ubkev Posted June 13, 2016 Report Share Posted June 13, 2016 Pretty sure it wasn't the bat flip that pissed BC off but rather the little dance thing he did before crossing the plate & whatever he said to the catcher. It was this. But anyway, on bat flips: You flip the bat on a walk off, great. You win, everyone goes home. You flip the bat in the middle of the game, you're taking 95mph to your numbers. I know it wasn't brought up, but closers celebrating has rubbed "purists" the wrong way too. I don't get that. They just struck out the side to nail down the game, they're allowed to be jacked up. Umpires who don't let the pitchers police the game irritate me. You hit my cleanup batter with a fastball when he's got 3 RBI and I'm damn sure gonna hit yours. The umps that toss players or dish out warnings before the other team gets their comeuppance are some of the reason that things get dragged out to the next time teams see each other. Let them settle it on that day so we can get on with the season. I've been thrown at, and I've throw at hitters. It's the game. When you get hit, you smile and call the pitcher a rag arm. When you hit a guy, you ask him if he wants your autograph on the bruise. Baseball is awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlueGED Posted June 13, 2016 Report Share Posted June 13, 2016 It was this. But anyway, on bat flips: You flip the bat on a walk off, great. You win, everyone goes home. You flip the bat in the middle of the game, you're taking 95mph to your numbers. I know it wasn't brought up, but closers celebrating has rubbed "purists" the wrong way too. I don't get that. They just struck out the side to nail down the game, they're allowed to be jacked up. Umpires who don't let the pitchers police the game irritate me. You hit my cleanup batter with a fastball when he's got 3 RBI and I'm damn sure gonna hit yours. The umps that toss players or dish out warnings before the other team gets their comeuppance are some of the reason that things get dragged out to the next time teams see each other. Let them settle it on that day so we can get on with the season. I've been thrown at, and I've throw at hitters. It's the game. When you get hit, you smile and call the pitcher a rag arm. When you hit a guy, you ask him if he wants your autograph on the bruise. Baseball is awesome! Any sport where more time is spent standing around doing nothing than in action sucks. *discreetly scans the room* *returns to watching football* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubkev Posted June 13, 2016 Report Share Posted June 13, 2016 Any sport where more time is spent standing around doing nothing than in action sucks. *discreetly scans the room* *returns to watching football* Football: 5 minutes of actual play per 60 minutes. Baseball: 9 innings of non stop awesomeness! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkman Posted June 14, 2016 Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 Yeah, if more people flipped bats and stared down the pitcher after cranking a home run and did fun stuff like that, I'd be a lot more inclined to spend time watching the sport. People get on Curry for turning away as soon as he shoots a 3 pointer, and football players for celebrating touchdowns, but I want more of that. One of my favorite regular season NHL memories is Ovechkin's "stick on fire" celebration.I'm definitely not Curry's biggest fan. These things are partly why: the 1:20 mark specifically. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlueGED Posted June 14, 2016 Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 Playing the Warriors must be just emotionally challenging. Bust your butts to get a 2 pointer, go back the other way and play great team defense only for Thompson to drill an impossibly long 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildCard Posted June 14, 2016 Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 Kevin Love is useless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlueGED Posted June 14, 2016 Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 Kevin Love is useless His financial advisor disagrees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildCard Posted June 14, 2016 Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 (edited) The 3's this team makes aren't even fair. Cavs are playing good defense and the Warriors are just making insane shots His financial advisor disagrees. He's probably from SF Edited June 14, 2016 by WildCard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlueGED Posted June 14, 2016 Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 The 3's this team makes aren't even fair. Cabs are playing good defense and the Warriors are just making insane shots I watch in disbelief. It shouldn't be possible with the regularity they do it. I think that's part of what makes playing them so difficult--other teams you can say "okay so they got hot for a half, they'll cool off, just keep plugging away"...but with the Warriors, you know there's a really good chance they won't cool off because they're just that good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubkev Posted June 14, 2016 Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 The NBA can eat a big bag of.....as far as I'm concerned. But this is a really good game. Seriously, I turned off baseball to watch pro basketball and I don't hate myself for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildCard Posted June 14, 2016 Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 (edited) The NBA can eat a big bag of.....as far as I'm concerned. But this is a really good game. Seriously, I turned off baseball to watch pro basketball and I don't hate myself for it.Oh it's an incredible game. Klay and LeBron are both on pace for 50 tonight. Love is on pace to win Finals LVP Edited June 14, 2016 by WildCard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubkev Posted June 14, 2016 Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 Oh it's an incredible game. Klay and LeBron are both on pace for 50 tonight. Love is on pace to win Finals LVP Kevin Love sucks so bad! Seriously, what happened after UCLA? That's a serious question, as I don't watch the NBA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlueGED Posted June 14, 2016 Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 (edited) Oh it's an incredible game. Klay and LeBron are both on pace for 50 tonight. Love is on pace to win Finals LVP Remember when everyone thought the Warriors were nuts for keeping Klay as untouchable in Love trade talks? Or when Love was the "perfect" stretch-4 to play with LeBron? Welp. Now the Cavs are going to have to sell love for 25 cents on the dollar just to get out from under his contract and spend the money on something moderately useful. Could you imagine having someone as athletic and defensively capable as Wiggins instead of Love/Jefferson? This Cavs team would be so different. For emphasis: Kevin Love has been relegated to bench work in favor of Richard Jefferson, whom I barely even remembered was in the league. Kevin Love sucks so bad! Seriously, what happened after UCLA? That's a serious question, as I don't watch the NBA. He put up massive numbers in Minnesota (was a ~25-12 guy who could shoot the 3). Was a monster. Apparently he's the poster child for what Bill Simmons would call a "good stats bad team guy"--when he dominates the ball and is the best option he's great, but when he's playing second (or third) fiddle, his liabilities (see: Hodgson-esque defense) are rudely exposed. Edited June 14, 2016 by TrueBlueGED Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted June 14, 2016 Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 Remember when everyone thought the Warriors were nuts for keeping Klay as untouchable in Love trade talks? Or when Love was the "perfect" stretch-4 to play with LeBron? Welp. Now the Cavs are going to have to sell love for 25 cents on the dollar just to get out from under his contract and spend the money on something moderately useful. Could you imagine having someone as athletic and defensively capable as Wiggins instead of Love/Jefferson? This Cavs team would be so different. For emphasis: Kevin Love has been relegated to bench work in favor of Richard Jefferson, whom I barely even remembered was in the league. He put up massive numbers in Minnesota (was a ~25-12 guy who could shoot the 3). Was a monster. Apparently he's the poster child for what Bill Simmons would call a "good stats bad team guy"--when he dominates the ball and is the best option he's great, but when he's playing second (or third) fiddle, his liabilities (see: Hodgson-esque defense) are rudely exposed. Jefferson looked good in game 3. No Love was addition by subtraction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlueGED Posted June 14, 2016 Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 Jefferson looked good in game 3. No Love was addition by subtraction. He did. He also looked shot physically 5 years ago, and now he's clearly the better option than a guy who just got a max contract. Crazy how things work out sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildCard Posted June 14, 2016 Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 What a flop by Curry on that previous possession. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlueGED Posted June 14, 2016 Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 (edited) LeBron, in an elimination game, is playing like a destroyer of worlds...yet if the Cavs lose (be it this game or the series later on), someone is going to write about why he keeps losing in the Finals. And my head will explode. Edited June 14, 2016 by TrueBlueGED Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildCard Posted June 14, 2016 Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 This crap of fouling Thompson is just that, crap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlueGED Posted June 14, 2016 Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 This crap of fouling Thompson is just that, crap. I have faith in Adam Silver to fix this sooner than later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyldnwoody44 Posted June 14, 2016 Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 I don't think GS can win tonight without green.... Granted I don't watch bouncyball ever, so idk how true that is... I just like to watch possible championship games in all sports. Even golf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildCard Posted June 14, 2016 Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 Golf is actually really fun to watch. I love watching golf I have faith in Adam Silver to fix this sooner than later.I wonder what that's like, having faith in your commissioner Yeah, Love on Curry is not going to work well for you Cleveland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlueGED Posted June 14, 2016 Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 Varejao's flopping is embarrassing. He looks like old Vlade Divac against prime Shaq. Golf is actually really fun to watch. I love watching golfI wonder what that's like, having faith in your commissionerYeah, Love on Curry is not going to work well for you Cleveland I love watching golf too...when I'm trying to take a nap and can't fall asleep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyldnwoody44 Posted June 14, 2016 Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 GS not really shooting well at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildCard Posted June 14, 2016 Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 Holy Irving, calm down! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubkev Posted June 14, 2016 Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 Kyrie just said "Yeah, we're playing one more!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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