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Source: Joe Torre, who oversees on-field operations for MLB, will call Brian Sabean regarding comments made about the Marlins'Scott Cousins.Comment
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the rest of this article could suck, but I'm posting it purely for the first sentence... so good on you Ken Rosenthal
http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/g...-injury-060211Evidently, Brian Sabean has forgotten the final play of the 2003 NL Division Series, when the Giants' J.T. Snow barreled into Marlins catcher Ivan “Pudge” Rodriguez, trying to dislodge the ball.
Evidently, Sabean is unaware of the argument that the Giants’ Buster Posey had his feet in the wrong position, leaving himself vulnerable to his season-ending hit by the Marlins' Scott Cousins.
Evidently, Sabean is suffering from a baseball form of post-traumatic stress disorder.
Everyone who loves the sport is upset by Posey’s injury. Lots of us believe Cousins' hit was misguided. But the Giants general manager went too far Thursday when, in an interview with San Francisco radio station KNBR, he wished for the end of Cousins' career.
“If I never hear from Cousins again and he never plays another game in the big leagues, I think we'll all be happy,” Sabean said.
This was not some knucklehead talk-show caller calling for revenge. This was the general manager of the defending World Series champions, the longest-tenured GM in the sport, sounding almost like an aggrieved mobster.
“(Cousins) chose to be a hero in my mind, and if that's his flash of fame, that's as good as it's going to get, pal,” Sabean said. “We'll have a long memory.
“Believe me, we're talking to (former catcher) Mike Matheny about how this game works. You can't be that out-and-out overly aggressive. I'll put it as politically as I can state it: There's no love lost and there shouldn't be.”
I could maybe understand Sabean's reaction if it occurred in the heat of the moment — the night of Posey's injury or even the day after. But eight days later? Sabean had plenty of time to sort through his emotions.
Instead, he further inflamed the matter as the Giants prepare to host the Rockies this weekend in an important NL West showdown (MLB on FOX, Saturday, 4 p.m. ET).
Commissioner Bud Selig can't be happy with Sabean. The umpires for the remaining Giants-Marlins series — a three-game set in Miami from Aug. 12-14 — might as well issue warnings now.
MLB, WWE, it's all starting to sound the same.
I've got no problem with the Giants being upset. I've got no problem with manager Bruce Bochy lobbying for a change in rules. Baseball should better protect its catchers, not because it was Posey, the reigning NL Rookie of the Year, who got hurt, but because it's the right thing to do.
MLB on FOX's Tim McCarver had a good suggestion — a base runner who hits a catcher near the head should automatically be ejected and fined, his run taken off the board.
FOXSports.com's Jon Paul Morosi also had a sound proposal — a base runner should be called out if he initiates contact with a catcher who is not blocking the plate.
Cousins might have been called out under the McCarver Rule. He certainly would have been called out under the Morosi Rule.
But it is wrong to demonize Cousins for a play that was not outside the present rules, a play that even some Giants said was clean, a play that required an instinctive, split-second base-running decision in the 12th inning of a tie game.
Posey set up in front of home plate, leaving Cousins a lane in which to slide. In retrospect, Cousins should have used that lane. But that's easy for others to say.
Cousins, 26, is a fringe outfielder who is trying to stick in the majors. He did not mean to injure Posey. To call his hit “malicious,” the word Sabean used on KNBR, is overstating his intent considerably.
Ask Snow, the former Giants player who tried to take out Rodriguez in '03.
Like Cousins, Snow simply was trying to help his team win a game.
“The play was clean,” Snow, a part-time coach with the Giants, told the San Francisco Chronicle. “Remember, too, that as soon as Buster went down on one knee, he was in a position to get hit.”
Marlins catcher John Buck told reporters a catcher is taught to keep his left foot straight up the foul line as a throw approaches, then shift his body to the left. Posey did not position himself in such fashion.
His injuries were awful — a broken left fibula and torn ankle ligaments that required surgery. Sabean called it a “horrific experience,” one that Posey is struggling with psychologically. Yet, a good number of people within the sport believe what happened to Posey is part of the game.
I disagree; I want the game to evolve and Posey's misfortune to be a catalyst for change. Sabean's comments, rather than add to the discussion, distracted from it.
Leave Cousins alone.
Fight the proper fight.Comment
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I was the first asshole to bring that up. I get no credit.Comment
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Apparently LoMo has responded to Sabean on xm radio. Here is a transcript of some things he's said.
joecapMARLINS: RT @JimBowdenESPNxm: LoMo called Brian Sabean unprofessional...says he never played in big leagues, says Cousins is getting death threats,
JoeFrisaro: RT @JimBowdenESPNxm: Morrison called Sabean comments ignorant and inappropriate
joecapMARLINS: RT @JimBowdenESPNxm: Morrison thinks that Posey should be a better man and accept Cousins phone call
joecapMARLINS: RT @JimBowdenESPNxm: Logan Morrison called it very immature and unprofessional by Posey, Sabean and the Giants organization Sirius 209/XM 89
joecapMARLINS: RT @JimBowdenESPNxm: LoMo said Giant players have text Cousins 2 tell him clean play....wouldn't say which player, but has 10-12 yrs exp
JCRMarlinsbeat: RT @JimBowdenESPNxm: Logan Morrison said that every other Marlin would have done the exact same thing that Scott Cousins did
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Cousins response
Scott Cousins reacts to Brian Sabean commentsMarlins outfielder Scott Cousins issued the following statement through Matt Sosnick, his San Francisco-based agent, regarding the Brian Sabean’s incendiary comments about his collision with Buster Posey at the plate:
“I hope and believe that Mr. Sabean’s comments were made in the heat of the moment and are based more on his fondness for Buster Posey than on any animosity towards me. This situation is still an open wound for many, including myself. As I have stated previously, nobody outside of Buster feels worse about his injury than I do. I have reached out to Buster to let him know how badly I feel about his being injured during our collision at home plate.
“I do believe, however, that the play was clean and totally within the rules of the game. Explaining over and over that I would never intentionally hurt another player for any reason won’t change the minds of those who doubt my sincerity or intent. I have a responsibility to myself, my teammates, and my organization to play the game hard. This is what has gotten me to the big leagues, and hopefully this is what will keep me here.”
Cousins added that he would not have any further comments on the matter.
Meanwhile, ESPN reported that Joe Torre, MLB’s head disciplinarian, intends to call Sabean, who on his radio show Tuesday made personal, classless comments about Cousins…Comment
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Why is "I suck" all over the place in the Cousins statement.Comment
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I think it's a bug in the copy and paste thing. I'm taking it out.Comment
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Who added the suck after the I's?Comment
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I have no idea. I've had that problem before copying stuff from the Sun-Sentinel. I think it's a bug on their end.Comment
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Guy who showed off on Twitter the fact that he made someone else's job harder by silly immaturity should maybe not call somebody else immature like thatComment
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Is this referring to him calling the front desk and asking for a hug?Comment
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I do not think LoMO has any right to tell Buster to accept an apology from Scott Cousins.Comment
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I think he might be talking about the renter's applicationOriginally posted by Hugg View Post- DaftGod would be expecting a first pitch breaking ball in the dirt because humans love to disappoint him.Comment
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