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Originally Posted by Déjà Bru
Yes, it was not until I read something in today's paper that I realized just how impressive that was. Here is a multi-millionaire star player busting his gut on a play like that (of course, Castillo throwing to 2B instead of home also helped). What a great example for guys like Cabrera and Cano.
You see "T-Bag" (as Russ humorously called him earlier) disliked in various cities around the league for either having left or deciding not to play there, but he is getting the respect. I think I read someplace that he just moved into first place in All-Star balloting for 1B.
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You know, I'm liking Tex the more I watch him and I like his attitude alot. I can kinda see why people may think he has an attitude problem watching him quickly, but he really has a passion for the game and he likes it to be played right. Both times he got upset, was for a reason. Both times it was because something was done twice. Once was the same base runner, running inside the baseline twice in one game. We've all seen what an ugly play that can be, we've seen careers ended from it. So I think it says more for Tex that he has a problem with that because he does not want to be hurt and wants to play the game instead of being injured and collecting his salary for doing nothing.
And you tell me who wouldn't get pissed for being plunked in one game twice, by the same SP which couldn't look anymore intentional.