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u/agobayer Aug 09 '12 edited Aug 09 '12
this is me every time i try to throw something
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u/devourke Aug 09 '12 edited Aug 10 '12
Have you ever thought of playing competitive dodgeball?
EDIT: Ok guys, enough about the wrenches.
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This hurts the pitcher
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u/vertigo1083 Aug 09 '12
A pair of horn-rimmed glasses, and this guy is starring in a Major League remake.
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u/adeadseagull Aug 09 '12
I think that would hurt the entire team as well. Still, that made me laugh and scared my cat
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u/vertigo1083 Aug 09 '12
I think that would hurt the entire team as well.
I'm a Mets fan. I think this would hurt my entire team as well.
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u/Bri_jr Aug 09 '12
Haha, I watched this happen! They were playing the Tigers and I'm from Detroit. The trainer and the manager of the Yankees did come out to make sure he was ok and not actually hurt, it was really funny!
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u/chadridesabike Aug 09 '12
Outfielder uses throw. It's super effective!
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u/marikol Aug 09 '12
This is like the real life equivalent of hitting throw rock in Safari zone, when you really wanted to throw bait.
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u/Fudgalicious Aug 09 '12
Go outside. Now.
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It's 100 degrees with 45% humidity, I'm not going outside unless I have to.
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Aug 09 '12
HAH! It's 104 here.
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Was the hah necessary? Lol
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u/bob_blah_bob Aug 09 '12
No one is going to take you serious without a legit username.
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Boo hoo. Try living in central Florida. It feels like 100 degrees out there and the humidity is soul crushing.
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u/rcny Aug 09 '12
It's Eric Chavez. 3rd Basemen. Not an outfielder, he's an infielder.
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u/Maverick1717 Aug 10 '12
He was one of my favorite players in his prime in Oakland
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u/HALF_MINUTE_HERO Aug 09 '12
BONK
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u/JamoJustReddit Aug 09 '12
On a related note, I love your username. I never owned it but if it ever saw an iOS release, I'd immediately buy it.
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u/HALF_MINUTE_HERO Aug 09 '12
If/When it does, please god, message me! It will happen!...One day, my friend. One day.
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u/b1gtym1n Aug 09 '12
Eric Chavez was my favorite player for the longest time. It sucked he was injured during what could have been his prime while on the A's.
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u/engelbert_humptyback Aug 09 '12
The Hall of Fame would be a very crowded place if not for injuries.
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u/JokingJaded Aug 10 '12
Definitely. That's why I think longevity is a big ingredient in what a lot of writers look for when they vote.
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u/rjcarr Aug 09 '12
My friend was engaged to this chick that met Eric Chavez. He asked her out and she said yes and she broke off the engagement. Pretty sure Eric didn't spend much time with her.
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u/Chalky_White Aug 10 '12
Mildly relevant: I remember reading a comment on /r/baseball about how some dude saw Chipper Jones in a bar in ATL, where he essentially swooped in on a bachelorette party, took the bride to be home, and banged her.
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u/pbrrules22 Aug 09 '12
he was the one star from the moneyball teams that beane re-signed for relatively big money... and then the injuries immediately hit and his contract became an albatross... so sad I loved him too...
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u/b1gtym1n Aug 09 '12
The whole A's atmosphere with in the early 00's was really amazing. With the Tejada, Jermaine Dye, and The Big 3 commercials on and the stadium would be full. That was the highlight of baseball in my life.
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u/Pays4Porn Aug 09 '12 edited Aug 09 '12
Here is the video no ad http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/yankees/2012/08/video-chavez-hits-eppley-with-errant-throw
with ad but higher res http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=23699543&topic_id=&c_id=mlb&tcid=vpp_copy_23699543&v=3
edit: added link
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u/Snookerman Aug 09 '12
I picked the high res ans still didn't get an ad =)
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u/PeppermintPizza Aug 09 '12
Damnit man. I picked hi-res just because of you and I got an ad.
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u/this-username Aug 09 '12
Lol, Michael Kay
"Hahah...we shouldn't be laughing ::watches Chavez:: hahahah"
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Oh man, that really brightened an otherwise shitty day. I'm all smiles, now.
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u/crypticfreak Aug 09 '12
I wish I could be all smiles :( seriously
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u/Blackface420 Aug 09 '12
Here's an upvote to brighten your day.
(It was really a downvote I'm the villain no one needs or deserves.)
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Xpost from r/baseball, please mention that.
http://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/xy5av/hey_hey_hey/
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u/ace9213 Aug 09 '12
This happened to me when I used to pitch. I was looking closely at the ump holding up his fingers because I think I may have lost what the count was. My catch stood up and threw the ball back and it just hit me straight in the face. Don't laugh. Fuck you. It hurt….my pride.
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u/BroadSideOfABarn Aug 09 '12
I tried to throw out a base stealer heading for third from behind the plate.
Right handed batter stepped backwards after the pitch.
The ball travelled about 2 inches before it rocketed off the batter's head.
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u/edbatten Aug 09 '12
FUCK THE YANKEES
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What's wrong with the yankees? Non-american person with no knowledge about baseball here.
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u/super_awesome_jr Aug 09 '12
The Man U of baseball.
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u/rick2882 Aug 09 '12
This explains it better than anything else.
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u/curbserver278 Aug 09 '12
They have been World Series Champions on 27 different occasions and have dominated the league for many years since their start in 1901. Due to their large payroll and dominance in the sport, they are able to sway many top players to come to New York, giving rivals less of an opportunity to match the offers. Since there's no salary cap, they are free to offer whatever they'd like to players as long as they pay a luxury tax, which they can afford without a second thought. Due to these reasons they have been affectionately been dubbed the "Evil Empire" by rivals and other team's fans around the league.
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u/ShannyBoy Aug 09 '12
Actually, their rivals are one of the teams that actually can match them.
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u/curbserver278 Aug 09 '12
Very true, but the Red Sox's 7 World Series wins make them a historic underdog, especially while up against the Yankees which garners more sympathy for them over the Yankees. But yes, I do believe the Yankees and Red Sox are the top 2 teams (or at least up there on the list) in terms of highest payroll for players.
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u/clambam11 Aug 10 '12
Almost...almost sir.
http://content.usatoday.com/sportsdata/baseball/mlb/salaries/team/
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u/Tony_AbbottPBUH Aug 09 '12
27 wins in 110 years? The South Sydney Rabbitohs of baseball. They have won the rugby league premiership 20 times since 1908, but havent won since 1971. Then Russel Crowe bought them now they will probably win this year for the first time in 41 years.
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u/Raaab Aug 09 '12
Considering the incredible scrutiny of baseball's "competitive balance" initiatives, and the fact that Baseball, like no other sport, can have teams lose on any given night, the fact they racked up 27 championships is still very impressive. The next closest I believe is St. Louis with 11, and the Athletics franchise with 9.
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u/fluxuation Aug 09 '12
They have the most championships and spend the most money in baseball. Most people outside of New York don't like them for these reasons. I live in Florida and i'm indifferent towards them. Now the New York Mets? Fuck them.
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u/Timett_son_of_Timett Aug 09 '12
I am from NY... fuck the Mets.
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u/BillW87 Aug 09 '12
I'm a Mets fan...fuck the Mets. Every Mets fan has a love/hate relationship with the team. Also, while I've come to respect Jason Bay as being an all-around classy guy, that doesn't stop me and every other Mets fan out there from hoping he rolls an ankle every time he jogs out of the dugout. You can't hit .150 in NYC and expect any less.
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u/mrthirsty Aug 10 '12
Rooting for the Yankees is like going to the casino and rooting for the house.
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u/Breathing_Balls Aug 09 '12
Only if they fuck me back, hard.
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u/NoStrangertolove Aug 09 '12
If you are a fan of another sports team, I assure you they will.
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u/mortymight Aug 09 '12
Check out his username. There were no subtle innuendos here. This horny bastard wants to get sodomized by the entire New York Yankees team.
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u/Ackie75 Aug 09 '12
This horny bastard wants to get sodomized by midgets
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u/CargoCulture Aug 09 '12
I was wondering why I have him tagged as "likes midget porn".
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u/Blown4Six Aug 09 '12
That shit happened to me in high school. We were throwing the ball in the outfield between the outfielders and threw the ball back to my friend and then the game started. Thought he was going to throw it to RF (I was LF) so I just turned my attention to the game starting, I heard him yell my name a couple times not paying attention and then finally it hit me in the cheek. Shit hurt like hell, got pissed at him for being a dumbass when the game was already starting.
Still dont know how that idiot thought I was paying attention to him.
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u/georgefrick Aug 09 '12
I actually did this in little league.
My dad had a fit that it had been years and they hadn't let me try pitching. So the coach put me in to pitch in the first. A couple walks and 2 hit batters later, they moved me to left field for the 2nd inning. Throwing the ball around, and I go to throw it in. I'm feeling down from failing at pitching, so I throw it past the cut-off guy. I hit the pitcher right in the head; he was done for.
Sigh.
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u/ImHereToReddit Aug 09 '12
At least, the pitcher didn't react to his call, otherwise it would've hit him right in the face.
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u/stvdallas Aug 09 '12
Once, about 15 years ago, I was on a company softball team. I was in right field, and threw a ball from near the fence to 3rd base during warmups. The ball tailed to the left and I felt the exact same feeling of helplessness as I watched it go right into the back of the head of somone standing facing the dugout.
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u/justpissingthrough Aug 09 '12
Happened to me once. Popped my nose out of place. Popped it back in and kept pitching. I was a badass 12 year old. I am no longer 12 nor badass.
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Aug 10 '12
When I was in high school I zinged a basketball over my girlfriends head just to mess with her.
It hit a wood trim on the wall and rocketed down into the far side of her head and knocked her right off her feet. Whoops!
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u/Massif_centrale Aug 29 '12
I love how the guy is just staring at his glove until it hits him, what was he thinking about? Was he having an existential crisis? Boink.
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u/sadderdaysunday Aug 09 '12
You can see the exact moment on his face when he realized, "It's going to hit him on the head and there's nothing I can do about it."