2015 MLB Season

[pinstripers]

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.

I like winning, I like getting better, more talented players. I have a very serious bias against anything from KC, Lawrence, or Topeka.

[pinstripers]

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

MLB gave him 5 games (which for a reliever, is basically a game). ..........for threatening to kill somebody

[DUShock]

MLB gave him 5 games (which for a reliever, is basically a game). ..........for threatening to kill somebody

If this threatening to kill then Kazmir is attempted murder. What is surprising is that Oakland got off without penalty, even after Oakland players said their would be blood. Both teams deserve punishment.

[pinstripers]

Herrera threated to hit him in the head with a 96-mile-an-hour heater next time.

[SB Shock]

Another come from behind victory with Moose with clutch 2 out hit in the 8th to lead the Royals to victory.

[Shocker85]

Another come from behind victory with Moose with clutch 2 out hit in the 8th to lead the Royals to victory.

... vs. the Twins closer. This team is getting more swagger every day.

[Shock Top]

Herrera threated to hit him in the head with a 96-mile-an-hour heater next time.

That's what Lawrie says.

The more likely explanation for the head-point is more of a "think about it/that" expression.

[Shocker85]

Pinstripers = pinhead Yankee fan?

[shockerfanmas]

I'm going to be nice and refrain from saying what I would like to say about any anti-Royals or pro-Lawrie fans and defenders. It's not worth getting a ban over.

[pinstripers]

That's what Lawrie says.

The more likely explanation for the head-point is more of a "think about it/that" expression.

uh.......that's what everybody says, unless you go with the "look at my sideburns, I'm spongeworthy" explaination.

[pinstripers]

I'm going to be nice and refrain from saying what I would like to say about any anti-Royals or pro-Lawrie fans and defenders. It's not worth getting a ban over.

Go ahead, get a 5 game suspension. I'm not pro-Lawrie at all. Nobody is defending him.

[Shock Top]

uh.......that's what everybody says, unless you go with the "look at my sideburns, I'm spongeworthy" explaination.

Everyone in the A's maybe..

[ShockerGorilla]

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

Like this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkEER_zieHY

[RoyalShock]

I don't think it can be argued that Lawrie isn't tough. But what he did to Esky was dirty. His excuse that "he was on top of the bag" is much worse than when a pitcher says "it got away from me".

That said, there were mistakes made by Royals players. Ventura should have kept his mouth shut after plunking Lawrie. It would have been over at that point. If Herrera really wanted to respond to Kashmir hitting Cain, it should have been an off-speed pitch at the feet. The jawing on his way off the field was too much, too. I don't know which explanation is true, but he put it out there for interpretation. The five game suspension is fine, and he knows it. The appeal is to give Holland time to get over the pec strain, so they aren't without two of the HDH trio.

What is bothering me more out of all of this is the bigger picture of why KC players have been targeted. It seems other teams don't like the way the Royals "play the game", which is code for, stop having fun and celebrating after a good play. This idea that players should just jog around the bases, walk into the dugout with a couple of high-fives is silly. It's not like the whole team is going out and meeting players at home plate. (I wonder what they think of how college players "play the game"?) Maybe guys like Albert Pujols are just jealous of others who have fun while they win.

[shockerfanmas]

Like this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkEER_zieHY

Ouch! I give Lawrie credit for being tough, but he's still a punk that should have been suspended. I have lost all respect for him after his actions over the weekend. Actually, I've lost a lot of respect for the A's organization in general.

Notice the poor umpire took the ricochet off Lawrie's mouth and went down himself. That's why I never would have been a good baseball player. You couldn't pay me enough to stand in a batters box and try to hit off a guy that throws 90+ with a lack of control.