Bonds Arm Armor

BBMarley · Post by **BBMarley** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 2:11 pm

Interesting read.... Not sure I agree 100%- but there are some really interesting points in here.

Another way he cheats?

WolverineSteve · Post by **WolverineSteve** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 10:31 pm

It's not cheating if he's permitted to use it.

Adelpiero · Post by **Adelpiero** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 11:22 pm

bob gibson would put a baseball right between his ears, then knock the body armor off his next at bat. then when pumpkin head came out to the mound he would of knocked him the fuck out.

pitchers are pussies and the league is bigger pussies.

the head of punishment is a douchbag, talk about a fucking hypocrite.

the whole league is fool of pussies and crybabies. thank the collusion ruling for that, it gave the players association absolute power, look, the game is run with roiders and cheaters and they dont do a thing about it. they make nefi perez the villain :roll:

Mister Bushice · Post by **Mister Bushice** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 11:41 pm

Mace wrote:
WolverineSteve wrote:It's not cheating if he's permitted to use it.
No, but it does make it unfair if other players are denied the same armor.

Mace

Are they? I thought they could apply with a doctors slip.

The armor was intended to protect an elbow that had been hit repeatedly. Whether or not people like it I'm pretty sure that if he takes that armor off, the first pitch he sees will be on the elbow.

I find it hard to believe that MLB would allow a design that would enhance the swing. Someone would have complained by now.

Mister Bushice · Post by **Mister Bushice** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 12:14 am

Yeah, you have a point, but I don't think it's a bonds issue as much as it is a players union one. If MLB made any one of those allowed to wear armor take it off, the union would raise a stink and as they usually do, win.

Plus, if he IS crowding the plate why don't they just plunk him on the hip, wrist, or the arm? That armor doesn't cover every place, just the elbow.

Toss it close enough in on him up out of the strike zone and he'd have to back off.

I can imagine it would still sting quite a bit if a 93mph heater hit him there, anyway.

WolverineSteve · Post by **WolverineSteve** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 5:10 pm

Adelpiero wrote:bob gibson would put a baseball right between his ears, then knock the body armor off his next at bat. then when pumpkin head came out to the mound he would of knocked him the fuck out.

No freaking way!! Gibson's got to be in his 70's by now. I doubt he could bring the heater like he did in his prime. And if Barry charged the mound Gibby could fend him off with his cane. Who'd be the cheater then huh?

Goober McTuber · Post by **Goober McTuber** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 6:12 pm

I think Gibson could handle his own business, whether pitching:

Gibson maintained this image even into retirement. In 1992, an Old-Timers' game was played at Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego as part of the All-Star Game festivities, and Reggie Jackson hit a home run off Gibson. When the 1993 edition of the game was played, the 57-year-old Gibson threw the 47-year-old Jackson a brushback pitch. The pitch was not especially fast and did not hit Jackson, but the message was delivered, and Jackson did not get a hit.

or hitting:

Gibson and the other man, Miguel Sanchez, each told police that the other swung first. Sanchez, 45, ended up with a black eye and a cut over his eye that required six stitches. Gibson, 66, suffered no reported injuries.