"Well, you’ll learn soon enough that this was a massive red wave landslide." - thethe on the 2020 election that trump lost bigly
“I can’t fix my life, but I can fix the world.” - sturg
I don't get upset much anymore, so I'm not going to get righteously indignant here. Hernandez played in a different era when guys were brushed back with regularity for reasons far less than simply playing well. Some guys just didn't like other guys and an occasional message pitch would be delivered out of the blue. I think Hernandez qualified his remarks by noting that the modern game doesn't treat these incidents in the same manner as they were handled during the era in which he played.
I doubt Urena is going to have a Phi Beta Kappa key swinging around his neck anytime soon, because if you want to send a message to Acuna, you surely wouldn't do it by going 98 at the rib cage on the first pitch of the game. I'm not defending Urena by any stretch. Today's game is what it is and you certainly have to play within those rules and, for the most part, I think the rule changes governing this kind of stuff are a necessary step given how hard guys throw now.
jpx7 (08-16-2018)
Stephen A Smith just vehemently responded to Hernandez. Basically said players are paid to compete, not whimp out and hit batters because they don’t want to bother to try and get them out.
FTR, this has nothing to do with the Mets, it’s just one guy’s opinion.
jpx7 (08-16-2018), The Chosen One (08-16-2018)
I was pissed off the dude threw at him.
The dudes team and teammates certainly don't seem to be behind him.
but it's not the most heinous thing that has ever happened. Can we lighten up, just a tad.
Again the reason it is making such waves is not that he hit Acuña. It is the moment that was at hand. Imagine a pitcher plunking cal Ripken the game before he broke the streak. Basically Urine cowardly took an opportunity for baseball fans to witness history as it happened. His first at bat was a special moment for baseball fans not just Braves fans. And Urine was a chicken **** coward that chose to handle it like that.
Coppy
And what do you know about baseball? What do I? What do any of us? Is there a PHD in baseball out there? Come on man. Not saying that Smith is the final authority on anything. But it was an entertaining and thought provoking commemtary. Statements like “What does so and so know” are pretty juvenile.
Super (08-16-2018)
Folks here are irrationally mad that Acuna was hit with a pitch because they like Acuna.
Folks here get mad at opposing players for bat flips, but Acuna gets a pass because they like Acuna.
Folks here were happy to see Hamels plunk Harper in 2012 because they don't like Harper.
Just admit the bias and move on. Batters get hit intentionally. Acuna got hit intentionally. It's not any worse than any other player getting hit intentionally, but folks here are going to moan about it for weeks.
"Well, you’ll learn soon enough that this was a massive red wave landslide." - thethe on the 2020 election that trump lost bigly
“I can’t fix my life, but I can fix the world.” - sturg
Huh? I don’t remember any one being in favor of the Harper plunking, except for probably the usual homers like striker or Cajun who hate every player who plays for our rivals.
I don’t generally condone beanings for “showing up” the other team, but this was far removed from even that. Acuna got plunked simply for being successful. Urena was being a sore loser/fake tough guy, it’s that simple. And he could have upended our season, or worse, Acuna’s career with an 97 MPH FA at the front of the torso. So, yeah, I’m pretty upset about that, and I don’t think there is anything irrational about it.
Last edited by CyYoung31; 08-16-2018 at 12:48 PM.
Super (08-16-2018)