Braves up to the same old dirty shenanigans

[yvesdereuter]

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Yes there is some bad blood between Soriano and the Braves, but the Braves aren't dirty. I don't think you've been a Cubs fan for more than 1 year, because this goes beyond last year. I can't remember what started it, maybe it was the Fick play, but I thought it was before then. Its even gotten Glavine to hit guys. If Soriano wouldn't stand over the plate, he wouldn't of gotten hit. I do applaud him for taking it like a man and not wearing a full arm protection like Bonds.

I dont care if you applaud him. Actually, as Ive presented, if he didnt play against the Braves his chances of getting hit drastically decrease. Again its 1 per 7 vs. 1 per 52.

Do they even keep a stat like percentage of being thrown by a particular team???? Your reaching dude.

Anyway you are using an extremely small sample size so how about how many times he was hit the year he played for the Nats when he saw the Braves a lot more.

Its not really small at all because by looking at what happens against every other team, it provides a benchmark for what happens against Atlanta...and considering you already know one of the times game after Soriano hit 3 HRs off of Atlanta, its pretty obvious that something dubious is going on.

The bottom line is, you guys should have let that goat into the stadium.

yawn

Dude, your sample sizes are way to small...you say that Soriano has been hit twice in 52 games this year. Who was the other team that hit him? I'm sure they have accounted for a small % of the games the Cubs have played and yet they account for (gasp) 50% of his HBP...they must have something against him and be dirty.

Look at last year as well. Ive already spelled out the disparity last year and this year.

[p_rushing]

Re: Braves up to the same old dirty shenanigans

I dont care if you applaud him. Actually, as Ive presented, if he didnt play against the Braves his chances of getting hit drastically decrease. Again its 1 per 7 vs. 1 per 52.

That's because most other teams are scared to pitch inside when they have too. The Braves pitch to the outside a lot and if you are standing over the plate, the outside is covered. The Braves therefore pitch him inside so he will backup or get hit. Braves pitchers are taught to never give in, if he doesn't move, then he will continue to get hit and thing like this will happen.

[Pierzynski 12]

Re: Braves up to the same old dirty shenanigans

The Chicago Cubs: Making excuses for 100 years

[av7]

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I don't get why this thread is still going. Braves are not the only team in baseball to throw at someone (not saying they did this time), look at the Sox/Rays having their ongoing disagreements but no one posts about either team up to dirty shenanigans.

Its a lost cause when other cub fans dont agree with the OP.. my .2

[soltrain]

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Braves/Cubs is the biggest rivalry in sports.

[pfunk880]

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This is hilarious.

[dkgojackets]

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one week later and this thread still sucks

[Howie75]

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Now the White Sox are in on it!!! Vasquez just hit Fukudome.

Clearly it was intentional. Those dirty %^*&%(*^%