Comments on: Wednesday Walewanders: Fisticuffs Edition http://www.dailyfungo.com/2009/08/12/wednesday-walewanders-fisticuffs-edition/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:33:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mike McClary http://www.dailyfungo.com/2009/08/12/wednesday-walewanders-fisticuffs-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-64915 Mike McClary Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:19:12 +0000 http://www.dailyfungo.com/?p=2614#comment-64915 I had forgotten about the Tigers/Royals melee, Ed, thanks for mentioning it. If I remember correctly, Weaver's teammates weren't thrilled with his plunking Sweeney. I had forgotten about the Tigers/Royals melee, Ed, thanks for mentioning it. If I remember correctly, Weaver’s teammates weren’t thrilled with his plunking Sweeney.

]]> By: Edward http://www.dailyfungo.com/2009/08/12/wednesday-walewanders-fisticuffs-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-64869 Edward Sun, 16 Aug 2009 07:11:22 +0000 http://www.dailyfungo.com/?p=2614#comment-64869 I'd say the Tigers-Royals one from a few years ago ranks higher than Porcello-Y00K. I think Jeff Weaver was in the middle of that one too, hitting Mike Sweeney. I’d say the Tigers-Royals one from a few years ago ranks higher than Porcello-Y00K. I think Jeff Weaver was in the middle of that one too, hitting Mike Sweeney.

]]> By: Scotsw http://www.dailyfungo.com/2009/08/12/wednesday-walewanders-fisticuffs-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-64825 Scotsw Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:55:32 +0000 http://www.dailyfungo.com/?p=2614#comment-64825 I see the Youkilis/Porcello wrasslin' match got a vote. I should hope it doesn't get another one. I guess if you are a young whipper-snapper, and didn't see any of the others, you might find this week's game most "memorable." But if you saw the ChiSox/Tigers brawl -- and it really was a brawl -- in 2000, you know the bar is pretty high. And that brawl was a double-header, which is uncommon. Good TV. I see the Youkilis/Porcello wrasslin’ match got a vote. I should hope it doesn’t get another one. I guess if you are a young whipper-snapper, and didn’t see any of the others, you might find this week’s game most “memorable.”

But if you saw the ChiSox/Tigers brawl — and it really was a brawl — in 2000, you know the bar is pretty high. And that brawl was a double-header, which is uncommon. Good TV.

]]> By: Jim Craddock http://www.dailyfungo.com/2009/08/12/wednesday-walewanders-fisticuffs-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-64790 Jim Craddock Wed, 12 Aug 2009 21:10:38 +0000 http://www.dailyfungo.com/?p=2614#comment-64790 Yeah, in the last few years, AAA has been the storehouse for the "just-in-case" guys, the vets hooking up on minor league deals, and the prospects getting some final fine-tuning to their game before taking over a regular spot (or after having a particular defficiency exposed in The Show). Yeah, in the last few years, AAA has been the storehouse for the “just-in-case” guys, the vets hooking up on minor league deals, and the prospects getting some final fine-tuning to their game before taking over a regular spot (or after having a particular defficiency exposed in The Show).

]]> By: Kurt http://www.dailyfungo.com/2009/08/12/wednesday-walewanders-fisticuffs-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-64787 Kurt Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:25:58 +0000 http://www.dailyfungo.com/?p=2614#comment-64787 Mike, it seems to me somewhere in the past five years the philosophies changed. Double A is for the prospects, Triple A is for the guys who can't quite cut a major league roster, but are close enough to go up and down. Now that's not a hard and fast statement, some prospects end up there if there's no immediate opening after Double A, or as a final tune-up. But it just seems to me triple-a is full of quadruple-a players. Mike, it seems to me somewhere in the past five years the philosophies changed. Double A is for the prospects, Triple A is for the guys who can’t quite cut a major league roster, but are close enough to go up and down. Now that’s not a hard and fast statement, some prospects end up there if there’s no immediate opening after Double A, or as a final tune-up. But it just seems to me triple-a is full of quadruple-a players.

]]> By: Paul http://www.dailyfungo.com/2009/08/12/wednesday-walewanders-fisticuffs-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-64785 Paul Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:54:53 +0000 http://www.dailyfungo.com/?p=2614#comment-64785 FoxSports Headline: "Brawl Erupts in BoSox Win Over Tigers." If no punches are thrown, can something be called a brawl? Porcello ran, then man-hugged Yuke to the ground and rest stood around hugging looking tough. Baseball and the Tigers have seen much worse. FoxSports Headline: “Brawl Erupts in BoSox Win Over Tigers.” If no punches are thrown, can something be called a brawl? Porcello ran, then man-hugged Yuke to the ground and rest stood around hugging looking tough. Baseball and the Tigers have seen much worse.

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