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LOL, I'm not convinced that Maddux wouldn't but I don't think either starter will. Maddux wont. And if he does, it wouldnt hurt. I think Maddux would if needed, but it would be at the players hip or ribs and no higher. There are times when it is appropriate to throw at some one but it is never appropriate to throw any where near someones head. I just don't see Maddux doing it because (maybe i'm naive, but) I think he has a great enough respect not only for this team, but people such as Lee that he wouldn't throw at us. If someone from the Padres hits us, it's gonna be a guy from the Pen.

Yeah, I don't think there's a chance in the world that Lee sits out unless Lou/MLB makes him.

LOL, I'm not convinced that Maddux wouldn't but I don't think either starter will. Maddux wont. And if he does, it wouldnt hurt.

I admire you for remembering what Jacque Jones home run routine looks like. It's been so long, I completely forgot. :lmao:

Michael Jordan did not punch Danny Ferry. he never punched any Piston, he never punched any Knick, he never punched anyone on the Heat. he never punched anyone. no matter how hard they hit him, no matter how many times they hammered him in mid-air, and trashed talked about it afterwords, he didn't punch them back, no matter how many times it was deserved. you know what he did? he had Stan Livingston and Will Purdue and Scott Williams take care of the dirty work for him. don't sit there and tell me that adult human males are incapable of showing restraint in that situation and that in so doing it was keeping the teams best interest in mind. I don't blame Lee for throwing a punch, but the insinuations that it was uncontrollable or good for the team or the right thing to do or morally superior to others actions are just insane. at some point someone has to be the 'mature baseball professional.' Soriano has to at the very least be a little more discrete in his celebration. Peavy has to shut his punk mouth. the Pads manager has to tell his team to suck it up and get payback on the field, not in the papers or with beanballs. Chris Young has to not be Peavys puppet and just go about the business of winning baseball games, not evening scores and being a punk when he does so. and Derrick Lee has to take it like a man, go to first, and get his revenge with his play. if any one of these idiots just acted like a 'mature professional' it wouldn't have gotten as far as it did. of all people, the one who wasn't a total fricken idiot is David Wells, who said he didn't even see Soriano's dance and he'd have to file it away. that's how you handle it. you wait until the next time you face the perpetrator, and even the score personally, either through getting him out and showing him up, or with a harmless beanball at the hip. I dont disagree with what you say about Peavy or Wells, but as it has been pointed out already, Jordan DID throw punches. It's just a fact that sometimes, when you feel you have been so wronged (or in this case, your safety has been endangered), there is no way you can expect any man to think about 'the team.' Lee did what anybody would do in that situation. Was it right? No, but you can't fault him for snapping at that moment.

my thoughts exactly.

Bobbie Brownlie.

video LMFAO! "I didn't say nothing...I just went out there to separate...." --Zambrano. As he says that, a huge smile comes across his face. LMAO! yeah...separate. He went out there to separate some arms from their sockets.

Tribune Seriously though, if they were to decide to throw at someone. Who would they throw at? Greene, Gonzalez or Giles would be my guess. There is no real standout. Peavy. Turn around and just whip it into the dugout.

Awwhhhh man. This is gonna get ugly. So, the question now becomes. How many people do Z and Barrett team up to kill in the bench-clearing brawl tomorrow?

No, he was actually really good. You have to suck, but "play the game hard" to be a grinder. All I know is that Eckstien would be my starting SS on the all grinder team.

:lmao: THat last line killed me.

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My only thoughts on this issue are this: Those of you who have called Lee an idiot for doing what he did have lost your grip on reality. He just saw a pitch that was somewhere in the vicinity of 80-90mph thrown at his head and then had the same pitcher tell him (as seems to be the general consensus) that he's going to do it again. I would have punched him too. At that point in time, I don't care who you are, you're going to lose control and start swinging. There is no way that you can expect ANYONE to be able to keep their calm and keep the teams best interests in mind while in the situation Lee was in today. Lee is only human, all be it one of the best. Also, the umpiring crew is totally at fault here. Either one of the first bas or home plate umpires had PLENTY of damn time to walk out there and get between Lee and Young but one was busy arguing with the catcher and the other..well i have no idea. If an ump gets between them theres a 99% chance no punches are thrown.

YEa!

So, I just turned on the TV in time to see the Lee at-bat and fight. All I have to say is that Young had to say SOMETHING to piss Lee off. Lee is way way WAY to calm to do something like that without being provoked. Also, UGH the infiled defense is really screwed up without Lee in there :( two errors now.

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http://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/ Holy crap, the 1908 Chicago Cubs hit a CUMULATIVE 19 HR's.... That's awesome. Gotta love the deadball era.

Are you serious? hahaha Only the cardinals.

Sharpie Day = graffiti day No kidding. Whoever came up with that promotion idea needs their head examined.

Z was just making a funny. People are so uptight.

he says the call verbally right away, so the people who need to know (the players) aren't waiting for a delay. sorry to inform you that the ump isn't there for the fans Woah, who crapped in your cornflakes. And in all reality, one could argue that he IS there for the fans (to a certain extent). Baseball is a form of entertainment. If nobody went to the games would they still ho...well, nevermind. They still hold Sox Games. But you know what I mean. Anyway, It's still super annoying.

It's poking fun at Starbucks. I got a pretty good chuckle out of the sign when I finally realized what they were referring to. It took me a minute. I still dont think it tops the one from opening day, though. "99th Time's A Charm"

She has a not-so-great face, the rest of her is pretty attractive. Anyway, Aramis' knee brace doesnt concern me at all. I've worn a knee brace like that three or four different times due to just twisting my knee the wrong way. It does a great job of helping it heal twice as fast. Just because he's wearing a brace doesn't mean its anything serious.

:oops: LOL you're right, comp screen gave it a weird look, not sure who that is. Ohman, maybe? Ohman is white too.... It almost looks like Izturis..but I dont think Izturis was on that side of the field, I'm pretty sure that he was in the batting cages... Also, I'm actually kinda disappointed with my pics from this game. I was messing around with some of the different modes on the camera (like with the marquis warming up pics) and some of them turned out blurry. I think this is still my favorite picture i've taken this year: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v429/KingJME/100_0555.jpg (thats lee on Jackie Robinson day) by the way, THIS is the camera I was using. I LOVE that thing. It's a Godsend. A blind monkey could take great pictures with that thing.