View Single Post
Old 10-20-2009, 10:29 PM   #39 (permalink)
BaseballMan
Hall Of Famer
 
BaseballMan's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2002
Posts: 3,535
Thanks: 8
Thanked 90x in 60 posts
Quote:
Originally Posted by His Own Bad Self View Post
The only reason I don't agree is that Wesley lowered his shoulder as he hit Smith. If he'd wrapped him up in an ordinary tackle, I for one would feel a lot more forgiving about it. There was no reason to bring Smith down in the manner that Wesley did.
If he felt he had the legal right to hit the guy and make a play i think the 1 game suspension is fine. Plenty of big hits have been made without being an ordianry tackle. Whether it is legal or not doesnt mean a player is trying to hurt another player. I think people are overreacting. It wasnt that dirty of a hit. It was just an illegal hit. He didnt try and clothesline Smith.

As for going for his head i have to question what video you guys are watching. Nowhere did he bring his arm up to hit Smith in the head. I dont think he was trying to hit Smith helmet to helmet. He just lowered his arm & shoulder into Smith's chest.
An illegal hit yes. Dirty nah. If thats dirty then a lot of past players should be in
prison for assault.
BaseballMan is offline   Reply With Quote