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Gold :lol

He's a freaking dumbass. I loved how he tried to act all innocent like if he didn't do anything. :lol

Dumb bastard.... :glare :

A-Rod called out for interference on strange play in eighth

 

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr., AP Sports Writer

October 20, 2004

NEW YORK (AP) -- Alex Rodriguez was called out for interference when he swatted at Boston pitcher Bronson Arroyo's glove and knocked the ball loose during a play near first base in the eighth inning of Game 6 of the AL championship series Tuesday night.

 

With one out and Derek Jeter on first after his RBI single cut Boston's lead to 4-2, Rodriguez hit a grounder down the first-base line that Arroyo fielded. While Arroyo ran toward Rodriguez to tag him out, the Yankees third baseman stuck out his left hand and slapped at the pitcher's left forearm. Rodriguez knocked Arroyo's glove off his hand and the ball rolled down the right-field line. Jeter came all the way around to score and first-base umpire Randy Marsh ruled Rodriguez safe.

 

``That was unprofessional. That's against the rules,'' Boston's Kevin Millar said. ``If you want to play football, strap on some pads and go play for the Green Bay Packers.'' LOL!! Millar rules!

 

First baseman Doug Mientkiewicz and other Red Sox players argued with Marsh, saying Rodriguez interfered with Arroyo. Boston manager Terry Francona also came out to argue the call, and the six-man umpiring crew -- plate umpire Joe West had a clear view of the play -- convened to discuss it.

 

``I didn't know what the ruling was at first,'' Arroyo said. ``I knew what he had done, but I wasn't sure it was legal. He hit my arm and jolted the ball loose.''

 

According to Section 6.1 of the MLB Umpire Manual, ``While contact may occur between a fielder and runner during a tag attempt, a runner is not allowed to use his hands or arms to commit an obviously malicious or unsportsmanlike act.''

 

The umpires decided to change the call, ruling that Rodriguez was out on interference and Jeter had to go back to first base. Replays clearly showed that Rodriguez intentionally stuck out his hand.

 

``Years ago, that process wasn't used all the time,'' Marsh said. ``It's better for the game, it's better for umpiring, it's better for the league.''

 

According to Rule 2.00 from the Official Baseball Rules, ``If the umpire declares the batter, batter runner, or a runner out for interference, all other runners shall return to the last base that was in the judgment of the umpire, legally touched at the time of the interference.''

 

``The umpires got it right. That's the beauty of it,'' center fielder Johnny Damon said. ``If they got it wrong, who knows what situation we'd be in.''

 

Rodriguez, who reached second base on the play which was originally ruled an error on Arroyo, stood at second with both hands up in apparent disbelief.

 

``I was kind of perplexed by it,'' Rodriguez said. ``I don't know what I was trying to do. I know he was coming and I know that the line is mine. They said I could've run him over, but I went out of my way. Looking back at it, I probably should've just run him over.''

 

The Red Sox went on to win 4-2 and force Game 7 on Wednesday night.

 

Some angry fans in the crowd of 56,128 at Yankee Stadium threw baseballs, empty drinking cups and other trash onto the field and Francona wanted to pull his team off the field.

 

``I wasn't really worried about the trash,'' Arroyo said. ``Trash was the furthest thing from my mind. I was just worried about getting a new ball and pitching to Sheffield.''

 

Yankees manager Joe Torre then came out and argued the call briefly.

 

``Arroyo was in motion, too,'' Torre said. ``It's not like he was just standing there.''

 

The game was delayed for about 10 minutes while the play was sorted out.

 

More objects were thrown onto the field in the top of the ninth inning, and an announcement was made telling fans to not throw anything.

 

Kevin Hallinan, senior vice president of security for the commissioner's office, went on the field and spoke to security personnel. Police officers, wearing helmets, then kneeled shoulder-to-shoulder down both foul lines in an attempt to prevent any further incidents. The officers left the field for the bottom of the ninth.

 

``It was a big momentum changer,'' Rodriguez said. ``I don't want those umpires to meet anymore because every time they meet, it goes against the Yankees.''Boo f***ing Hoo

I thought it was shameful. With all his amazing talent, there is no need to resort to these Jeter-like stunts. He set a bad example for all the young fans who idolize him by acting like nothing happened after he was called out.

I thought it was shameful. With all his amazing talent, there is no need to resort to these Jeter-like stunts. He set a bad example for all the young fans who idolize him by acting like nothing happened after he was called out.

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I'd love to be in that dumbass' shoes...

 

He was out, he tried to knock the ball out of Arroyo, and he was cut big deal. I don't see the guys that clearly know they are out but are called safe by the ump go back to the bench to honor their reality.

 

Don't be hypocritical

What did you want A-Rod to do, seriously? Just take the tag? He was going down the line, it was obvious he was going to get tagged so he did what came naturally, try to jar the ball loose. At least he legged it out down the line and gave it a go. He didn't exactly try and punch the guy in the face or something, he knocked the ball out of the glove. God forbid thats the worse thing he does. After the umps got together and called him out he didn't get in anyone's grill he sat down and took it. He was trying to do what was the best for his team at the time and there isn't anything wrong with that.

He didn't have to "take the tag." He had the option left to him in the rules: Run hard and crash into Arroyo (who would have deserved it, the little bastard). What he did was so ... (ok, I'll say it) ... gay.

He didn't have to "take the tag." He had the option left to him in the rules: Run hard and crash into Arroyo (who would have deserved it, the little bastard). What he did was so ... (ok, I'll say it) ... gay.

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Oh so if he pummeled over Arroyo and gave him a concussion that would have been okay. But slapping him is wrong? It all makes sense now.

Nice to see Millar decided to stick up for his teammates.

 

 

Technically it was the right call. A-Rod was wrong to do it. The fans at the stadium get a free pass because they did not get to see any replay. However ask your father or grandfather and he'll tell you this type of interference was regularly allowed 30, 40, 50 years ago. It's only now being enforced because MLB wants to protect the pitcher, like the NFL with their silly rules against touching the QB, P, K or WR. Had it been Mientkiewicz, and not Arroyo, this wouldn't have been called.

 

And had it been Miguel Cairo, and not the clean-cut $250MM-man who Boston couldn't close the deal with, we wouldn't have forgotten the play by now.

PhishPhan, Do you have any concept that baseball is a game played by RULES, and that some things are ALLOWED and other things are not. This is not a moral debate. It's a rules debate. By the rules, what A-Rod did was wrong. Period.

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Right and that is why he was called out. But calling him an idiot is wrong. If he is an idiot what's that make you? He's the one making $250 million dollars playing a game. I don't quite think you are tugging that aroung in your change purse. He did what he did out of instinct. The whole thing took less than a half a second. He saw the ball, couldn't avoid the tag so he tried to knock it away. Its not like he ran down the line the whole way, fist cocked ready to land a blow right on the glove.

He did what he did out of instinct.

 

Precisely! ... which proves that his instinct is womanly, not manly.

He did what he did out of instinct.

 

Precisely! ... which proves that his instinct is womanly, not manly.

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He couldn't run straight through, he would of had to bulldoze over two guys, look at the pictures. There was Arroyo and another Saux player right infront of him. A-rod was moving to his right and the tag was coming from the left. Would you of rather him cold clocked Arroyo? Or just give up half way down the line a-la ex marllin Cliff Floyd?

It's obvious you have an "affinity" for A-Rod. We'll just leave it at that.

Ha, but no. I don't get why people are just hating on him when about 50% of ball players would have just pulled up taken a soft tag and that is that. He at least instinctively fought,

If he had just kept running through the taghe probably would've A) Legally jarred the ball lose and B) Gotten an obstruction call on Arroyo. He reached out and hit the ball out of Arroyo's glove before contact was made ... that's why he was called out and he cost his team a run.

If he had just kept running through the taghe probably would've A) Legally jarred the ball lose and B) Gotten an obstruction call on Arroyo. He reached out and hit the ball out of Arroyo's glove before contact was made ... that's why he was called out and he cost his team a run.

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..or an obstruction call on Mientkiewicz

 

 

 

How is supposed to go to first with that oaf in the way? There is a reason that he initially missed touching first and had to go back.

If he would have slid head first he would have for sure gotten the obstruction call against Mientkiewicz.

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He should of made it less obvious!

ARod's an idiot

and to complain about it makes him even more of an idiot

ok, what ARod did was wrong....

 

he would have been out anyway so why not try and pull one over the ump's eyes?

 

 

if you aint cheatin, you aint tryin

I didn't really have a problem with what A-Rod did but I had a problem with the fact that he looked gayer than gay taking that swat at Arroyo's glove as he leaned the other way.