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  1. Rob
    The more I think about it, I think Barrett deserves blame! Carlos went up to the clubhouse while MB was on the bench. Obviously, Barrett ended up following Z and a second fight ensued. That was unnecessary. MB has played horribly this year. Hell, his stupidity turned an already bad outing into a rout (coupled with some of the other dumb things he's done in recent games...) Would Barrett have followed Z down there if Z hadn't started the first fight? Or if Lou had taken control? And who knows? Maybe Z was shouting profanities about Barrett's mother from the clubhouse? Long story short, Z at the very least antagonized Barrett and goaded him into the first confrontation. Was Barrett wrong to follow Barrett to the clubhouse? Absolutely. But this wasn't near so much his fault as Lou is pretending it is. How exactly do you propose Lou 'taking control'. Something such as telling Z to get the [heck] out of there and expecting Michael Barrett to behave like a grown man? I dunno, send Z off, grab Barrett, give him a good yell to "sit the hell down right there" instead of letting him wander around? Pretty much the same way I take control of my drunk friends when they start fighting? The one that always works? I've heard of beating yourself, but I haven't heard of following yourself. :D Hey, is it somehow my fault I started drinking mid-game today?
  2. Rob
    The more I think about it, I think Barrett deserves blame! Carlos went up to the clubhouse while MB was on the bench. Obviously, Barrett ended up following Z and a second fight ensued. That was unnecessary. MB has played horribly this year. Hell, his stupidity turned an already bad outing into a rout (coupled with some of the other dumb things he's done in recent games...) Would Barrett have followed Z down there if Z hadn't started the first fight? Or if Lou had taken control? And who knows? Maybe Z was shouting profanities about Barrett's mother from the clubhouse? Long story short, Z at the very least antagonized Barrett and goaded him into the first confrontation. Was Barrett wrong to follow Z to the clubhouse? Absolutely. But this wasn't near so much his fault as Lou is pretending it is. Edit: Gah!
  3. Rob
    I'm not trading DLee for anything less than enough to overhaul our entire roster with top prospects.
  4. Rob
    It really looks like it's all Carlos to me. Barrett stepped toward Zambrano, but he didn't really seem all that aggressive to me. It certainly didn't look like Michael was going to take a swing or anything. Z should be suspended and fined. Barrett charged at Z and then Z shoved Barrett. Lol Barret did not charge at Z. He might have stepped towards him but definatly didnt charge lol. From the TBS feed, it looks like BarRett charged Z. Watch the Comcast feed where you can get a good look at it.
  5. Rob
    From that angle it looks like Barrett took a step towards Z, but you can't tell for sure if it was an agressive step like he was going to hit him, an agressive step like he was going to get into his face, or neither. Z reacted too quickly for us to find out. And do people really worry this much about a little fighting? I'm not trying to support it and there should be some ramifications, but people tend to get passionate about sports like this. I know just playing H.S. football there were times in practice me and a guy could get into each others faces similar to that. At the end of the day we were still fine and we both were gonna do what was best for the team. . Yeah, I've been there before. I laid out a teammate with a headbutt just to prove a point. Funny thing was, he was wearing a helmet, and I wasn't. The point was taken, though. And we were fine again within the week.
  6. Rob
    Randy Bush probably had a press conference because situations like this demand upper management oversight. Lou has obviously lost control of the team, and since Jim apparently wasn't available, Randy was the next best thing. At first I assumed they'd traded Barrett inside of two minutes, though.
  7. Rob
    It's not warrented? For round 2? Maybe. I can't know if he was being yelled at from the clubhouse or not... but round one wouldn't have happened if not for Z instigating it. Though honestly I blame Lou for not handling it after one fight. But Z's getting a free pass for his "passion" and Barrett is getting blasted. It's a double standard and considering each of their lackluster performances to this point, I hardly see the justification for it.
  8. Rob
    Barrett is definately being made the scapegoat for this one.
  9. Rob
    Oh Christ... that last line isn't gonna help the damn team.
  10. Rob
    Please tell me you're kidding. Oh, sorry. I guess I wasn't being sarcastic enough. My sarcasm detector could be broken, too, though. You never know. Well just to be safe, I'll throw in extra "!!!" after each sentence next time. Include one of these: @#$ OMG!!! WHAT A GREAT @#$ IDEA!!! Perfect. @#$ :lol:
  11. Rob
    Barrett and Z threw down. It wasn't pretty.
  12. Rob
    Please tell me you're kidding. Oh, sorry. I guess I wasn't being sarcastic enough. My sarcasm detector could be broken, too, though. You never know. Well just to be safe, I'll throw in extra "!!!" after each sentence next time. Include one of these: @#$ OMG!!! WHAT A GREAT @#$ IDEA!!!
  13. Rob
    Please tell me you're kidding. Oh, sorry. I guess I wasn't being sarcastic enough. My sarcasm detector could be broken, too, though. You never know. Well just to be safe, I'll throw in extra "!!!" after each sentence next time.
  14. Rob
    Please tell me you're kidding. Oh, sorry. I guess I wasn't being sarcastic enough.
  15. Rob
    A team with Aramis, A-Rod, and Adam Dunn would NEVER win. No, they'd win 19-1 or lose 1-0. I mean, that's why they're not real gamers.
  16. Rob
    God, why can't Aramis be more clutch? All his homers come in this sort of situation.
  17. Rob
    Why in god's name would anyone want him to? True. But this is the 2nd time in 3 years he's been one of the few reasons to give a crap. Aramis isn't doing too shabby.
  18. Rob
    That's what I was talking about. I've seen it in replays, but I never knew when, and why it happened. Why did it happen? Though it is encouraging. Because Bonds and Kent hated each other? Though I think in particular Jeff Kent was yelling at David Bell. I know there were others that happened, and supposedly one or two huge fights, but this one was caught on camera and presumably forced the manager and players to go through the same scrutiny that will follow this one.
  19. Rob
    Again, for what it's worth, in 2002 there was a very public fight between Barry Bonds and Jeff Kent. The Giants record before that fight was 42-34, a .553 winning percentage. The record after the fight was 53-32, a .624 winning percentage.
  20. Rob
    FWIW, the Blue Jays' winning percentage jumped .040 after the Lilly-Gibbons brawl.
  21. Rob
    Perhaps I spoke too soon. Maybe I should have gone with hard liquor.
  22. Rob
    Lucky you! I wish I can have a couple of beers to numb the pain. If there's one thing being a Cubs fan has taught me, it's this: "Always keep beer in the fridge and a spare pack of cigarettes in your nightstand." I think I proved my point.
  23. Rob
    Lucky you! I wish I can have a couple of beers to numb the pain. If there's one thing being a Cubs fan has taught me, it's this: "Always keep beer in the fridge and a spare pack of cigarettes in your nightstand."
  24. Rob
    Yeah, it's Miller time.
  25. Rob
    Its time to move on from this guy. He's the Jacque Jones of this season with more errors. Due to the fact that we already have a Jones on the team, time to part ways. There's a lot of crap on this team that we need to part ways with. Agreed. I'd start with everyone. regardless of position, age, or production. A fresh start would be sweet. I'd start with Hendry, Lou, and Mark O'Neil. With those guys gone, we can afford to try and rebuild with a core of DLee, Aramis, and Hill.
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