MLB Chatter Thread

1bigfan13 said:

I've just always had a problem with the dumbass double standard where it's somehow okay for a pitcher to use the ball as a weapon but heaven forbid the batter retaliates with his own weapon. Instead it's just chalked up as the pitcher protecting the "integrity of the game".

And for what? Because the batter stood in the batter's box admiring a HR too long or took too long to run around the bases? My opinion has always been if you don't want someone to show you up then stop them. Shut their ass down for the rest of the game. Scoreboard trumps everything in the world of sports.

Also, let's stop pretending that significant damage can't be done by throwing a baseball at someone. There are countless examples of players whose orbital/facial bones are fractured thanks to a fastball to the head. Also, the pitcher doesn't have to throw at the batter's head to cause a significant injury and ruin a player and teams season. A broken bone in the wrist or hand area can knock a batter out of the lineup for months and completely wreck a team's chances at competing. But somehow that's deemed an acceptable risk in order to protect the "integrity of the game" and enforce MLB's sacred unwritten rules.

And the laughable part about all of this is the pitcher usually gets handed a toothless 10 game suspension. Which equates to about 2 or 3 missed starts. Where's the justice in that?

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dallen said:

Best line:

"Saturday was Rougned Odor Bobblehead Day at Globe Life Park. Sunday was Jose Bautista Bobblehead Day."

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Deuce said:

I won't debate all your points because I think they're valid. Pitchers shouldn't have the right to intentionally throw at someone for any reason. But I'm not going to go as far as say the batter should be able to retaliate with a wooden club.

I do think hefty suspension is the key. Give them 25 games instead of 5-10. But, it still has the stigma of being "a part of the game" so I also think some teams will go the way of carrying an enforcer type reliever like hockey has. A fireballer goes in to get even knowing he'll miss a chunk of the season.

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Iamtdg said:

STFU, Canseco.

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1bigfan13 said:

Fair enough.

Just know that during this year's annual DCC Convention Softball if you decide to head hunt I'm coming to the mound with the wiffle ball bat banging out RBIs. Real Bad Injuries.

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Rev said:

Some things just need to be put out of their misery. Crying Jordan is one of those things and now it has ruined a perfect image for me. Damn the crying Jordan invented.

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Deuce said:

Just know I will be doing the same...and my wiffle ball bat is usually wrapped in duct tape so there will be bat flipping.

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Iamtdg said:

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Iamtdg said:

I will search the internet for more just for you.

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Rev said:

I know where you live.....

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