Can anyone post the Andres Galarrage fight vs Cook.. I have looked and can't seem to find it.

Huh? What are they coaches somewhere? Galaraga retired a few years ago. Are you talking about the Cook who used to play for the Marlins? I'm sure he's retired by now too.

Huh? What are they coaches somewhere? Galaraga retired a few years ago. Are you talking about the Cook who used to play for the Marlins? I'm sure he's retired by now too.

 

 

They started a blench clearing incident in 1997.

Huh? What are they coaches somewhere? Galaraga retired a few years ago. Are you talking about the Cook who used to play for the Marlins? I'm sure he's retired by now too.

 

 

They started a blench clearing incident in 1997.

 

I believe that was Kevin Brown. And I'm not 100% it was Galaraga. Kevin had given up what is still the longest HR at Joe Robbie to Galaraga and then plunked someone. The batter charged the mound, Bobby Bonilla intercepted and tackled the guy, and the benches cleared.

 

Is that the incident you are talking about? I was there but I'm a little hazy on the specifics.

Good luck finding something 13 years old. YouTube doesn't have it?

Huh? What are they coaches somewhere? Galaraga retired a few years ago. Are you talking about the Cook who used to play for the Marlins? I'm sure he's retired by now too.

 

 

 

BTW Funny sig. Let's try another one along those lines.....

 

The common cold. Even Gaby can catch it.

Good luck finding something 13 years old. YouTube doesn't have it?

 

MLB is really good at taking down copyrighted footage from Youtube. Most of the stuff you see on there is really short or edited to hell to comply with fair use.

 

You won't find this footage unless you know someone who has it on a 13 year old VHS tape or MLB releases it themselves publicly.

What about CapeFish? Doesn't he work for FSN? He works somewhere in the sports media industry I think. Maybe he could help?

 

That game might be on ESPN classic one day or MLB network(do they show old games?). But the fight would probably be edited out.

http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kpMVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-AoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2126%2C182212

 

 

 

This happened in June of 1997. It's unlikely you'll find video of this on the Internet.

 

Why don't you try emailing Rich & Tommy (do they still do that Tuesday thing)? Maybe they'll get curious themselves and dig it up.

Huh? What are they coaches somewhere? Galaraga retired a few years ago. Are you talking about the Cook who used to play for the Marlins? I'm sure he's retired by now too.

 

 

 

BTW Funny sig. Let's try another one along those lines.....

 

The common cold. Even Gaby can catch it.

 

One of these players is Emilio Bonifacio, and the other is Gaby Sanchez. Can you figure out who is who?

A. 14 errors in 213 chances. .610 OPS

B. 1 error in 101 chances. .929 OPS

 

So easy, even BroncoBob can do it (well, maybe).

I have a picture somewhere of the two that was in Baseball Weekly, its probably in storage but if I get a chance I'll see if I can find it.

http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kpMVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-AoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2126%2C182212

 

 

 

This happened in June of 1997. It's unlikely you'll find video of this on the Internet.

 

Why don't you try emailing Rich & Tommy (do they still do that Tuesday thing)? Maybe they'll get curious themselves and dig it up.

 

 

The original post was right. It was Dennis Cook that got charged. Nice call, and better memory than mine.

Huh? What are they coaches somewhere? Galaraga retired a few years ago. Are you talking about the Cook who used to play for the Marlins? I'm sure he's retired by now too.

 

 

 

BTW Funny sig. Let's try another one along those lines.....

 

The common cold. Even Gaby can catch it.

 

One of these players is Emilio Bonifacio, and the other is Gaby Sanchez. Can you figure out who is who?

A. 14 errors in 213 chances. .610 OPS

B. 1 error in 101 chances. .929 OPS

 

So easy, even BroncoBob can do it (well, maybe).

 

 

How are those IF throwing errors coming along? How many times does Gaby have to replaced for defensive purposes late in the game before his fan base takes notice? How long had Boni been playing 3B in his entire career and how long has Gaby been playing 1B in his? Can't see how those stats, which most say don't show the whole story anyway, show them. To me that comparison is apples and oranges. But if it makes you feel better, please continue.

 

I don't think if you are going to be leading MLB in something it should be errors. I long for the days when you didn't have to throw a strike to 1B to know it was going to be caught. Guess I'm alone on those two things.

So the Marlins lead the majors in errors because of Gaby?

 

Man, he's been effecting our suck since 06!

Serious question, Bob.

 

Given what you've seen from Gaby and Bonifacio, who would you rather start?

Pretty much all of our players execept for Cody Ross are worthless. Their defense is so bad that their offensive performace can't possibly make up for it.

Huh? What are they coaches somewhere? Galaraga retired a few years ago. Are you talking about the Cook who used to play for the Marlins? I'm sure he's retired by now too.

 

 

 

BTW Funny sig. Let's try another one along those lines.....

 

The common cold. Even Gaby can catch it.

 

One of these players is Emilio Bonifacio, and the other is Gaby Sanchez. Can you figure out who is who?

A. 14 errors in 213 chances. .610 OPS

B. 1 error in 101 chances. .929 OPS

 

So easy, even BroncoBob can do it (well, maybe).

 

 

How are those IF throwing errors coming along? How many times does Gaby have to replaced for defensive purposes late in the game before his fan base takes notice? How long had Boni been playing 3B in his entire career and how long has Gaby been playing 1B in his? Can't see how those stats, which most say don't show the whole story anyway, show them. To me that comparison is apples and oranges. But if it makes you feel better, please continue.

 

I don't think if you are going to be leading MLB in something it should be errors. I long for the days when you didn't have to throw a strike to 1B to know it was going to be caught. Guess I'm alone on those two things.

It's not really Gaby that they are replacing defensively... he's moreso the odd man out when they bring in Barden at 3rd and move Cantu to 1st. They are making that move to improve the D at 3rd and sliding Cantu over to 1st to keep him in the game (because of his tenure/bat).

 

I can't think of a time this season Wes Helms or someone was brought in after the 7th inning to replace Gaby for defensive purposes.

Yeah, the argument could absolutely be made that Fredi's defensive replacements are to shore up 3rd more so than 1st. Gaby gets pushed out because you aren't going to bench a 30 HR, 100 RBI guy. That doesn't happen.

Ahhh, I remember this! Looking back at the Herald's coverage of the day really says a lot about the steroid era and the national craze for long homeruns.

 

Enjoy

 

MARLINS, HR BALL TAKE A BEATING \ 529-FOOT SLAM BY GALARRAGA LEADS ROCKIES

Miami Herald, The (FL) - Sunday, June 1, 1997

Author: GREGG DOYEL Herald Sports Writer

 

One Marlins pitcher gave up the longest home run in years to Rockies first baseman Andres Galarraga , while another triggered a benches-clearing brawl by hitting Galarraga four innings later.

 

Other than that, the Marlins left 13 runners on base, walked six batters, hit two more, committed three errors and suffered an altogether ugly 8-4 loss Saturday to the Rockies.

 

Well, at least the game wasn't on national television.

 

Oops.

 

Yes, it was.

 

``We just didn't play very good,'' Marlins Manager Jim Leyland said.

 

No, but the Marlins gave the Fox audience and the Pro Player Stadium crowd of 35,032 something different to watch.

 

Where do you begin? With Galarraga .

 

Where do you end? Galarraga .

 

The Big Cat was swinging The Big Bat in the fourth, when he launched a 529-foot shot to left for a grand slam and a 7-0 lead off struggling Marlins ace Kevin Brown . The Big Cat later was in the middle of The Big Spat when he charged Marlins reliever Dennis Cook, who hit Galarraga with an eighth-inning pitch that players in both clubhouses conceded had a purpose.

 

The purpose? Sticking up for Marlins franchise player Gary Sheffield, who was hit by a Kevin Ritz pitch in the seventh.

 

``You have to look at it that way,'' Sheffield said. ``My teammate's got my back, and it makes you feel good.''

 

It didn't make Galarraga , or his left elbow -- which absorbed the pitch -- feel good.

 

``Believe me I don't like to fight with anybody,'' Galarraga said. ``I know sometimes teams try to pitch you inside, and sometimes it's difficult to say whether it's intentional or not. But there's no question he threw at me.''

 

Not true, Cook said. Cook also disputed Rockies Manager Don Baylor's assertion that he overheard someone in a Marlins uniform say, ``What does Galarraga expect after hitting a ball nine miles?''

 

``I was just trying to pitch him inside, because he's been extending his arms,'' Cook said. ``I couldn't care less if he hit it 10 miles. No one in this league is going to hit someone for hitting a long home run. That's ridiculous.''

 

The Rockies weren't surprised that the normally mild-mannered Galarraga went after Cook after being hit for the sixth time this season.

 

``It was 100 percent justified,'' Rockies pitching coach Frank Funk said. ``You can only take so much when your livelihood is at stake.''

 

Brown hit Rockies outfielder Ellis Burks, like Sheffield an MVP candidate last season, in the third inning, but no one said that had anything to do with the events that followed.

 

Galarraga 's home run and the ensuing brawl removed the spotlight from Brown (5-3), who suffered his worst outing since 1994. He allowed seven runs and nine hits in five innings.

 

Despite playing sloppy defense and leaving runners on base throughout the game, the Marlins had a chance to tie the score in the ninth with the bases loaded and Jeff Conine at bat. Conine tied the score Friday night with a solo home run in the ninth, but he couldn't duplicate the feat Saturday, striking out. Gregg Zaun then popped out to end the game.

 

`` Kevin Brown had a rare bad day, and we didn't play well,'' Leyland said. ``We still had a shot there at the end. It just didn't work out.''

 

Brown didn't have his typical stuff, but he wasn't above using any part of his body to try to get the Rockies out. In the third inning, he tried to knock down Vinny Castilla's grounder with his right foot, but the ball rolled into center to score two runs for a 3-0 Colorado lead.

 

In the fifth, Brown stuck up his pitching hand to stop a grounder by Kevin Ritz (5-4), but succeeded only in deflecting it for an infield single.

 

The Marlins had no luck in this particular area all game. Jim Eisenreich lost an RBI, and Florida a run, in the fifth when his single up the middle glanced off the foot of second-base umpire Randy Marsh, who was on the infield grass. Edgar Renteria scored from second, but was told by umpires to return to third base, their argument being that a runner can advance only one base if ball hits an umpire inside the bases.

 

Renteria left in the eighth with a mild left-knee sprain but was believed to be OK after collapsing in the third inning on an attempted steal.

 

CUTLINES

 

NURI VALLBONA / Herald Staff AFTERMATH: The Rockies' Andres Galarraga is congratulated by Eric Young after hitting his mammoth home run Saturday.

 

NURI VALLBONA / Herald Staff GRAND DAY'S UGLY MOMENT: The Rockies' Andres Galarraga brings down Marlins pitcher Dennis Cook in the eighth inning Saturday after a Cook pitch struck Galarraga in the left elbow. Marlins players Bobby Bonilla, on top of Galarraga , and Gregg Zaun, left, try to separate them.

 

HOW FAR IS IT?

 

529 feet is:

 

* Far enough to make Galarraga the Dolphins' third-leading rusher last season.

 

* Nearly three times the height of Pro Player Stadium (188 feet).

 

* 9-1/2 JumboTRONs stacked on top of each other.

 

* About 1/10th of a mile.

 

* Still nowhere near Tiger Woods' class. Woods drives about 294 yards, leaving Galarraga 118 yards short.

 

BACK, BACK, BACK, BACK . . . BIG CAT HITS 529-FOOT BLAST

Miami Herald, The (FL) - Sunday, June 1, 1997

Author: GREGG DOYEL Herald Sports Writer

 

Clouds immediately gathered over the spot that marked one of the longest measured home runs in baseball history. It was unclear whether the clouds were meteorologically affected by Andres Galarraga 's 529-foot rainbow Saturday at Pro Player Stadium -- or whether they just wanted to see the spot for themselves.

 

The Marlins' 8-4 loss to the Rockies featured 26 runners left on base, 24 hits, three errors, three hit batters and one benches-clearing brawl . . . but did you see Galarraga 's home run?

 

A ball hit that far should be worth more than one run, and in this case it was. It came with the bases loaded off struggling Marlins starter Kevin Brown in the fourth inning.

 

``I'd rather not relive it,'' Brown said when asked about the homer.

 

Galarraga 's grand slam was the longest home run at Pro Player Stadium by almost 50 feet, eclipsing Pete Incaviglia's 482-foot shot last May off Al Leiter. It was the longest home run in baseball in years, exceeded only by a handful of blasts that include Mickey Mantle's 565-footer at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C., in 1953 and Reggie Jackson's 537-footer during the 1971 All-Star Game at Tiger Stadium. The longest home run this season had been Mark McGwire's 514-footer April 20 in Detroit. McGwire and Galarraga are the only players to hit home runs over 500 feet since all homers started to be measured in 1992.

 

``He hit it to the moon,'' said Rockies outfielder Admin Walker of Galarraga .

 

In the dugout, Rockies Manager Don Baylor said, the feeling was ``disbelief.''

 

``Some guys probably couldn't hit it there from second base,'' Baylor said.

 

Galarraga 's home run originally was measured at 573 feet by one stadium official based on a printed sheet of paper called a ``trajectory scenario'' prepared years ago by another stadium official, which assumed the ball landed 30 rows up in section 413. After that figure was met with scoffs, stadium officials determined the ball actually landed on the 20th row and settled on 529 feet.

 

Marlins third baseman Bobby Bonilla admired the shot.

 

``If I'm a pitcher, I'd want to give up one like that,'' Bonilla said. ``Forget just making it over the fence. Give me some distance.''

 

Galarraga did it with a broken left hand.

 

Here's something else to chew on: If Galarraga had hit that ball at Coors Field, where the altitude is said to produce 9 percent more distance, it would have gone 577 feet. On Monday, Galarraga hit one of the longest ever at Coors Field against the Cardinals, a blast that landed on a refreshment stand in left 469 feet away. The longest at Coors is a 483-footer by Ray Lankford of St. Louis.

 

A handful of tickets remain for today's game, the finale of the four-game series, and any fan considering coming to the ballpark might want to consider this: Galarraga has hit a home run in each of the first three games, with increasing distance each time -- 451, 455 and 529 feet. That's an average of 478 feet.

 

NO CHEAP SHOTS' IN COOK- GALARRAGA BRAWL

Miami Herald, The (FL) - Sunday, June 1, 1997

Author: GREGG DOYEL Herald Sports Writer

 

Dennis Cook saw a 6-3, 245-pound body -- an angry body -- hurtling toward him and one thought registered on his brain.

 

``Hope he doesn't kill me.''

 

Cook was referring to Andres Galarraga , who charged the mound after being hit in the eighth inning by a Cook pitch -- four innings after Galarraga hit a 529-foot home run off Kevin Brown , and one inning after Marlins star Gary Sheffield was hit by a Kevin Ritz pitch.

 

Cook's safety was taken care of by 6-4, 240-pound Bobby Bonilla, who rushed from third base to tackle Galarraga after Cook sidestepped the oncoming Big Cat, grabbed him around the waist and held on for dear life.

 

``I didn't want the Big Cat killing Cookie,'' Bonilla said. ``That's a big boy. I just wanted to make sure he didn't get out of control.''

 

The normally jovial and supremely friendly Galarraga has been telling teammates for weeks he was about to snap. He has been hit six times this season, and is playing with a broken left hand from being hit last month.

 

Bonilla and Galarraga disappeared in the scrum of Marlins and Rockies, and order was restored after about five minutes. Bonilla said it was a clean brawl, as far as brawls go. ``There were no cheap shots,'' he said. ``That was nice. Because if someone had hit me . . . oh, man.''

 

On the periphery, 6-3, 220-pound Marlins pitcher Rick Helling pulled 6-3, 225-pound Rockies outfielder Admin Walker from the pile. Rockies outfielder Dante Bichette and Marlins pitcher Alex Fernandez -- two more big bodies -- grabbed each other. Marlins catcher Gregg Zaun and Rockies second baseman Eric Young seemed to go at it briefly, with words if not fists.

 

Of Helling's choice to grab Walker, Bonilla said: ``Helling's one of our strongest players. He's got thighs the size of the Twin Towers.''

White, Castillo rest aches

 

Center fielder Devon White (knee) and second baseman Luis Castillo (heel), recently activated from the disabled list, rested their ailments Saturday.

 

White's day off was planned. ``I told him [Friday] night he wouldn't play [saturday], coming off the surgery and playing 12 innings, and it turns out he's a little sore,'' Marlins Manager Jim Leyland said.

 

Castillo's situation is more murky. ``It's a mystery to me,'' Leyland said. ``Your guess is as good as mine. One play he's perfectly fine, one play he's not. At one point he ran 3.9 seconds home to first, and the next it looked like he could hardly move. We had a doctor look at him after the game, and he said [Castillo] is A-OK.''

 

Leyland wanted to give Bonilla a day off to rest his battered legs, but not with the game on national television. ``He really wants to play,'' Leyland said. ``But I do need to give him a day off.''

 

Conine: Sorry

 

Marlins first baseman Jeff Conine nearly hit first-base umpire Harry Wendelstedt Jr. in the head with his batting helmet Friday after bouncing the helmet off the ground in disgust after grounding out in the 10th.

 

``We had a conversation,'' Conine said. ``And I apologized.''

 

Remembering Wehner

 

Utility player John Wehner was designated for assignment to make room for White coming off the DL, a move that saddened Leyland, who also managed Wehner with the Pirates and likes him for more than his playing ability.

 

``That broke my heart. He was absolutely perfect for this team,'' Leyland said. ``He's a winner. He's special. He didn't play real well, but he's a special guy. They tell me he's a pretty good card player.''

 

Buck up, Skipper. Unless a team claims Wehner for its major-league roster -- an unlikely proposition -- he will return to Triple A Charlotte by the middle of next week.

Huh? What are they coaches somewhere? Galaraga retired a few years ago. Are you talking about the Cook who used to play for the Marlins? I'm sure he's retired by now too.

 

 

They started a blench clearing incident in 1997.

 

I believe that was Kevin Brown. And I'm not 100% it was Galaraga. Kevin had given up what is still the longest HR at Joe Robbie to Galaraga and then plunked someone. The batter charged the mound, Bobby Bonilla intercepted and tackled the guy, and the benches cleared.

 

Is that the incident you are talking about? I was there but I'm a little hazy on the specifics.

 

 

 

http://news.google.c...g=2126%2C182212

 

 

 

This happened in June of 1997. It's unlikely you'll find video of this on the Internet.

 

Why don't you try emailing Rich & Tommy (do they still do that Tuesday thing)? Maybe they'll get curious themselves and dig it up.

 

 

The original post was right. It was Dennis Cook that got charged. Nice call, and better memory than mine.

 

Yeah, I did mean Dennis Cook but my memory isn't that good. I was 7 years old when this occurred, I just googled it looking for any video footage.

Huh? What are they coaches somewhere? Galaraga retired a few years ago. Are you talking about the Cook who used to play for the Marlins? I'm sure he's retired by now too.

 

 

 

BTW Funny sig. Let's try another one along those lines.....

 

The common cold. Even Gaby can catch it.

 

One of these players is Emilio Bonifacio, and the other is Gaby Sanchez. Can you figure out who is who?

A. 14 errors in 213 chances. .610 OPS

B. 1 error in 101 chances. .929 OPS

 

So easy, even BroncoBob can do it (well, maybe).

 

 

How are those IF throwing errors coming along? How many times does Gaby have to replaced for defensive purposes late in the game before his fan base takes notice? How long had Boni been playing 3B in his entire career and how long has Gaby been playing 1B in his? Can't see how those stats, which most say don't show the whole story anyway, show them. To me that comparison is apples and oranges. But if it makes you feel better, please continue.

 

I don't think if you are going to be leading MLB in something it should be errors. I long for the days when you didn't have to throw a strike to 1B to know it was going to be caught. Guess I'm alone on those two things.

 

 

So was this a serious post?

Haha the reporter using Tiger Woods and a 294 yard drive as a comparison of length as if that was absolutely HUGE. Then came along the Bubba Watson's of the 21st century...