Ya get thrown out for TAKIN' a punch?????

[BigUmp56]

Here's another one of those White Sox bullies causing problems.






Tim.

[WhatWuzThatBlue]

Tim, it wasn't a sucker punch. He went chest to chest and eye to eye with Pierzynski. There's even a photo circulating of Barrett with his arm cocked back, telegraphing the punch. If Pierzynski hadn't baited him, he wouldn't have been smacked. Of course he walked away, he's a catcher and knows that attacking a guy in full pads is stupid.

The Cubs have fans all across the country. MLB knows that they will pack stadiums in cities across the land. If you recall the Marlins playoffs a few years ago, there were more Cub fans than Marlin backers. That is often the case in many parks. They are lovable losers and the Tribune company is fully aware that they only need to field a contender every five years or so.

Barrett will be the toast of Chicago while some people still don't know that the Sox won the Series last year.

[BigUmp56]

You'll get no argument from me, Windy. Pierzynski has shown time and time again that he is pretty much a classless pr**k. Giants fans were only too happy to see him pack his bags. Now, he seems well suited to the residents of the surrounding neighborhood at US Celluar Field. He chose to talk trash face to face within inches of a mans face and rightfully got smacked. Boo-hoo........



Tim.

[WhatWuzThatBlue]

Good Lord, I've been doing this an awful lot lately...first it was the lawyers and now you and SDS...sorry for the mix up. I'm a baseball fan first and a Cub fan second. I don't enjoy seeing a player punch another, unless it's a Cubbie delivering a knuckle sandwich to that White Sox pain in the ***.

[SanDiegoSteve]

This is the thing I am finding difficulty with. Just because Pierzynski is a class-A jerk does not mean that he deserved to get punched by Barrett. Barrett got taken out clean as a whistle, and should have just taken his lumps like a man. People are just assuming that A.J. baited Barrett into taking a swing at him, but that is just speculation. Regardless, nobody has the right to punch another person in the grill. It was a cheap shot, and a classless thing to do, and should be punished. Just because you Cubbie fans hate Pierzynski, that doesn't give anyone the right to pummel him.

Oh, yeah, GO WHITE SOX!!!!!!

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

This is the thing I am finding difficulty with. Just because Pierzynski is a class-A jerk does not mean that he deserved to get punched by Barrett. Barrett got taken out clean as a whistle, and should have just taken his lumps like a man. People are just assuming that A.J. baited Barrett into taking a swing at him, but that is just speculation. Regardless, nobody has the right to punch another person in the grill. It was a cheap shot, and a classless thing to do, and should be punished. Just because you Cubbie fans hate Pierzynski, that doesn't give anyone the right to pummel him.

Oh, yeah, GO WHITE SOX!!!!!!

Well Steve in other sports it is very common to throw out the instigator in a fight (someone who does not throw a punch). Now you were not standing only few feet away from the play, you have no idea what was said or not said. This has nothing to do with who threw a punch or who did not throw a punch. This is not like the Bonds situation that took place about a week ago during the Astros/Giants game. There might have been words said that no one has talked about.

Peace

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Well Steve in other sports it is very common to throw out the instigator in a fight (someone who does not throw a punch). Now you were not standing only few feet away from the play, you have no idea what was said or not said. This has nothing to do with who threw a punch or who did not throw a punch.

Well Jeff you weren't there either, were you? It is speculation on both sides of the issue, as you have no idea what was said or not said as well. On the surface, it does have to do with who threw the punch, because in a civilized society, we don't always have to react to baiting by going fist-city automatically. In football, for example, it is usually the player that retaliates physically to a verbal taunt who gets the flag, right. It is the same here. A.J. may have said disparaging remarks about Barrett's mama, but Barrett is ultimately responsible for his actions.