sandlot. This is MLB, that's ridiculous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPN366 Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Oct 18, 2013 -> 01:45 PM) I actually totally agree with this. I just don't think anyone would have put up with what Gomez was doing, in any similar situation. What McCann did in that specific incident, to me, had nothing to do with baseball. It was just him standing up to a guy who was insulting his friends. I get that. I just think McCann got all asshole showy about it instead of calling for a beaning or just saying something to him. Standing in front of the plate is just as bad as anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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