Comments for Chicken Friars http://chickenfriars.com A San Diego Padres Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Wed, 16 May 2012 21:14:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Where’s The Grit? by Dallas S. McLaughlin http://chickenfriars.com/2012/05/16/wheres-the-grit/comment-page-1/#comment-1003506 Dallas S. McLaughlin Wed, 16 May 2012 21:14:28 +0000 http://chickenfriars.com/?p=6419#comment-1003506 I agree that seeing if a player is alright is good move. I just don't think there needs to be media coverage on it. With all the bean balls lately it seems like the media wants to know immediately if this is a feud and then demand a public apology or suspension or something. It's just letting things get blown out of proportion. But, Chase is a classy ballplayer and respect his concern. I agree that seeing if a player is alright is good move. I just don't think there needs to be media coverage on it. With all the bean balls lately it seems like the media wants to know immediately if this is a feud and then demand a public apology or suspension or something. It's just letting things get blown out of proportion. But, Chase is a classy ballplayer and respect his concern.

]]> Comment on Where’s The Grit? by Dominic DiTolla http://chickenfriars.com/2012/05/16/wheres-the-grit/comment-page-1/#comment-1003505 Dominic DiTolla Wed, 16 May 2012 18:06:15 +0000 http://chickenfriars.com/?p=6419#comment-1003505 I agree that baseball is becoming less and less of a hustle and entertaining sport, however, what is so wrong with Headley wanting to see if his opponent is ok after a collision? It's not like he paid for his medical bills or sent him a fruit basket, guy just wanted to see how the guy was doing. These guys are in a select and exclusive fraternity, and showing a small amount of compassion isn't the worst thing. Also, I would rather see my team's starting 3rd Baseman healthy than lost for a season or worse in a meaningless early-May game. As for Hamels, what he did wrong was not throwing at Harper and aiming for him in the numbers. What Hamels (and Kershaw) did to mess up was talking and chirping about it after the game and admitting it (something that is usually considered one of baseball's "Unwritten Rules"). That is probably what he got suspended for (in fact he wasn't thrown out of the game), not plunking Harper, but saying he did afterwards. I agree that baseball is becoming less and less of a hustle and entertaining sport, however, what is so wrong with Headley wanting to see if his opponent is ok after a collision? It's not like he paid for his medical bills or sent him a fruit basket, guy just wanted to see how the guy was doing. These guys are in a select and exclusive fraternity, and showing a small amount of compassion isn't the worst thing. Also, I would rather see my team's starting 3rd Baseman healthy than lost for a season or worse in a meaningless early-May game.

As for Hamels, what he did wrong was not throwing at Harper and aiming for him in the numbers. What Hamels (and Kershaw) did to mess up was talking and chirping about it after the game and admitting it (something that is usually considered one of baseball's "Unwritten Rules"). That is probably what he got suspended for (in fact he wasn't thrown out of the game), not plunking Harper, but saying he did afterwards.

]]> Comment on The Padres and Their Middle Infield Mess by Justin Hunter http://chickenfriars.com/2012/05/14/the-padres-and-their-middle-infield-mess/comment-page-1/#comment-1003496 Justin Hunter Mon, 14 May 2012 20:48:06 +0000 http://chickenfriars.com/?p=6399#comment-1003496 Welcome to the "Release Bartlett" club. The vesting option is what kills the Padres there. Welcome to the "Release Bartlett" club. The vesting option is what kills the Padres there.

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