2015 MLB Season

[pinstripers]

It's all on tape.

[pinstripers]

Herrera shoulda got a month.

[Cdizzle]

Herrera shoulda got a month.

For throwing ball 2? Interesting take.

Royals remain the only party punished and the only party with 2 injured starters from bean balls and dirty slides.

[Shock Top]

Herrera shoulda got a month.

For what? Throwing behind a dude?

The whole "head pointing" thing is BS. Lawrie is just using it for a reason to justify being pissed. HE could have prevented the whole thing:
- AE was NOT over the bag
- There was NO double play to break up
- Slid cleats up, high, into the leg

His teammate, Kazmir did him zero favors too. The Royals have been hit 14 times this season. No matter how many were/weren't intentional, they are getting fed up.

Teams appear to be trying to intimidate the Royals and/or don't like their exuberance. Whatever it is, it's not working. I love the "us against the world" attitude they are playing with this season and the energy and passion for each other they have carried over from last season.

Baseball is fun again in KC. While they were never my favorite team growing up, I can say that I LOVE watching this TEAM play.

[shockerfanmas]

Herrera shoulda got a month.

Really? Thank god you're not in charge. 3 games max. Lawrie deserved 3 as well for his dirty, dangerous slide. I don't advocate throwing at a guys head, ever, but if Lawrie were to take one in the dome, it would not hurt my feelings one bit. As I said earlier, he is a spoiled punk who somehow got away with injuring Escobar

[RoyalShock]

Herrera shoulda got a month.

This from the same fan who every April can't wait to see more Shocker players leave so others can be signed.

You have a very odd take on many things, Mrs. Lawrie.

[shockmonster]

WOW. This game has changed. It wasn't that long ago that little leaguers could go hunting to break up double plays at second base, could wear metal spikes, could run over catchers on plays at home plate, etc. It's all so politically correct, but not the game that I know (remember). Maybe its better but I'm not sure.

[Cdizzle]

WOW. This game has changed. It wasn't that long ago that little leaguers could go hunting to break up double plays at second base, could wear metal spikes, could run over catchers on plays at home plate, etc. It's all so politically correct, but not the game that I know (remember).

Very true. Trying to take a guy out on play has, at times, been part of the game.

But so was wearing 96 in the back the next day.

[shockmonster]

Very true. Trying to take a guy out on play has, at times, been part of the game.

But so was wearing 96 in the back the next day.

I'm slow and don't understand. 96?

[Cdizzle]

I'm slow and don't understand. 96?

Miles per hour.

Square in the back.

[shockerfanmas]

The problem is the unwritten rules. Or what used to be unwritten. It was accepted back in the days, you hit one of our guys, we hit one of yours, and that's it. So that's the situation we had Saturday night. Then Herrera goes and chucks a 96 behind Lawrie. Granted, Kazmir hit Cain, but there's a big difference between hitting somebody in the foot and throwing behind somebodys ribs.

The game is definitely changing, and I've yet to decide if it's for the better or not. I still don't get how Oakland got out of this with no discipline. Unreal.

[Shocker85]

What also contributes to the problems is that players use social media. Players, media, and non-participants get on the Twitter and won't STFU. Lawrie's slide was a bit dirty and he should have (and would have) taken his medicine by wearing a pitch the next day. Instead he has teammates spouting off and the whole thing escalated.

I do agree with Huerrera getting suspended, although 3 days would have been plenty and Kasmir and Lawrie should have been reprimanded. Kelvin should have thrown that pitch at Lawrie's wallet.

[shockerfanmas]

What also contributes to the problems is that players use social media. Players, media, and non-participants get on the Twitter and won't STFU. Lawrie's slide was a bit dirty and he should have (and would have) taken his medicine by wearing a pitch the next day. Instead he has teammates spouting off and the whole thing escalated.

I do agree with Huerrera getting suspended, although 3 days would have been plenty and Kasmir and Lawrie should have been reprimanded. Kelvin should have thrown that pitch at Lawrie's wallet.

Yea, did they honestly not think there would be retaliation? If I'm in charge, Lawrie gets 2 games off for his dirty, dangerous slide, Herrera gets 3 for throwing behind Lawrie, Kazmir gets fined for throwing at Cain, and Ventura gets fined for throwing at Lawrie. Oh, and any representative of either team that went on social media to discuss it, would get a very strong reprimand. And Greg Gibson, who was the home plate umpire in Sunday's game, gets a few games off as well for not ejecting Kazmir after BOTH teams had already been warned. That should have been an automatic.

[shockerfanmas]

I've seen worse. Remember when Kemnitz got suspended for the season? A Shox pitcher ear-holed some guy in the batter's box who was timing pitches.

I think we all remember that. IMO, that was the start of the downfall of Shocker baseball there.

[SB Shock]

I've seen worse. Remember when Kemnitz got suspended for the season? A Shox pitcher ear-holed some guy in the batter's box who was timing pitches.

well.....

Kemnitz didn't get suspended for the season - he was suspended for a number of games (and several MVC schools attempted to violate his civil rights, until the lawyer got involved)

The child molester was not in the batter box - but he wasn't on the on-deck circle either.

moral of the story - when somebody does something stupid, before you ever open your mouth to the media - consult council. Media will distort and take anything you say out of context.