The Astros Are Revolting

[cubsfan1947]

This.

:rotfl:

[Cynosure]

I hate Backe a lot. Any regular person like you or me would be locked up for this... he'll got off with community service.

[Friendly Confines]

took a "fighting stance"

 

haha

[Jehrico]

I like the first comment listed..."I don't understand the big deal??....Backe has been getting hit all year!!!"

 

This is one of those stories that makes you scratch your head. There's got to be another side to the story. The people who attacked the officers are clearly 100% in the wrong, but I'm guessing at least the initial officer was antagonistic and over-the-line as well. People like this (especially a FEMA coordinator?!?!) don't start free-for-alls with officers, drunk or not, without something compounding the situation. I'd like to hear statements from some witnesses who weren't involved.

[chuckywang]

You know you're terrible when you're a professional baseball player and you need to wear a nametag during spring training:

 

http://www.chron.com/photos/2008/02/19/13376438/260xStory.jpg

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Some of the comments to the story are great.

 

Baseball "star?" In what parallel universe?

 

I don't understand the big deal??....Backe has been getting hit all year!!!

[Z38Cubs]

One of my favorite moments of the year is the game at Wrigley in August when the Cubs were absolutely teeing off on Backe, and then Soriano hit a homer and immediately after the ball hit the bat, Backe just throws his arms in the air, like "I give up". A GIF of that would be awesome.

[treebird]

hey guys i have a great idea i'm going to go fight this cop

[imb]

by the title of the thread, i figured it was about ezequiel astacio

[sneakypower]

whatever happened to him?

 

last i looked in the paper he was on the DL with "dermatitis-like symptoms" i think