Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Canada vs Mexico

Mexico's baseball team was clearly wrong.  They were getting beat 10 to 3.  In the 9th inning, a Canadian batter bunts down the 3rd base line,  he gets a base hit.  The 3rd baseman, who failed to make a play, was obviousl frustrated.  He told his pitcher to start throwing at the next batter.  Two close pitches that nearly hit the batter.  The umpire warned the pitcher.  The pitcher then hit the batter with the third pitch.  The benches of both teams emptied.  A brawl ensued.  It was not pretty.  It was ugly.  Alright, maybe the Canadian batter should not have bunted.  It is, however, not in any way against the rules of baseball to bunt at that particular time.  Is it poor sportsmanship to bunt?  Not in my mind.  The batter has that option according to the rules.  The Mexican team was just a bunch of sensitive and proud poor sports.  The next time they play baseball, they need to score more runs than the opposing team, and not act like a bunch of cry babies.

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