Utley Suspended for Games 3&4

[fan_since79]

Ty Cobb approves of this thread.

 

 

[Jobu]

So does this guy.

[Jim]

Take the pussy out of baseball...

And the douche bag Braves player should have been removed and fined, so what's your point?

[Ohtaniland]

Mets fan is crying....

 

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2578059-mets-fan-calls-mike-francesa-cries-about-dirty-slide-and-matt-harvey-pitching

 

 

 

 

[ScottT]

Albert Belle was suspended two games and fined $25,000 for that take out of Fernando Vina.

[Ohtaniland]

And the douche bag Braves player should have been removed and fined, so what's your point?

 

Indians player

[Jim]

Mets fan is crying....

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2578059-mets-fan-calls-mike-francesa-cries-about-dirty-slide-and-matt-harvey-pitching

I would a thought Boehner a National fan.

[Jim]

Indians player

Oops. Take out a Braves also, nobody will notice.

[Chimi]

If you're trying to prove a point, it doesn't help your point when you post something Albert Belle did. He's one of the biggest a-holes to ever play the game.

[Ohtaniland]

If you're trying to prove a point, it doesn't help your point when you post something Albert Belle did. He's one of the biggest a-holes to ever play the game.

 

Yeah I was just kidding on that. Belle was an a-hole for sure.

[ScottT]

Actually, Belle wasn't suspended for that hit on Vina.  Just fined $25k.  Hard to keep all of his fines and suspension straight... so much of it..

 

April 6, 1996: Albert hits Sports Illustrated photographer Tony Tomsic, who was photographing him, with a baseball. He contends that it wasn't deliberate.
May 16, 1996: AL President Gene Budig orders Belle to undergo counsling and perform community service
May 31, 1996: After getting hit by a pitch in the 8th inning of a game vs. the Milwaukee Brewers, Albert hits Fernando Vina with his forearm on a double-play ground ball, blaming Vina for standing in the baseline.
June 4, 1996: AL President Gene Budig suspends Belle and 2 others for 5 games after their roles in coming off the bench into a brawl in the 9th inning a game on May 30th.
June 14, 1996: The Yankees vs. Indians game is delayed twice due to fans throwing objects at Albert (such as baseballs).
June 21, 1996: Belle serves his suspension (reduced to 2 games) and is fined $25,000 for the Vina incident.

 

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[Brent Maguire]

The slide was dirty. I don't know how people are even defending it. Take out slides are fine if they're done in a safe manner. Utley's was not done in that manner.

 

For those saying Tejada was in a bad position, that's entirely irrelevant. Utley still slid right as he got to the bag and would've tackled(yes, tackled) Tejada even if he was in the correct position. Playing the game hard is totally fine if it's done with good intentions. It looked like Utley was ready for NFL Sunday with that "slide".

 

And no, removing the take out slide or making a rule change on how late you can slide doesn't pussify the game. If you want to watch physical sports, then go watch football or hockey. 

Edited October 11, 2015 by Angels_Baseball

[Ohtaniland]

The slide was dirty. I don't know how people are even defending it. Take out slides are fine if they're done in a safe manner. Utley's was not done in that manner.

 

For those saying Tejada was in a bad position, that's entirely irrelevant. Utley still slid right as he got to the bag and would've tackled(yes, tackled) Tejada even if he was in the correct position. Playing the game hard is totally fine if it's done with good intentions. It looked like Utley was ready for NFL Sunday with that "slide".

 

And no, removing the take out slide or making a rule change on how late you can slide doesn't pussify the game. If you want to watch physical sports, then go watch football or hockey. 

 

The risk of breaking up a double play can also hurt the runner. It's hard nosed baseball and I'm good with it either way.

 

[ten ocho recon scout]

And the douche bag Braves player should have been removed and fined, so what's your point?

thats a cleveland player. Wrong team with an offensive mascot to natives and college kids.

[halobob]

If an Angels player made that slide in a playoff game everyone here would be applauding the slide saying it's good hard baseball.  I'm good with the slide, happens all the time in baseball, and just happened earlier in the day with Donaldson in the Jays game.  Unfortunate Tejada broke his leg on the play, Murphy should've made a better toss.  

[CaliAngel]

I'm fine with runners sliding to take out the second baseman. But that requires the runners to actually freaking slide. Chase Utley did not slide at second, he basically went straight for the middle infielder without even trying to touch second. Why he was safe and sent back to 2nd is bullshit. Also, if runners are going to slide into unprotected infielders with cheap shots after they pass 2nd base, which is what Utley did there, infielders should be able to retaliate and start landing on guys cleat first with little regard for the safety of the runners.

To be honest I thought much more highly of Utley, and the fact that I saw him do that last night in my mind turned him straight into trash. Hey Utley, you ever think your careers gone on so long because runners weren't being assholes on the basepaths doing whatever they freaking could to take you out with a gutless cheap shot late slide?

Also thought it was hilarious that Howies reputation proceeds him as he no doubt began one of his classic GIDP to end the inning during a pivotal point in the game.

The Dogs got lucky winning one game with gutless classless baseball and umps that blew a call while catering to the Dodgers. Joe Torre you are also gutless and classless and an asshat for not standing against this type of bullsh*t mentality. Now more than ever I want the Mets to beat the Doyers f**king asses.

[halobob]

Utley's job in that situation is to break up the double play, he did his job, you are all pussies.   

[Ohtaniland]

Utley's job in that situation is to break up the double play, he did his job, you are all pussies.

Trout would've done the samething but with Pujols jogging to 1st what would be the point.

[Kevin]

The next AW softball game should be interesting.

[Stradling]

If a guy slides at or past the bag it's a bullshit play. As he's running to second his objective is to be safe not to break up the double play. Once it was a foregone conclusion he was out he broke up the double play. In my opinion at that point when he slides past the bag he is conceding the out and should have been called out.

[Jobu]

If only there was a rule or rules that covered this subject...

But I suppose only pussies read rules anyway so we're back to where we started.

[floplag]

We see this so often though... and no outrage, now... outrage, its kinda laughable.   I'm not defending the play, it was wrong, he should have been called out as he was nowhere near the bag... but the outrage just because it happens now is kinda silly. 

[Jim]

thats a cleveland player. Wrong team with an offensive mascot to natives and college kids.

Yes, I stand corrected, my bad. All those uni's look alike.

[Ohtaniland]

I'm just glad that it's not our guys out there getting hurt.

[Glen]

If an Angels player made that slide in a playoff game everyone here would be applauding the slide saying it's good hard baseball.

No, we wouldn't.