Min0,
I really feel like you haven't seen the Beckett/Abreu play.
The ball was nowhere near his head.
I really feel like you haven't seen the Beckett/Abreu play.
The ball was nowhere near his head.
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The WBC can fuck itself.
Min0,
I really feel like you haven't seen the Beckett/Abreu play.
The ball was nowhere near his head.
For those who were dumbfounded by the fact that Boston Red Sox starter Josh Beckett was not thrown out of Sunday???s game against the Anaheim Angels for throwing at Bobby Abreu, there was some justice served Tuesday as Beckett was suspended for six games by Major League Baseball.
The incident took place after Abreu requested a timeout in his first-inning at-bat, which was granted by the home plate umpire, Paul Schreiber. Beckett went through with his delivery and proceeded to send a pitch high and tight, nearly hitting Abreu (video).
???I???ve never hit anybody in the head, and it???s not really on my list of stuff to accomplish,??? Beckett said Sunday. ???But people can think what they want to think. I know Bobby Abreu. He knows I???m not trying to hit him in the head.???
The league did not agree with Beckett???s assessment, saying his ???aggressive actions??? had ???incited the bench-clearing incident.???
After the pitch and a puzzled reaction from Abreu, Beckett marched ???menacingly toward the plate,??? as written by Kevin Baxter of The Los Angeles Times, and began shouting at Abreu. The benches cleared and four Angels, including Manager Mike Scioscia, were ejected while Beckett was not even given a warning for the pitch.
The Angels??? hitting coach, Mickey Hatcher, was also suspended for one game and fines were handed out to Hatcher, Scioscia, outfielder Torii Hunter and reliever Justin Speier.
That is a lame excuse in my book.
That is a lame excuse in my book.
Meanwhile many players get better starts to the season because of it.
I think you are a Beckett homer.
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Bobby is still close to home...Beckett is close to touching home plate, he has a lot of rage in him.
Mr. Soxmuscle, I thought better of you.
The pitch Clemens threw at Manny was a high and tight fastball which Posada caught now a pitcher has every right to not let a batter get to comfortable.
The Beckett pitch was over Bobby's head.....Varitech had no change of even catching the ball it was so far over his head.
To make matters even worse he charges the plate.
Talk about a homer.
You can roll the video and see for yourself.
Whoa, whoa, whoa...
The two pitches are similar only because of the incidents.
Abreu (and Manny) wrongfully acted causing the pitchers (both Beckett and Clemens) to fire back.
Of course the plays are different, that's self explanatory. Beckett was stopped halfway through his wind up and had no control over his pitch, which is the only reason it came close to his head.
You're wrong here, Min0.
Let me guess Leucic didn't deserve a suspension either?
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