DBacks- dirty play against McCutchen

[nolemmings]

Buck Showalter
Fraudulent fan base
MLB (i.e. Bud Selig) co-signing a loan to let them buy the 2001 WS
Tony LaRussa

Signed,
Giants' fan

Your remarks are indicative of your allegiance and your level of intelligence is duly noted.

[Mountaineer1999]

The McCutchen hbp in the 9th inning was uncalled for. Hit him early. Don't throw a 1-0 slider in the 9th then bean the guy on the next pitch. In this case the DBacks were just wrong.

[nolemmings]

Deleted. Feel like the AFLAC duck with Yogi sitting in the barber chair.

[clydepepper]

Originally Posted by nolemmings

Your remarks are indicative of your allegiance and your level of intelligence is duly noted.

"Can't we all just get along?" - Rodney King

"Don't sweat the petty stuff & don't pet the sweaty stuff." - George Carlin

[nolemmings]

What do you mean? I complimented him on his love for his team and feigned to understand what the hell he was talking about.

[chaddurbin]

todd,

i'm sure you're aware of all those kevin towers' talk last offseason about wanting his pitchers to hit more batters etc in retaliation and supposedly firing charles nagy because of it. they basically dumped upton and bauer because they didn't fit gibson's grittiness style. i'm guessing you're a d-backs fan but towers et al have become a national punchline and i'm still amazed he has a job....him and amaro in philly.

[nolemmings]

Hi Quan, it's been along time. I hear family life keeps you busy--I hope all is well. You should know that your constant chiding about my affinity for the black and white sets led me to finally buy some colorful lithographic cards. Hey, they're not bad. Still can't get me to bite on the shiny stuff or the autographs though.

Towers has been on his way out for at l east two months now, which makes any notion that someone is following his orders even more ridiculous. As I said (or hinted at) above, however, I would not expect things to change under a LaRussa led regime, and although I'm no fan, he has had his share of success.

Upton was traded because he was seen as aloof, more interested in self than team and known to disappear when needed most. Towers blew it in not getting more for him, but most Dback fans were not upset to see him go (while at the same time wishing him well, as he is not a bad guy). Bauer was considered a head case--someone who refused coaching and insisted that his own training and preparation regimen must be followed. Time will tell and again, my beef is more that they got not much in return. Eaton was widely disliked in the clubhouse. I will concede that Towers showed little patience before making moves on some of these, and that his moves have not been good, but again, he's out the door. {He is also incapable of assembling a major league outfield}

The focus on them being dirty though is ridiculously overblown, as I have set out above. I have no major issue going at McCutchen after Goldy went down for the year (he would have pushed 60 doubles this season), and again point out all of the injuries due to HBP and all the beanballs and ask you to show me how Arizona is any kind of major culprit compared to everyone else. They hit Braun and McCutchen, and of course we could get into that incident last year in LA. What else ya got?

[3-2-count]

This unwritten rule has been in the game far before I was around and it's still present today. All one needs to do is watch ESPN every night and you'll see it. To draw the conclusion that the Diamondbacks are any more dirtier than the next guy is absurd.

[Mountaineer1999]

I'm not sure if they are any more dirty than anyone else. I just know on this occasion they were wrong, they went about the business of it wrong. I think other teams deserve a ball in the ribs at times too..... this time was not the case. What the Hell was Delfado doing, trying to strike him out first and when that inept attpemt failed he drills him?
Fair or not , the D-Backs are getting a reputation around baseball.

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