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    Quote Originally Posted by CyYoung31 View Post
    No, it doesn't. You must not watch much NFL. People celebrate all of the time, but they don't deliberately disrespect the other team. And you know what happens when they do? People get upset and fights break out.
    Yes they do plenty --- and I'd argue most of what they do in the NFL (celebrating, spiking the ball, waving arms, staring down) would be deemed TOTALLY unacceptable by MLB players and disrespectful to the core.

    I get that the two sports have different cultures, but baseball is over the top with this stuff. Get over yourself (not you, baseball players) if you give up a home run and the guy flips his bat --- maybe be more upset with the pitch you threw than the bat the flipped.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CyYoung31 View Post
    Hey, ****head. Learn to read, then we can have a discussion. It's not about celebrating.
    Lol. You seem angry.

    There seems to be a difference in what some consider "celebrating" and "showing up." That is the crux of the issue.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Preacher View Post
    Yes they do plenty --- and I'd argue most of what they do in the NFL (celebrating, spiking the ball, waving arms, staring down) would be deemed TOTALLY unacceptable by MLB players and disrespectful to the core.

    I get that the two sports have different cultures, but baseball is over the top with this stuff. Get over yourself (not you, baseball players) if you give up a home run and the guy flips his bat --- maybe be more upset with the pitch you threw than the bat the flipped.
    Little skirmishes break out in almost every football game.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SJ24 View Post
    Lol. You seem angry.

    There seems to be a difference in what some consider "celebrating" and "showing up." That is the crux of the issue.
    Because if you think Bautista was simply celebrating last night because he hit a home run then there's nothing I can do for you.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CyYoung31 View Post
    Okay. So, if some dude comes up to you in the street and starts insulting you and trying to instigate something, what do you do? Maybe you take the high ground and don't respond. But, would it not bother you at least a little bit?

    You must be a ****ing robot.
    Wow, that is a completely absurd comparison.

    You're comparing some guy hitting a home run and then flipping his bat, to a random dude coming up to me on the street for no reason and trying to pick a fight. If you think those two things are similar, I'm at a loss.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CyYoung31 View Post
    Because if you think Bautista was simply celebrating last night because he hit a home run then there's nothing I can do for you.
    Why does it matter? He hit the bomb, he can flip his bat. If he's doing that to 'show up' the Braves -- how about next time you just get him out?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Preacher View Post
    Wow, that is a completely absurd comparison.

    You're comparing some guy hitting a home run and then flipping his bat, to a random dude coming up to me on the street for no reason and trying to pick a fight. If you think those two things are similar, I'm at a loss.
    They're both situations in which someone is trying to instigate something. That's why they're comparable. Not someone simply flipping his bat, but what Bautista was doing last night and the context in which he did it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Preacher View Post
    Why does it matter? He hit the bomb, he can flip his bat. If he's doing that to 'show up' the Braves -- how about next time you just get him out?
    No, let's just bean him, thereby giving him a free base. Makes perfect sense.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CyYoung31 View Post
    They're both situations in which someone is trying to instigate something. That's why they're comparable. Not someone simply flipping his bat, but what Bautista was doing last night and the context in which he did it.
    We disagree, I don't think those situations are remotely comparable.

    I mean why not just ask me, 'If you were in prison and some guy with a shank came at you......'

    we are talking about baseball, not some random thug coming up to me on the street looking to throw down.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SJ24 View Post
    No, let's just bean him, thereby giving him a free base. Makes perfect sense.
    Again, you fail to read. I never said that they should bean him. I'm simply defending the player's emotional reaction to that situation.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Preacher View Post
    We disagree, I don't think those situations are remotely comparable.

    I mean why not just ask me, 'If you were in prison and some guy with a shank came at you......'

    we are talking about baseball, not some random thug coming up to me on the street looking to throw down.
    I wasn't talking about a dude trying to fight you or cause physical harm to you. That's where your understanding of my analogy is falling through.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CyYoung31 View Post
    Again, you fail to read. I never said that they should bean him. I'm simply defending the player's emotional reaction to that situation.
    I didn't say you did. I'm just saying that's the general outcome in situations like these.

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    Quote Originally Posted by weso1 View Post
    That's a bummer. Had a real shot at the MVP and a monster season.
    Dont think it would have mattered. They'd give it to Harper anyways.
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    Quote Originally Posted by CyYoung31 View Post
    I wasn't talking about a dude trying to fight you or cause physical harm to you. That's where your understanding of my analogy is falling through.
    "if some dude comes up to you in the street and starts insulting you and trying to instigate something, what do you do?"

    Sounds like exactly what you were saying. I don't think its a good analogy.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Preacher View Post
    "if some dude comes up to you in the street and starts insulting you and trying to instigate something, what do you do?"

    Sounds like exactly what you were saying. I don't think its a good analogy.
    Yes, because anytime someone insults you, that means that they're meaning to throw down.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Forever Fredi View Post
    Dont think it would have mattered. They'd give it to Harper anyways.


    Because one player is actually a great player on a very good team. Freeman deserves zero consideration with how bad the Braves are.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CyYoung31 View Post
    Yes, because anytime someone insults you, that means that they're meaning to throw down.
    You said, 'starts insulting you and TRYING TO INSTIGATE something'

    That's sounds a lot like trying to start a fight. Its not a good analogy, you're comparing some random person coming at me in the street and trying to instigate something, to Jose Bautista flipping a bat after a homer. They're not close to each other.

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    While to people keep saying it was just a bat flip..it wasn't just a bat flip. It was admiring, then glaring at the pitcher and then bat flip. That is not celebrating. As people have stated it was showing up the other team (in a game they were losing by 5 runs). You also have to add in the hit batsmen, and the derogatory comment from Pillar. All of it contributed to the Braves reaction to Bautista.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Preacher View Post
    You said, 'starts insulting you and TRYING TO INSTIGATE something'

    That's sounds a lot like trying to start a fight. Its not a good analogy, you're comparing some random person coming at me in the street and trying to instigate something, to Jose Bautista flipping a bat after a homer. They're not close to each other.
    Yes, trying to instigate something doesn't necessarily mean fist fight.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Orphan Black View Post
    While to people keep saying it was just a bat flip..it wasn't just a bat flip. It was admiring, then glaring at the pitcher and then bat flip. That is not celebrating. As people have stated it was showing up the other team (in a game they were losing by 5 runs). You also have to add in the hit batsmen, and the derogatory comment from Pillar. All of it contributed to the Braves reaction to Bautista.
    Exactly. Context.

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