Barbaro suffers a tragic fracture in running of the Preakness.
Barrett gives Pierzynski a wake up punch.
9 games in a row without a homer for Bonds and we all knew it was coming, but you couldn't help but hope it never would. Now the chase for Henry Aaron's record begins. We can only hope it stands. Aaron's is the most legit record of them all anyway. No roids, not an all white league, Aaron did it clean and against the best. Josh Gibson homers in the #### league are as legitimate as Ruth's in the white league and Bonds on roids. So all I can hope is that Aaron hangs on.
Watching the Preakness was tough. And not just because I lost money on an office pool. I had Bernadini and paid extra for Barbaro and traded dini. My trade seemed to curse Barbaro and I feel very bad about it. Nothing worse than seeing such a beautiful horse pull up lame. Sad. I hope he does not become glue and can make a glorious comeback studding.
Good luck Barbaro!
Then what about that punch Michael Barrett threw. At first glance I thought it was WAY uncalled for. But after a few takes he probably gave Pierzynski what he deserved. AJ tackled Barrett AFTER he dropped the ball, then SLAMS the plate and then while heading to the dugout gives Barrett one last dip of the shoulder. IF I was Barrett and had just been mowed I might have socked AJ too. I think he will get about 30 games but I hope he gets less. AJ will probably get 5 to 10, but I would like to see him get 10-15. I think all pro sports need to start punishing the instogators more. Ben Wallace got 5 games in the famous Palace brawl and he created the WHOLE thing. And I am a Pistons fan!
Anyway a pretty good brawl. Should make for another interesting game tomorrow.
Bonds I hope you struggle to hit 715.
Barrett good luck with a small suspension.
And Barbaro I hope a long life of great sex is ahead of you.
I think A.J's play was clean and a number of experts have said so as well. Michael Barrett has a history of starting stuff with different guys and this needs to be discussed more. A.J. shouldn't have even been tossed but I understand why the umpires did throw him out. Barrett should be suspended 10-20 games for his actions. A.J. slamming the plate wasn't smart but Barrett said he never even saw the slam. And if you watch the play A.J couldn't tell whether Barrett had the ball or not.
good take. i have watched a bunch more times since I blogged. I don't hate on Burnett for the heavy hit at the plate but I thought the slam was sketch and the shoulder dip. Barrett was out of control though. I just have to say I understand the cheap shot. Catchers all get pissed when that happens, plus he was pissed that AJ scored, and then the bump just made him flip his lid.
Good TV anyway. Alot better than the usual tough guy staring and ####.
