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Cpl. Long Dong Silver said:
I fucking hate the automatic runner bullshit.
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I really hate the new extra innings setup. I used to think the DH in National League would bother me.. no big deal compared to the ghost runner. I would rather my team loses in the 9th than go extra. It would be better if they just had tie games on the record than this fake runner crap. Now I turn off the games after 9.
 
Liam Hendriks doesn't buy Josh Donaldson's explanation of the incident with Tim Anderson.

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Fuck me how do the Rays fuck up a series against Baltimore?! I thought Friday was bad. Then you go out and fucking lose in extras after at one point being up 4-0. Fucking Arozarena has to go and do stupid shit again and Ryan Thompson should be sent on assignment.
 
Cpl. Long Dong Silver said:
Fuck me how do the Rays fuck up a series against Baltimore?! I thought Friday was bad. Then you go out and fucking lose in extras after at one point being up 4-0. Fucking Arozarena has to go and do stupid shit again and Ryan Thompson should be sent on assignment.
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Well, at least you're not like the Jays who lost a game to the Reds. Their offence is non-existent, which is the last thing I thought would be a problem this year.
 
Tim Anderson seems like a bitch. I've seen things over the years where he comes across as this guy who thinks he's the hottest shit, the type who'd talk shit and have a comeback for anything... and then he gets pissy over being called "Jackie." Not even called that with no context, but specifically because there is context behind it, not of racism but because of being so obnoxious that he'd call himself to be like a modern day Jackie Robinson lol.

Hendriks comes off like a fag a bit too which is a shame since I've always really liked him. I believe Donaldson is probably a bit of an ass and I definitely think that he's one of those guys who you'd hate as an opponent but love as a fan if he was wearing your team's uniform. With that said, if his comment is supposed to be what makes me dilate over what a big ol' meanie he is, it's lost on me.
 
Yeah anderson is a whiner.

Yankees down 3 players, one green (pitcher) for TJ surgery so outta season. 2 on coof list.
Fucking Phillies, why I drink but I will always love them. Over all I'm really likin the season.
 
Bassomatic said:
Yeah anderson is a whiner.

Yankees down 3 players, one green (pitcher) for TJ surgery so outta season. 2 on coof list.
Fucking Phillies, why I drink but I will always love them. Over all I'm really likin the season.
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I'm telling you bro, keep those expectations very, very low for the Phillies. Otherwise, they will let you down. Bryce Harper is one bad swing away from being out for most, if not the rest of the year. I'm a Phan too, but one needs to be realistic about this team.
 
The guys of American Thinker posted a good rant about Donaldson and the White Sox by calling it a new Black Sox scandal.
May 23, 2022

A new Black Sox Scandal?​

By Michael Widlanski

The Chicago White Sox were once a great team that got involved in a scandal a century ago -- the so-called “BlackSox” betting scandal in which some Sox players were implicated in throwing games.
Because of the scandal, the World Series of 1919 became a black mark in history, and a great star, “Shoeless Joe” Jackson (who may not have been involved in the betting scandal) was tainted and thrown out of baseball. Now the White Sox are involved in another ugly scandal of their own making.
A hundred years later, the Sox, a team struggling with a much poorer record than their actual player roster would indicate, is accusing the team with the best record in baseball of racism.
Specifically, the Sox are attacking the NY Yankees’ third baseman, Josh Donaldson.

The White Sox sparkplug, shortstop Tim Anderson, has been trying to heat up his teammates. This is perfectly legitimate. Anderson has particularly targeted this tactic against the Yankees, who have been beating the Sox in most recent games, sometimes by just one or two heartbreaking runs.

Anderson has played “mind games” with some of the Yankee players, like pitcher Nestor Cortes, ducking in and out of the batter’s box to throw off the pitcher’s rhythm, etc.
This, too, is perfectly legitimate. Players do it to each other all the time, and not just in baseball. (Incidentally, some of the things that professional athletes say to one another or shout at each other is not the kind of thing you would want to hear at your kitchen table or in your house of worship. Just ask people about some of the trash talk from champion basketball players like Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, and Michael Jordan.)

For their part, the Yankees have a few players who play hard, too. Nestor Cortes is a new Yankee pitcher doing unusually well in his first real starting year. “Nasty Nestor” is known for his quick and sometimes irregular pitching angles and rhythms.
He reminds me a bit of Whitey Ford, the great Yankee lefty who won with control and cunning rather than overpowering speed. Despite Anderson’s efforts, Nestor smiled behind his mustache, held his pitching tempo, and won the game.

Josh Donaldson, a former MVP (2015) is also a guy who plays hard and laughs at Anderson. In a recent game, Donaldson tagged Anderson who slid into third base. Donaldson “encouraged” Anderson to slide off the bag. Players do it all the time. It’s legitimate because players often over-slide or slide late or early and have trouble staying on the bag. That’s why umpires are on the scene to judge if the baserunner was pushed or illegally blocked from the bag by the fielder. Umps make the final call.
Anderson tried to use the incident to get his players pumped up. That failed, and the Sox lost to the Yankees.
That was more than a week ago.

This week, the Yankees were beating the Sox again in another close game, and the paths of Anderson and Donaldson crossed on the field. Words were exchanged.
Anderson exploded, trying to start another bench-clearing showdown, claiming that Donaldson had yelled “racist” comments at him because Donaldson called him “Jackie.”
Donaldson admits it but says Anderson first called himself a kind of “Jackie Robinson,” referring to the first African-American in the major leagues. Anderson was apparently trying to emulate the great Brooklyn Dodger infielder who inspired his team with his tough play and hustle.

Donaldson has laughed at the charge of racism, saying that he did indeed call Anderson “Jackie” because he was making fun of Anderson’s high opinion of himself.
Donaldson was deriding Anderson’s pompous view of himself, and he was undoubtedly trying to get under his skin, just like Anderson was trying to get under the skin of the Yankees.
This is all regular baseball banter and maneuvering. Throwing the race cards, as the Sox are doing, is taking it too far.
The Chicago White Sox need good hitting and pitching, not players who call themselves Jackie Robinson and act like Jussie Smollet.
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On December 7, 2015, news broke that Chapman was involved in an alleged domestic violence incident with his girlfriend in Davie, Florida at his home on October 30, 2015.[79] A pending trade with the Los Angeles Dodgers was put on hold as MLB announced it would investigate the incident as part of its personal conduct policy.[80] In the incident, he was accused of pushing his girlfriend, putting his hands around her neck, and choking her; he subsequently fired eight gunshots.[81] No charges were filed by the police due to inconsistency of the reports and insufficient evidence, and his attorney issued a statement denying the allegations.[82] The trade to the Dodgers was canceled and the Reds traded Chapman to the Yankees three weeks later. Although he was not charged, MLB suspended Chapman for 30 games as a result of his "use of a firearm and the impact of that behavior on his partner," ending May 9, 2016.[81]
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This also reminds me of another notable person who pointed a gun at a woman, but I can't quite put my finger on it. I think the woman was pregnant too.
 
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