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Brawl @ Yanks/Rays gm today
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 6:50 pm
by swisscheeseD
as per Sweeni Murti on 660FAN....
there was a bench clearing brawl at todays Rays/Yanks game...all started when shelley duncan was trying to leg out a double
he was thrown out by 5 feet, but slid with his spikes up into Iwamura...Rays RF Jonny Gomes came charging in from right field and shoved Shelley Duncan
both benches cleared...
im sure a youtube vid will leak
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 6:57 pm
by Pharmcat
good job shelly
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 8:41 pm
by VinnyTheMick
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 9:19 pm
by VinnyTheMick
I love Girardi's quote
Reporter- "Iwamura has spike marks in his thigh."
Girardi- "Well my guys in surgery so c'mon."
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 9:43 pm
by nykgeneralmanager
This is gonna get nasty in the regular season
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 9:51 pm
by 34Celtic
nykgeneralmanager wrote:This is gonna get nasty in the regular season
I think both sides might let it blow over and try to focus on actually playing the game - instead of risking injury or suspension. Of course if someone looks at somebody the wrong way you could be right.
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 10:09 pm
by throwbackewing33
I love that pic of Shelley shrugging at all the rays. I love the fact that these guys play with the attitude they do. And Girardi is the perfect manager to go with these young kids. The Girardi quote was classic as well.
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 10:36 pm
by craig01
IDK that Maddon will take the next swing.
Not his style.
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 10:48 pm
by theknicks414
lmao i love shelly
not to mention hes actually really good
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 11:03 pm
by moocow007
Did Gomes sissy trip over 2nd trying to get to Duncan? Where's the witty remark from Maddon today that he had after the Cervelli incident? Honestly, you never want to go out and hurt someone but Maddon should have just shut his trap after the last game and let Girardi blow off steam. To which, anyway you can hit a manager with a pitch or barrel into him at home plate?
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 11:17 pm
by Slamm Goodbody
Shelley is the man
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 11:57 pm
by nykgeneralmanager
34Celtic wrote:-= original quote snipped =-
I think both sides might let it blow over and try to focus on actually playing the game - instead of risking injury or suspension. Of course if someone looks at somebody the wrong way you could be right.
I could see them letting it blow over because they SHOULD. The only reason I can see it coming back is because both managers are very upset with each other and neither one reacted as if to say that its all over with. Aside from that, the Rays are a young team, which can lead to anything.
More importantly, we face them 19 times. Lets face it...over the course of 19 games, there are bound to be hit batters and guys ran over and sliding into each other. Even if these things happen by accident or without malicious intent, they will be immediately taken the wrong way.
Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 12:27 am
by ItsaVC3
u see this is y i LOVE JOE GIRARDI no homo if this was torre in the bench he would have done S*** but girardi being the man he did something about it and for all those red soxs players be careful on who u hit cause joe is going to attack back
Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 1:29 am
by Jitpal
ItsaVC3 wrote:u see this is y i LOVE JOE GIRARDI no homo if this was torre in the bench he would have done S*** but girardi being the man he did something about it and for all those red soxs players be careful on who u hit cause joe is going to attack back
I'm not too sure about that. There are countless quotes of people talking about how "old school" Joe Torre is about how he would like nothing more than to settle it on the field like in the old days. Problem was we didn't have the guys to do it. Guys like Jeter, Arod, Moose, Wang, Matsui, Abreu etc. aren't those types of players. They will rationalize things and get on with it, in the past season we added some guys who are either rash or believe in an eye for an eye. Perhaps one could argue that we had Farnsworth and Bruney before but it's a long run in from the bullpen and they are pitchers. Not too far a run for Shelley though and he fits that mentality.
I would say that it's nice to see something like this but we shouldn't get used to it. The Yankees have a lot more to lose than anyone else. Who cares if Gomes gets suspended, the Devil Rays aren't going anywhere. Conversely, benches empty and you have someone like Cano getting suspended and it's an issue especially in a tight pennant race. I think the Yanks need to be tough in that they need to run over a few more catches, slide a little bit harder, pitchers need to brush guys off and knock guys down once in a while. No need for fights though, that won't help us. Maybe knock down a few water coolers.

-Jitpal
Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 4:18 am
by Curmudgeon
Quite apart from the brawl, it was good to see the kid from Princeton pitch a scoreless inning. He may be the sleeper among the Yankees' young pitchers and the successor to Chamberlain as the set up guy if they move Joba to the rotation.
Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 9:15 pm
by VinnyTheMick
Jitpal wrote:-= original quote snipped =-
I'm not too sure about that. There are countless quotes of people talking about how "old school" Joe Torre is about how he would like nothing more than to settle it on the field like in the old days.
No, Torre was St. Joe (after the dynasty years). I don't care about the "quotes" Torre never retaliated. Heaven forbid you pitch in on a guy like ManRam or Ortiz who bat .400 & crowd the plate. How about when he threw Arod under the bus after the Ha! thing. Not only did he blast it in the media, he did NOTHING when Toronto tried to retaliate by throwing at Arod's kneecaps.
Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 2:01 am
by Da big3
VinnyTheMick wrote:-= original quote snipped =-
No, Torre was St. Joe (after the dynasty years). I don't care about the "quotes" Torre never retaliated. Heaven forbid you pitch in on a guy like ManRam or Ortiz who bat .400 & crowd the plate. How about when he threw Arod under the bus after the Ha! thing. Not only did he blast it in the media, he did NOTHING when Toronto tried to retaliate by throwing at Arod's kneecaps.
I think torre hate a-rod, but dosnt show, well except when he batted him 8th, what kinda 25 mil player does thet, yes he wasnt hitting, but we all know he wouldnt do that to jeter....
anyone got that video on utube, i missed the fight
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 7:33 pm
by DakkaFromNyc
Any1 think the suspensions is kinda 2 much?
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 7:36 pm
by DakkaFromNyc
Girardi's style is more fitting for the Yankees than Torre's IMO