What's up with JOBat taunting us?

[crissfan172]

Tom Bertuzzi, look up the name

Yeah...that's the same thing.

[tinamodotti]

Are boxers charged with assault or battery when they engage in a match? No, it's part of their sport.

This is not a good analogy. There are federal laws governing boxing. It's illegal to put on a boxing match without supervision and sanction by a local authority.

The same is not true of baseball because serious injury is not a routine part of baseball.

It's unlikely, for many reasons, that a pitcher would ever be prosecuted for a HBP, but it's definitely conceivable.

[Stan P]

The Blue Jays are becoming the Seattle Seahawks of baseball. I don't get why they act like they do. They haven't won anything or even made the playoffs in forever. I hate thier snide attitude.

Seattle won a playoff game last season.

[El Gordo]

This is not a good analogy. There are federal laws governing boxing. It's illegal to put on a boxing match without supervision and sanction by a local authority.

The same is not true of baseball because serious injury is not a routine part of baseball.

It's unlikely, for many reasons, that a pitcher would ever be prosecuted for a HBP, but it's definitely conceivable.

The difficulty of prosecuting a pitcher for assault would be demonstrating intent. If you could demonstrate that the pitcher had been instructed to throw at the batter and he agreed to do so, and the batter received an serious injury, than you might be able to. But that would mean team mates and coaches would be testifying against the pitcher. It won't happen.

[Norfolk orioles]

Tom Bertuzzi, look up the name

It's Todd bertuzzi and what he did was a cheap shot and cowardly.

Hitting someone in the ribs with a baseball after they showboat is not a cheap shot, it's relation and its been a part of baseball for decades.

Your example is ridiculous.

[OriolesMagic83]

I missed the O's/Blue Jays game, but caught the replay. I watched what O'Day yelled at Bautista. I can read lips a little bit and it looked like he said "you're going to get hit". Anyone else able to read lips and saw something similar. I doubt Buck will order a pitcher to hit Bautista, but I'm going to predict Bautista gets hit next time he faces O'Day.

[Norfolk orioles]

* retaliation

[GoldGlove21]

There might be a warning to both clubs before the game starts so while I might plunk Bautista I wouldn't have my starter do it for multiple reasons. If he is ejected the pen has to be brought in early and they haven't been great. This would set the Orioles to have issues with a worked pen for the next few games. If the Orioles want retaliation than pick up a win to stop the sweep of the red hot Jays and try to get within a game of first in the AL East. That or get in front by 4+ runs and plunk the crap out of him with the guy on the team that throws the hardest (Hunter) and be prepared for a brawl.

[russ snyder]

It seems to me that Bautista's actions yesterday were a reaction to O'Day showing him up after striking him out on Friday night. Sometimes you give the other guy another reason to play harder when you talk trash. Buatista felt like O'day showed him up on the field, so he responded in kind. I think that this issue is between O'day and Bautista, so I doubt that we'll see any retaliation today. Besides, the Orioles will be more focused on winning today than plunking Bautista.

[mark_beckens]

The difficulty of prosecuting a pitcher for assault would be demonstrating intent. If you could demonstrate that the pitcher had been instructed to throw at the batter and he agreed to do so, and the batter received an serious injury, than you might be able to. But that would mean team mates and coaches would be testifying against the pitcher. It won't happen.

How about fighting in hockey?

[nate22]

Considering the starting pitchers we're facing this weekend, Jose Bautista proves once again that he's the biggest pr*** on the Jays.

[Dark Helmet]

I wouldnt care if Bautista gets hit, but im not going to go as far as saying I hope he gets hit in the head.

I dont like Bautista nor do I like the Blue Jays in general. Starting with Gibbons, who always looks like he just left the bar. What I do hope for, is that Bautista, Encarnacion, and the rest of the roided up cheaters finally get busted. I hate seeing a guy like Bautista strutting around like hes so great when its so obvious to most that he got where he is by cheating.

That said, is Garcia going today? Been out of town. Freddy has a little fire in him, so I wouldnt be shocked to see him back up O'Day l.

[weams]

Figure of speech. They were paper champs- and fell flat- now they're playing well, and are acting like they are world champs.

They will fall again. After today, they will be back in last place. Alone.

[weams]

When Bautista was an Oriole, his team mates were Jason Grimsley, Daniel Cabrera, Buddy Groom, Javy Lopez, Raffy Palmerio, Miggi Tejada, Larry Bigbie, Jay Gibbons, Jerry Hairston, Brian Roberts, Jack Cust, and David Sequi.

What do they all have in common.

[Yardball85]

just because they arn't charged doesnt mean it isn't assault

For the tort of assault, consent is a defense. Players consent to being hit if they are playing the game of baseball. That being said, anything outside the "scope of the

game", such as an intentional HBP in the head, may supersede consent.