Welcome to FanIQ!
FanIQ is the ultimate free community for sports fans.
•Talk sports with fans from all over -
1,532,540+ Comments
•Track your game picks -
38,669,933,162+
Sports Predictions
•Prove you know sports -
93,761+
Trivia Questions
•Find fans of your teams -
6,429,880+
New Friends
Today's Best FanIQ Fan Articles
More Fan Articles
More Featured Fan Articles
- Take Polls. Make Predictions.
- Create a Poll
More Polls
-
Best Sports Videos. Powered by Fans.
About the Author - CriticalFanatic
Chicago, IL
Male 28 years old
About Me:
Somehow remain a passionate sports fan despite living and dying with the Chicago Cubs and Michigan State athletics. Born in California, grew up in Michigan and went to college at Miami U (Ohio). All of which have shaped my sports fandom. Also a featured blogger and editor of this fine website you might have heard about called FanIQ.
More Posts by CriticalFanatic
- Zachary Sharples, 12-Year-Old Tampa Bay Rays Fan Gets Suspended From School For 'Rays-Hawk' Haircut
- NFL Picks Week 6: Can Cowboys Defense Stop Kurt Warner?
- Tommy Bowden Should Be Fired After Latest Loss To Wake Forest
- College Football Picks Week 7: Red River Shootout Won't Be Close
- Evander Holyfield Will Box Nikolai Valuev For Heavyweight World Title
Mariners Richie Sexson vs Rangers Kason Gabbard Bench Clearing Fight
9
comments
Richie Sexson Takes Exception To Another Pitch He Can't Hit
5/9/08
We hadn't had a good bench clearing, batter storming the mound fight this year.
Thanks to Richie Sexson's lunacy that's been corrected.
Like these Rangers announcers, you'll have some trouble figuring out why Sexson charges the mound. The pitch doesn't hit him. You'll hear that broadcaster Tom Grieve isn't a big fan:
"That pitch wasn't even close. That pitch is a foot away from him. That is a gutless, 6'7, .200 hitting formerly good player. What a joke."Earlier in the game Mariners' starter Felix Hernandez hit two Rangers - Gerald Laird and Ian Kinsler. The second baseman exchanged a few words with Felix and catcher Johjima.
"If it was 2 feet lower ... it'd have been a strike!"
This pitch above was Kason Gabbard's first pitch in the bottom half of the 4th. So Sexson did what every self-respecting ball player would do ... takes his hard helmet off, and throws it at a pitcher without a similar weapon.
At least Richie realized that was pretty low:
"Throwing the helmet was not good. I know that's not the right way to do it, but at that time I lost it."What did Rangers manager Ron Washington have to say?
"I thought (throwing the helmet) was (expletive). How tall is he, 6-feet-13? And you go run out there on a little guy and throw a helmet. That's just frustration. The guy is a competitor and he got frustrated."Hey, I was just impressed Sexson was actually able to hit Gabbard with the helmet. That should raise his average to just about the Mendoza line.
Rangers 5, Mariners 0
M's brawl, but get shut out for second night in row [Seattle Times]
TODAY'S TOP PICKS ON FANIQ
- Just Another Game Of Musical Ranks 7
- Topic: Rays top Red Sox in 11 innings to tie up the ALCS
- Chase Daniel's Heisman Hopes And Mizzou's National Title Aspirations Just Took A Big Hit
- Since Kevin Boss Isn't Working Out, How About Tony Gonzalez As Shockey's Replacement In NY? 9
- Oscar Nominations For Colt McCoy And Mike Knall; Eye Appointments Scheduled For The Entire Refereeing Crew 9
What is this moment best known as?
|
Take the Trivia Challenge The Miracle on Ice The Golden Moment The Russian Rush The Thrilla in Manila The Nightmare in New York Created by: |
9 comments
















Comment!
Top comment earns 300 Points!