Props to Prince for doing that. Nothing wrong with breakin' it down like the boys in the black and green used to do.
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Prince's gesture towards the fans of Cleveland
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Posts: 425 June 18, 2009 5:50 PM |
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Posts: 2413 June 19, 2009 1:30 AM |
the thing i took out of that video was the quality of the video...real nice!
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Posts: 2060 June 19, 2009 7:15 AM |
RickieWeeks23 wrote: I really like the way Prince plays the game. He hustles all the time (i.e. the sac fly on Weds. night for the go ahead run, he didn't need to run that hard to the plate, but I really like to see that). However, I don't agree with others here. Regardless of the how the fans act, you are supposed to be a professional. There really is no need to stoop to their level. I would have hoped he would have shown a little more class. Let your bat and glove do the talking and leave it at that. |
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TooLiveBrew |
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Posts: 10572 June 19, 2009 11:06 AM BF.net Jedi
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Regardless of the how the fans act, you are supposed to be a professional
I won't ever tell you what to like about a player, Patrick, but this is just your opinion of what is professional. For Prince's profession, all imo that's required to be professional is what you mention -- playing hard, etc. Actions like this most recent one fall under the label of being an entertainer, which like it or not, these guys are as well.
He's my favorite Jew since Jesus -- davego on Ryan Braun
It's about time you had that 'Hail to the Conquering Heroes' song played [at Wrigley] -- Tim McCarver, relating part of his chat with longtime minor leaguer & Cubs 3B Bobby Scales, a Michigan grad. UM's fight song is "Hail to the Victors" (5/30/09) ... Rickie's wrist tendons are so valuable, they have sheaths ... |
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 lcbj68c |
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Posts: 1495 June 19, 2009 11:15 AM |
I agree with TLB. Since when does being a professional not include a little playful interaction with the fans? It's not like he flipped them the bird,
cussed out their momma, or something to that effect. I don't think he did something so obvious that young children would have been offended. Sports in all
forms is getting to the point of providing more and more side entertainment than just the game. Baseball purists won't like it, but it's just the way
it's become.
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Posts: 2062 June 19, 2009 11:47 AM |
TooLiveBrew wrote: Well, I guess I'm not "entertained" by that gesture. I find it childish. |
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Posts: 10578 June 19, 2009 11:55 AM BF.net Jedi
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Fair enough. I can't say I loved it either, but it didn't bother me at all. What I enjoy seeing is these young guys having a blast playing pro ball.
Honestly when things are clicking they are about the most up-beat & loose team in MLB. They are a ton of fun to watch imho.
And I may have posted this in another thread, but I love Braun & Prince's new HR celebration this season. Always puts a smile on my face. Well, maybe that's from the HR they hit, but ... you know. 
He's my favorite Jew since Jesus -- davego on Ryan Braun
It's about time you had that 'Hail to the Conquering Heroes' song played [at Wrigley] -- Tim McCarver, relating part of his chat with longtime minor leaguer & Cubs 3B Bobby Scales, a Michigan grad. UM's fight song is "Hail to the Victors" (5/30/09) ... Rickie's wrist tendons are so valuable, they have sheaths ... |
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Posts: 634 June 19, 2009 2:39 PM |
just got to detroit after going to all three games in cleveland and i can't disagree more with the experience we had. all of the fans we dealt with were
knowledgable and polite. maybe it's because we had fairly pricey seats but even fans at the bars were great. btw: brewer fans started the "gamel
toe" chant not indians fans. the only bad thing we found were the dollar hot dogs--those were not good at all
Everything that I've ever known, I've learned from Brewerfan.net. Seriously though
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Posts: 568 June 19, 2009 7:32 PM |
We were in the second row behind the brewers dougout so we had pricey seats and had an aweful experience with all the fans around us.
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Posts: 334 June 20, 2009 9:00 PM |
I was in Cleveland for all three games and thought the fans were excellent and very nice and even funny and I sat in the bleachers in right, behind home plate
and in the front row of the upper level behind home plate. I'm not sure you should judge an entire fan base on a few fans who happened to sit next to you.
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Posts: 2196 June 23, 2009 10:34 PM |
I am embarrassed as a Brewers fan about what Prince did. It is extremely unclassy and idiotic. You are a professional baseball player, you ought to take
heckling in stride (and not go telling annoying fans to...well, you know. I was flabbergasted that someone would honestly give "props" for such a
classless gesture.
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brains and braun |
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Posts: 541 June 23, 2009 11:30 PM |
This is baseball, not tea with the Queen. I see other's point of view, but also like the passion Prince puts into the game. I have no problem when it
erupts that way.
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Posts: 3243 June 23, 2009 11:44 PM |
strawbossisevil wrote:Your thoughts on chewing tobacco and spitting? How about the mess the dugout is after a game? The occasional brawl? It's baseball. It's not the opera. |
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strawbossisevil |
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Posts: 2197 June 24, 2009 8:54 AM |
Baseball should stay on the field as that is where the game is played, the fans play no part in the outcome of the game. A player ought not make obscene
gestures at people in the crowd. How is this any different than a player flipping off a person in the crowd. Both are classless and neither ought to happen.
And two strawman arguments in a row, does that break a board record?
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Fatter than Joey |
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Posts: 7370 June 24, 2009 9:29 AM Pure Yostian Hatred |
This is baseball, not tea with the Queen.... It's baseball. It's not the opera.
I don't like arguments like this -- Baseball is not opera or tea with the Queen -- but it isn't Dogfighting, or an afternoon with Jayson Williams either. There is a middle ground, where there is fun, but some sense of decorum and reasonable behavior occurs. Fair enough. I can't say I loved it either, but it didn't bother me at all. This is probably where I fall in this discussion -- I'd hate to see it happen all the time, and I wouldn't like every player doing it. I guess I'd rather Prince do his talking with his bat rather than his crotch. And two strawman arguments in a row, does that break a board record? Not even close. |
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Posts: 5461 June 24, 2009 9:37 AM |
While it may have been slightly immature, what Prince did, I can understand the reasoning behind it. How would you feel if you showed up at your job and some
group of people you didn't know was constantly heckling you? I bet at some point, no matter how much money you make, you would lash out a bit too.
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Fatter than Joey |
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Posts: 7371 June 24, 2009 9:47 AM Pure Yostian Hatred |
How would you feel if you showed up at your job and some group of people you didn't know was constantly heckling you?
This happens all day, every day for many many people that deal with the general public -- I have had jobs from fast food to million dollar clients, and the one common thread I have had with all these jobs, is at no point could I do crotch chops. As an employee, you are expected to behave, even if your client/customer is pushing your patience. |
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Posts: 3244 June 24, 2009 9:21 PM |
Fatter than Joey wrote:And you just pushed that argument where I wasn't going. Like I said, you will see grown men chewing tobacco, a seriously disgusting habit that will rot your teeth and gums completely. You will also see grown men screaming at each other on a fairly regular basis arguing balls and strikes. No dogs or limo drivers are dying, but this isn't a teaparty. There is a middle ground. I am not exactly a fan of Prince's antics but I am not shocked and appalled that it happened at a baseball game. |
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strawbossisevil |
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Posts: 2198 June 24, 2009 11:05 PM |
Like I said, if they want to direct such intensity and emotion in how they go about actually playing the game, that´s one thing. Making a gesture toward
someone not even involved in the game itself, that is crossing a line. Baseball games, like it or not, are still a family event. Inappropriate hand and body
gestures have no place. I would have actually considered a game suspension for such vulgarity as being completely defensible.
I think it speaks a lot to Prince´s character that he would allow the heckling of some idiot fans get under his skin. Why, after how many years he´s been in the league and been heckled probably everywhere he goes, does he even listen to what the opposing fans think? This only confirms for me the fact that Prince is indeed a hot head. He is not the type of player that I am happy that I have to cheer for. Do we really think that Prince could handle the constant heckling he would get, were he to be come a Yankee someday? Play the game on the field, let your emotions out there, and ignore the fans that heckle you. Most players can do that just fine. It´s the rare few that can´t seem to figure that out, and end up getting into trouble.
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Posts: 10610 June 24, 2009 11:23 PM BF.net Jedi
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I really don't think one action is worth questioning Prince over. I'm sure this type of stuff happened a lot more than anyone will ever know prior to
every game being televised... aka the Golden Years
He's my favorite Jew since Jesus -- davego on Ryan Braun
It's about time you had that 'Hail to the Conquering Heroes' song played [at Wrigley] -- Tim McCarver, relating part of his chat with longtime minor leaguer & Cubs 3B Bobby Scales, a Michigan grad. UM's fight song is "Hail to the Victors" (5/30/09) ... Rickie's wrist tendons are so valuable, they have sheaths ... |
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