Comments on: Beltre: Brilliant or Busch League?

By: Brandon

Brandon — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 22:15:39 +0000

I think no matter who did the A-rod play, I would have disliked it. There are certain things that baseball players just shouldn’t do, and i think this is one of those things.
Or maybe I just don’t like this because one of my teammates in high school did this and my coach made us all run for an entire practice to “teach us a lesson in being classy” or something like that.

By: Jon Shields

Jon Shields — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 19:25:00 +0000

I think if it was anyone but A-Rod, most people would have liked it. It’s something straight out of the Major League movies, and I was thoroughly entertained when I saw it. A-Rod’s reputation as a complete douchebag makes it impossible for him to do anything right outside of NY.

How is A-Rod’s play any different from Beltre’s, when it comes down to it? Both players saved an out.

By: Dustin Shires

Dustin Shires — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 19:16:07 +0000

ARod’s play was complete Bush League.

And as for your earlier comment, you should care. But “[you] don’t really care either way.”

If it wasn’t for that play, that game is entirely different. I praise Beltre for that play!

By: Humongo

Humongo — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 04:55:07 +0000

I liked A-Rod’s play.

By: Dustin Shires

Dustin Shires — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 23:03:18 +0000

Brilliant. The job of the baserunner is to shield the fielders view of the ball. Beltre did a great job. I’m on the fence as to whether or not he intentionally let it hit him. He did that good of a job shielding the ball.

This isn’t Bush League Baseball. GayRod’s “call off” of the 3rd baseman was BLB because it was a communication trick. That is Bush. This is Brilliant.

By: Brandon

Brandon — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 18:51:01 +0000

I would say that was a pretty brilliant play.

By: Humongo

Humongo — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 13:06:42 +0000

It’s not like he went out of his way to get hit by the ball. I don’t really care either way.