I’m talking about drawing a line in the sand, Dude. Across this line, YOU DO NOT … wait, what? You mean it’s just these two guys? Ah, never mind.
Vodpod videos no longer available.And there’s a part two. It’s much better. They call Philly fans “the lowest form of humanity” and they call Philly itself “a stinking cesspool.” If I find their address, Philly fans, I’ll let you know:
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Pirates outfielder Starling Marte was hit on the hand by a Jack Flaherty pitch in the fourth inning of Tuesday night’s game against the Cardinals. Rather than take first base, Marte — who came to the plate with a runner on first base — insisted to home plate umpire Bruce Dreckman that the ball hit the knob of the bat, not his hand. Marte was allowed to continue his at-bat, though manager Clint Hurdle came out to discuss the ruling with Dreckman. Marte eventually grounded into a fielder’s choice. He then got caught attempting to steal second base and the Pirates scored zero runs in the inning.
According to Baseball Prospectus, a team that has runners on first and second with no outs is expected to score 1.55 runs. Having a runner on first base with one out yields 0.56 expected runs. Marte essentially cost his team a run by rejecting first base. Oops.
