Way OT: Sosa just ejected for a corked bat
06-04-2003, 07:15 AM
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Hmmm,, think If I race F2 I can run a 572 blower motor and say I THOUGHT it was a stock HP 500 !!!!!?????
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06-04-2003, 07:16 AM
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Mandatory bat xrays,,, here we come
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06-04-2003, 07:48 AM
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Originally posted by HyperBaja
Bell didint in 94 and he had the 50-50 season
Bell didint in 94 and he had the 50-50 season
Ah, young Tommy. methinks you should review your Albert Belle history.
From an article in today's St Pete Times:
McClelland, who also worked the game when Albert Belle was found using a corked bat and the famous 1983 George Brett pine tar game, convened a meeting of umpires to review the situation. He said they realized the magnitude of the situation but went ahead and confiscated the bat, nullified Sosa' at-bat, which had driven in a run, and ejected him.
MLB security confiscated the piece of the corked bat - the other piece "mysteriously" disappeared, apparently into the stands - and carted off Sosa's other bats for examination. Sosa insisted they won't find anything wrong.
Players will put cork in a bat to get more power and make a bat lighter. There have been several other players caught in recent years, including Belle, Wilton Guerrero, Graig Nettles, Chris Sabo and Billy Hatcher, the Rays' first-base coach.
06-04-2003, 01:16 PM
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Boy, Sammy is catching hell in all the papers and the radio talk shows. Ruined his image. It's a good thing the media likes Sammy. If it were Barry Bonds, they'd be fitting him for a ride in Old Sparky!
06-04-2003, 02:34 PM
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Originally posted by florida gator
Yeah, it was so cold Sammy was sweating like a pig after that bat broke.
Yeah, it was so cold Sammy was sweating like a pig after that bat broke.
Sorry, call me old fashion. But I don't care how many do it or haven't been caught - wrongs wrong!
It would be interesting to know a few facts though:
1. Is it legal to use a corked bat in batting practice?
2. If number one is yes, how many players do that?
3. When is the last time Sammy broke a bat in a game?
4. How often has Sammy broken bats in the last bunch of years?
06-04-2003, 03:28 PM
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ESPN just spent 2 hours on the subject with no concrete conclusion other than..Accident or not-It was wrong-follow the rules-l
No sound discussion on the physics of if it helps or hinders were really conclusive..
Joe Morgan and Bobby Valentine say it won't help..
No sound discussion on the physics of if it helps or hinders were really conclusive..
Joe Morgan and Bobby Valentine say it won't help..
