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I think it goes without saying that it was first pitches since he is a kid.

 

edit - nm...I'm not going to argue with someone about this stupid shit.

Let's all just agree it's f'in hilarious that he hit a camera guy in the naughty bits and move along.

 

Were we ever arguing?

 

Not yet

 

yeah the nut job part is the best part and you know the guy! haha.

 

MLB umpires will wear white wristbands to protest “escalating verbal attacks”

The World Umpires Association is dissatisfied with the punishment meted out to Tigers’ second baseman Ian Kinsler following his lengthy criticism of MLB umpire Angel Hernandez on Tuesday. Kinsler’s comments were sparked by a confrontation on Monday night, when the infielder was ejected after arguing balls and strikes with Hernandez in the fifth inning.

“It has to do with changing the game. He’s changing the game. He needs to find another job, he really does,” Kinsler told reporters. “Candidly, leave the game. No one wants you behind the plate anymore. No one in this game wants you behind the plate any more, none of the players.”

Kinsler was fined an undisclosed amount for the remarks, but did not receive a suspension. Hernandez, meanwhile, returned to cover second base the next day and appeared to resolve the conflict with a brief conversation and a handshake.

Whether or not the comments speak to underlying truths about Major League Baseball’s flawed umpiring system, they clearly got under the skin of the World Umpires Association. The union released a statement Saturday condemning Major League Baseball for choosing to overlook the “escalating attacks” on the men in blue:

This week, a player publicly and harshly impugned the character and integrity of Angel Hernandez – a veteran umpire who has dedicated his career to baseball and the community. The verbal attack on Angel denigrated the entire MLB umpiring staff and is unacceptable.

The Office of the Commissioner has failed to address this and other escalating attacks on umpires. The player who denigrated Hernandez publicly said he thought he would be suspended. Instead got far more lenient treatment – a fine. He shrugged that off and told reporters he has ‘no regrets’ about his offensive statements calling for an end to Hernandez’s career.

The Office of the Commissioner’s lenient treatment to abusive player behavior sends the wrong message to players and managers. It’s ‘open season’ on umpires, and that’s bad for the game.

We are held accountable for our performance at every game. Our most important duty is to protect the integrity of the game, and we will continue to do that job every day. But the Office of the Commissioner must protect our integrity when we are unfairly attacked simply for doing our jobs.

Starting Saturday, umpires will don white wristbands in protest of the Commissioner’s lack of support, and will continue to do so until their concerns are addressed.

 

^^where is MLB on this? Wow. That's bad. Umpires are not perfect like everyone else on this planet, but MLB should back them up! Jeez.

 

Ian Kinsler was fined $10,000 for beefing about Angel Hernandez

Last week, Tigers second baseman Ian Kinsler was ejected from a game against the Rangers after giving home plate umpire Angel Hernandez a look after a pitch was thrown outside for a ball. Kinsler was unhappy with calls Hernandez had made earlier and commented on the inconsistency. After the game, Kinsler said that Hernandez “needs to find another job and that “he needs to stop ruining baseball games.”

Kinsler was fined but not suspended. The lack of suspension caused the umpires to soil their collective diapers and launch a two-day protest against players being mean to them. What was not reported at the time, however, is that Kinsler’s fine was a significant one and not the mere slap on the wrist the umpires made it out to be. (PHT)

 

10 years ago today...

Ten years ago today the Rangers and the Orioles squared off at Camden Yards. The Orioles built a 3-0 lead after three innings and then all hell broke loose.

The Rangers scored thirty (30!) unanswered runs via a five-spot in the fourth, a nine-spot in the sixth, a ten-spot in the eighth and a six-spot in the ninth. That was . . . a lot of spots.

Two Rangers players — Jarrod Saltalamacchia and Ramon Vazquez — hit two homers and drove in seven runs a piece. The best part: they were the eighth and ninth hitters in the lineup. There was plenty of offense to go around, however as David Murphy went 5-for-7 and scored five times. Travis Metcalf hit a pinch-hit grand slam. Marlon Byrd drove in four. It was a bloodbath, with Texas rattling out 29 hits and walking eight times. (PHT)

 

Will-it seems although Hernandez and Kinsler shook hands on the field - both sides are still not happy about this. there needs to be a happy medium here. the umps can't hold grudges over this on certain players for the future.

 

Hopefully everyone remains professional and do their jobs correctly. Cant have grudges in baseball and they all need to be thick skinned.

 

well the umps wore wristbands in solidarity over what kinsler said and mlb really didn't intervene. i think that was a mistake there on their part.

 

Albert Pujols had a big night last night, driving in four runs as the Angels beat the Rangers 10-1. Three of those runs came on a three-run homer. That was the 610th home run of Pujols’ career, snapping a tie for eighth on the all-time list with Sammy Sosa. It also made him baseball’s all-time leader for home runs by a player born outside the U.S.

Pujols was aware of the accomplishment, of course, and noted how honored he was after the game:

”It’s pretty special. Obviously, all the great players from the Dominican Republic, Latin America, Venezuela, Mexico, Colombia, they’ve gone through the big leagues and to be able to accomplish something like this is very humbling.”

 

Rich Hill loses perfect game on a error in the 9th and a HR in the 10th. Ouch.

 

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/...awl-after-miguel-cabrera-throws-some-punches/

BRAWL IN MOTOWN! Miggy swings and misses at the Yankee Catcher. The other Yankee Catcher #24 Gary Sanchez gets in 2 sucker punches on Miggy while he was being piled on. Sanchez was hit earlier in this game. Wow. Sorry Sanchez is a little bitch for that crap.

The worst is in any fight players that have no activity in what started it getting so mad to then cause trouble and go after someone. Happens every time. Aaron Judge was walking around looking for someone to mess up. No business doing that. Thankfully Yankee players held him away!

 

yeah miggy went down in a heap! haha.

 

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/...cheap-shots-led-to-tigers-teammates-fighting/

Tigers bitching at each other after fight....?

wtf?

 

Cabrera 7 games, Wilson and Sanchez 4, Romine 2, Ausmus 1. All 5 also fined. In addition, seven other players were fined.

 

Back on top: Japan beats Lufkin, Texas, 12-2 for LLWS title

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. -- The crack of the bat, the gasp from the crowd, a fist pump on the trip around the bases and then a happy hop to waiting teammates at home plate.
Japan went through the routine three times in the fourth inning of the Little League World Series championship Sunday as Daisuke Hashimoto, Keitaro Miyahara and Natsuki Yajima homered, turning a tight game with Lufkin, Texas, into a 12-2 rout.