JMS Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Davy Johnson the former Met's and O's manager takes his baseball pretty serously. At least we won the game and it wasn't like in Gymnastics when we lost and we were the only ones complaining.... Davy took out their catcher Wang Wei ... that's pretty funny actually... Welcome to the majors... The Chinese can be thankful Billy Martin wasn't managing. We'd be shooting at each other by now. USA and China trade insults after fiery clashAug 18 02:05 PM US/EasternThe United States and China traded insults after a bruising Olympic Games baseball clash which ended with the Chinese manager and relief pitcher thrown out of the game. America's 9-1 win was overshadowed by fierce on-field rows which will make for a high-voltage final should the two sides now get through their semi-finals and meet in the gold medal match. China manager James Lefebvre was the first man to be ejected after twice leaving the dugout to protest plays before relief pitcher Chen Kun was also given his marching orders for delivering a fast ball drilled into the helmet of Matt Laporta. Davy Johnson takes his baseball pretty seriously.In the course of the game, China catcher Wang Wei was injured and had to leave after a collision with Laporta while replacement catcher Yang Yang was taken out by Nate Schierholtz. Not to be outdone, US manager Davey Johnson also came out of the dugout when Laporta was hit. "We not only lost the game but we may have also lost our catcher Wang Wei for the rest of the Olympics. He got hit in the leg. They play hard and we play hard," said Lefebvre who was furious with Schierholtz. "If you have a guy at homeplate, you never come up and try to hit the guy in the chest. I felt that was an illegal slide and the umpire should have ejected him. After that the game got out of hand." Lefebvre also defended Chen's controversial pitch. "We do not throw to hit people. He tried to throw the ball inside and it got away from him. The umpire lost control of the game. He created this." Schierholtz insisted he did not mean to hurt Yang. "We're not here to fight. I would rather have slid but the catcher was in the way," he said. The United States (3-2) will face Taiwan (1-4) on Tuesday for a place in the final while China (1-4) tackle Japan (3-2). http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=080818180505.uo54vyqq&show_article=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMK9973 Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 I know the thread is about the argument - But what is Baseball being ignored this olympics? US vs Cuba was not covered This game was 7am and not shown live anywhere There has been next to no TV coverage.... Meanwhile - ESPN is showing non stop little league world series... WTF? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjah Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 China lost 9-1, and is 1-4 in the tournament? Jeez. The article made it sound like a showdown between two powerhouses could be imminent. :doh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooka Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 I know the thread is about the argument - But what is Baseball being ignored this olympics?US vs Cuba was not covered This game was 7am and not shown live anywhere There has been next to no TV coverage.... Meanwhile - ESPN is showing non stop little league world series... WTF? World Baseball Classic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prosperity Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 I know the thread is about the argument - But what is Baseball being ignored this olympics?US vs Cuba was not covered This game was 7am and not shown live anywhere There has been next to no TV coverage.... Meanwhile - ESPN is showing non stop little league world series... WTF? last time it will be in the Olympics, maybe that's why it gets no respect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stophovr6 Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 All I know is why don't they show any ping pong? Crew and marathon running are THE most boring things to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMK9973 Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 World Baseball Classic Ok - But the world cup sure doesn't seem to stop TV from covering Soccer non stop.... BTW - THere have been some GREAT games. The US vs Cuba was good, the US vs Canada was GREAT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMS Posted August 18, 2008 Author Share Posted August 18, 2008 I know the thread is about the argument - But what is Baseball being ignored this olympics?US vs Cuba was not covered This game was 7am and not shown live anywhere There has been next to no TV coverage.... Meanwhile - ESPN is showing non stop little league world series... WTF? That's a good point. I think the fact that MLB has pretty much boycotted the olympics and since we only send over minor leaguers and college kids, perhaps their isn't much interest in it. Certainly thier isn't as much interest from major sponsors. The Last olympics had some coverage only because Tommy Lasorda took the team to an imprabable gold medal round. typically I don't think Americans want to tune in nad watch Cuba kick our buts, much less Japan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OVCChairman Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 they showed the game vs China on MSNBC.... i watched the last 2 innings this afternoon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HogNose Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 All I know is why don't they show any ping pong? Crew and marathon running are THE most boring things to watch. I saw some great ping pong today....China beat Germany for the doubles Gold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDoyler23 Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 China was also probably bitter because they couldn't hit Orioles prospect Jake Arrieta! :point2sky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WARLORD1863 Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 baseball is back in the olympics?! I hadn't heard about this anywhere! I thought they were still fighting to get baseball back as an olympic sport. **EDIT** It's the 2012 London games that won't have baseball, I thought they had already gotten rid of the sport but I guess we're lucky to have it for one more olympic games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Brave Little Toaster Oven Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 I lmao when i watched it. They looked all offended :laugh: Also, the little punk ass China catcher stomped on the plate after he hit a homerun like a giant tool. They said he was lucky he didnt have an at bat later :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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