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Originally posted by baltassoc
I don't see this as an excuse. If they thought "the umps just called him out [for no reason at all / because they hate the Yankees / because MLB wants a game 7 / because GS wants a game 7], they're idiots. Otherwise, they just disagree with the call and - wait, I'm doing this wrong.
THERE IS NO EXCUSE EVER FOR ASSAULTING* PLAYERS OR UMPIRES.
*Placing the subject in a reasonable apprehension of harmful bodily contact, if I recall. They didn't show the baseballs going on the field, so I don't know how close they were to any particular players or umpires, but security felt it was enough of an issue to bring out cops in riot gear.**
** I recognize this may have just been a show of force to settle everyone down; still, they thought it necessary.
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Jesus Christ. Didn't I just say that I thought it was horrible? I was explaining to you that the reason people were upset was because they couldn't possibly have seen the replay 50 times in super slow motion. Without it, it looks like the worst call ever. That's not a justification, you lunatic. But you have to admit, if they showed the replay on the Jumbotron directly after the controversial call (which they never do out of respect to the umps), it wouldn't have happened.
But let's be real here. This shit happens all the time. It is absolutely despicable. But it happens all over the place. Let me just add that last year, in Game 7, Embree and Timlin were warming up in the pen and they were hearing it pretty good from the fans. Timlin purposefully threw a fastball as hard as he could into the crowd. Players are stupid in this sense (see various incidents that happened this year). Fans are stupid as well. But stop acting so superior. Everyone already knows you shouldn't assault someone for something this stupid.
And the display of police in riot gear was the dumbest, waste of time and energy I've ever seen at a game.
TM
