Tough times tonight for DRays.
I was following the game via the miracle of my Walkman, and the Rays radio team was fairly persuaded that Crisp's attacking the mound was premeditated and calculated to get TB ace Jimmy Shields tossed from the game along with him.
Both teams had pregame warnings from the umpiring crew and Shields had already plunked Pedroia in the first inning, though it was clearly unintentional.
The HBP on Crisp did appear deliberate, hitting him low and offspeed.
That might have been enough to get Shields tossed, but Crisp assured it by charging the mound and getting the fight going.
I was following the game via the miracle of my Walkman, and the Rays radio team was fairly persuaded that Crisp's attacking the mound was premeditated and calculated to get TB ace Jimmy Shields tossed from the game along with him.
Both teams had pregame warnings from the umpiring crew and Shields had already plunked Pedroia in the first inning, though it was clearly unintentional.
The HBP on Crisp did appear deliberate, hitting him low and offspeed.
That might have been enough to get Shields tossed, but Crisp assured it by charging the mound and getting the fight going.
Johnny Gomes. 6'1" 225 lbs piles on a prone Crisp and punches him while he is down.
Tampa Bay Rays' Jonny Gomes (center) raises his fist to hit Boston Red Sox's Coco Crisp who lies on the ground beneath Rays catcher Dioner Navarro in the second inning. The Rays' Akinori Iwamura is on the right. Gomes is batting just .222 on the year and is just 2-for-10 in his last six games.
wil.
Tampa Bay Rays' Jonny Gomes (center) raises his fist to hit Boston Red Sox's Coco Crisp who lies on the ground beneath Rays catcher Dioner Navarro in the second inning. The Rays' Akinori Iwamura is on the right. Gomes is batting just .222 on the year and is just 2-for-10 in his last six games.
wil.
anyone else think this is "good" for baseball? i like a heated rivalry, it'll add to my interest when they meet up in tampa. i think the more serious situation for the red sox was manny backhanding and then shoving youkilus in the dugout, will this have a long term impact? Wil can you post some pictures of that as well?
Both parties in the wrong in my opinion.
For the Drays(Maddon in particular) to cry about the slide by Crisp is very lame, this is not golf/tennis or poker.
For Crisp to charge the mound on a pitch thrown at his knees is also very lame.......Shields did him a favor in my opinion.
All in all, the whole thing is getting to much press, just play the game and in the final analyisis all that matters is the SCOREBOARD.
For the Drays(Maddon in particular) to cry about the slide by Crisp is very lame, this is not golf/tennis or poker.
For Crisp to charge the mound on a pitch thrown at his knees is also very lame.......Shields did him a favor in my opinion.
All in all, the whole thing is getting to much press, just play the game and in the final analyisis all that matters is the SCOREBOARD.
