Nationals Vs Marlins brawl

• Mulva

  

  Flawless tornado tag execution by the Marlins.
• wildcats20

  

  gport_tennis;469746 wrote:What the announcers were complaining about was that he was stealing bases when his team was down ten runs. They said it was bad etiquette. I don't see what the big deal is with what he did
  
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  It's one of the "unwritten baseball rules". Similar to walking behind the homeplate area to get to the batter's box and not in front or not running across the mound(see A Roid).
• CinciX12

  

  that_guy;469111 wrote:I agree. I also don't understand why the Marlins are such babies about their catcher getting ran over, collisions at home have been part of baseball for a long time. It was a close play and Morgan was trying to score, no need to bean him the next day. Then they bean him again for stealing bases, throw him out if you don't want him to steal. I'm guessing baseball will give Morgan a long suspension for this, the Marlins pitcher better be getting one just as long, maybe even longer for that pathetic fighting form he displayed, dropping his fists to leave his face wide open, what a moron...

  
  He should have definitely slid. Technically by sliding it wouldn't have even been a close play since the catcher had to leave his feet to make the play. And you don't steal bases when you are thoroughly getting your ass kicked. You accept you are pathetic tonight and live to fight another day.
  
  And also, who the fuck was he taunting? 1 of the 15 people at the Marlins game apparently pissed him off severely.
• wildcats20

  

  ^^lol right. You know there was MAYBE 5 people behind that dugout and he was acting like there was an army of people.
• Hb31187

  

  Baseball has too many dumb "unwritten rules". If you hit me, and PUT me on base, I'm gonna make the best of it
• CinciX12

  

  Hb31187;469771 wrote:Baseball has too many dumb "unwritten rules". If you hit me, and PUT me on base, I'm gonna make the best of it

  
  Then they will break the unwritten rule of throwing at your head next time. Its like an honor system. Football has similar things like don't go at people's knees without reason and the like. Its not all bad, but yes baseball has quite a few.
• justincredible

  

  Stealing bases to generate a run when your teams DOWN 11 runs and it is still early cannot be frowned upon. No way. Up 11, sure. Down 11, no friggin way. You s'pose to just concede defeat?
• Hb31187

  

  So in the 4th inning or whatever you're supposed to just say, well im a speedster and they put me on base with nobody out....I should just accept defeat before the games even half way over?
• CinciX12

  

  justincredible;469778 wrote:Stealing bases to generate a run when your teams DOWN 11 runs and it is still early cannot be frowned upon. No way. Up 11, sure. Down 11, no friggin way. You s'pose to just concede defeat?

  
  Eh, we aren't talking about the Yankees here. Its the Nationals. What are the chances they come back from that deficit.
• justincredible

  

  CinciX12;469782 wrote:Eh, we aren't talking about the Yankees here. Its the Nationals. What are the chances they come back from that deficit.

  
  Irrelevant. And they came back quite a bit.
• CinciX12

  

  I guess I buy what you are saying. Maybe it should only be after the 7th inning, kinda along the lines of the run spread rule in college. Just accept you suck.
• Emmett Brown

  

  CinciX12;469774 wrote:Then they will break the unwritten rule of throwing at your head next time. Its like an honor system. Football has similar things like don't go at people's knees without reason and the like. Its not all bad, but yes baseball has quite a few.

  
  This isn't a very good comparison. One thing could end a players career and the other hurts someones felling. Stealing a base down by 10 runs in the 4th is not a problem (the Rockies just came back from 9 down last week against a good Braves team) The Marlins need to blow the sand out of their vagina. If you don't want him stealing don't put him on base.
• CinciX12

  

  Someones spikes go into a guy's leg/knee sliding and that couldn't potentially end a career? Just saying.
• Mooney44Cards

  

  On what planet are you supposed to give up in a sport that has absolutely no time limit and hypothetically no lead is insurmountable? Anyone defending this "you don't steal when you're down by so many runs" bullshit is delusional. That goes against the very "never say die" attitude that ballplayers are taught from the time they are playing little league. Fuck, speaking of little league, maybe MLB should institute the mercy rule so the whole league can be a bunch of pussies like the Marlins.
• justincredible

  

  Mooney44Cards;469967 wrote:On what planet are you supposed to give up in a sport that has absolutely no time limit and hypothetically no lead is insurmountable? Anyone defending this "you don't steal when you're down by so many runs" bullshit is delusional. That goes against the very "never say die" attitude that ballplayers are taught from the time they are playing little league. Fuck, speaking of little league, maybe MLB should institute the mercy rule so the whole league can be a bunch of pussies like the Marlins.

  
  Yup. Spot on.
• CinciX12

  

  Mooney44Cards;469967 wrote:On what planet are you supposed to give up in a sport that has absolutely no time limit and hypothetically no lead is insurmountable? Anyone defending this "you don't steal when you're down by so many runs" bullshit is delusional. That goes against the very "never say die" attitude that ballplayers are taught from the time they are playing little league. Fuck, speaking of little league, maybe MLB should institute the mercy rule so the whole league can be a bunch of pussies like the Marlins.

  
  Attendance revenue would certainly take a nosedive if we all took the Marlins approach.
• osu45804

  

  Morgan suspended 8 games
• wildcats20

  

  Looks like the MLB didn't take this too lightly...
  

  MLB also issued suspensions to several Marlins players.
  
  Pitcher Chris Volstad has been suspended for six games and fined an undisclosed fine for intentionally throwing at Morgan on two occasions and for fighting during the benches-clearing incident; pitcher Alex Sanabia has received a five-game suspension for fighting; first baseman Gaby Sanchez has received a three-game suspension for his aggressive actions and fighting; and pitcher Jose Veras has been fined for his aggressive actions and comments during the incident.
  
  Also, Nationals pitcher Doug Slaten has received a three-game suspension for intentionally throwing a pitch at Sanchez in the bottom of the seventh after a warning had been issued in the sixth inning.
  
  Additionally, Nationals manager Jim Riggleman has been suspended for two games and fined an undisclosed amount, Marlins manager Edwin Rodriguez has been suspended for one game and fined an undisclosed, and Nationals third base coach Pat Listach has been suspended for three games and fined an undisclosed amount.

• slingshot4ever

  This makes baseball exciting. I would love to see more fighting. Time to liven up this sport a little.
• fortfan

  Nationals pitcher and Versailles grad CRaig Stammen gives his view of the brawl:
  
  http://www.themaconline.com/macword/?cat=61