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calsnowskier
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What say you?
Dirty pool by Tampa or sloppy move by Toronto?
Dirty pool by Tampa or sloppy move by Toronto?
The funny part is that the next day, during the hubbub, the other Toronto catcher dropped his card and it was laying on the ground, unattended, for an extended time.I can see both sides of this story. The catcher needs to secure his report better, but Kiermaier didn't really do anything wrong. Harold Reynolds said they should just copy the paper and then give it back.
He was hit perfectly. Right in the numbers. Baseball players taking care of business.I agree with this. If Kiermaier gets plunked (as long as it's between the knees and shoulders), I have no problem with it. Like Don Drysdale said to Willie Mays "Do you want it in the ribs or the butt?"
Just for the record, given those choices, I would choose the butt. It won't cause any serious injuries, although it hurts, too.
It would have amounted to nothing if he had brought it to the umpire’s or the Jays attention instead of taking it back to TB’s dugoutWhat say you?
Dirty pool by Tampa or sloppy move by Toronto?
Why should he have done that, though? The Toronto catcher left the field.It would have amounted to nothing if he had brought it to the umpire’s or the Jays attention instead of taking it back to TB’s dugout
So that makes it okay? The catcher didn’t realize he had lost itWhy should he have done that, though? The Toronto catcher left the field.
I dont know. That’s why I asked. This is not a clear cut situation. What is the line between dirty pool and aggressive play? I am sure that line is different for everyone.So that makes it okay? The catcher didn’t realize he had lost it
The line should be: this isn’t mine or my team’s so I should return itI dont know. That’s why I asked. This is not a clear cut situation. What is the line between dirty pool and aggressive play? I am sure that line is different for everyone.
imho (yrmv), if you are going to be careless with a piece of paper that is THAT important, you kinda get what you deserve. Especially when the OTHER Toronto catcher essentially did the same thing the very next day.
It opens the door to all the other “unwritten rules”. Is it OK for a runner at 2nd to relay signs? Is it OK for the batter to act on something he overhears from a mound visit (all players now cover their mouths during mound visits because Will Clark read the lips of the coach years ago and knew what pitch was coming). Is it ok for the catcher to tell the batter a curve is coming, only to serve up chin music?
Where’s the line?
And they should call their own balls/strikes and their own outs as well. That’s how it is played on the playground, after all.The line should be: this isn’t mine or my team’s so I should return it