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Biggest robberies in sports history

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by MileHigh, Jun 2, 2010.

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  1. Mizzougrad96

    Mizzougrad96 Active Member

    If we're talking robberies, I say it has to be something we presume was stolen and not just a blown call.

    Denkinger was a blown call. The 2002 Western Conference Finals were stolen.
     
    Mizzougrad96, Jun 3, 2010
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  2. 21

    21 Well-Known Member

    Roger Maris & Hank Aaron's records.
     
    21, Jun 3, 2010
    #50
  3. Mizzougrad96

    Mizzougrad96 Active Member

    Hard to argue with that one.
     
    Mizzougrad96, Jun 3, 2010
    #51
  4. Ben_Hecht

    Ben_Hecht Active Member



    Oliver Perez' current paychecks.
     
    Ben_Hecht, Jun 3, 2010
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  5. kingcreole

    kingcreole Active Member

    I believe, at the time any way, the rule said nothing about calling a player out if he had too much pine tar. The rule said the bat was to be removed from the game.
     
    kingcreole, Jun 3, 2010
    #53
  6. spnited

    spnited Active Member


    Correct, King.

    Plus, the "measurement" was laying the bat across home plate (17 1/2 inches wide) and saying yup, that pine tar is more than 18" up the bat.
     
    spnited, Jun 3, 2010
    #54
  7. Baron Scicluna

    Baron Scicluna Well-Known Member

    Thing is, Martin interpreted the rule like one would if they were caught with a corked bat or doctoring the baseball. The player would get thrown out of the game.

    He probably should have pointed it out to the umps before, but he was trying to get too fancy. Still, the homer should have been nullified. If someone hits a homer as the corked bat breaks, would the homer still count?
     
    Baron Scicluna, Jun 3, 2010
    #55
  8. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    Right. But Billy Martin got McClelland to use the "umpire's prerogative rule," to overturn Brett's HR.

    Rule 9.01(c): "Each umpire has authority to rule on any point not specifically covered in these rules."
     
    The Big Ragu, Jun 3, 2010
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  9. spnited

    spnited Active Member

    Actually, Nettles noticed the pine tar in the first game of the series and told Martin, so they could use it when they needed it.
    When McPhail reversed the decision, the two bastards got beaten...a glorious day.
     
    spnited, Jun 3, 2010
    #57
  10. cyclingwriter

    cyclingwriter Active Member

    Cleveland sports fans are so often robbed by their sports teams that it doesn't count. :)

    Also, does Johnny Sample stealing from his Colts teammates while they were in film sessions in the early 1960s count as the greatest robbery?

    On the same vein, Ron Leflore and Gates Brown would like to comment on this thread.
     
    cyclingwriter, Jun 3, 2010
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  11. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    And while the two bastards got beaten, Spnited was blissfully watching his last-place 35-61 Mets lose 4-2 to the Reds that day. Dave Kingman went 0 for 4 to keep his average steadily below .210 in the clean up spot. As horrible as it sounds, watching him strike out a few times was the highlight for Spnited, who watched a bastard-free Mets lineup that included Bob Bailor, Mark Bradley, Brian Giles, Tucker Ashford and Junior Ortiz drop yet another one.

    :)
     
    The Big Ragu, Jun 3, 2010
    #59
  12. spikechiquet

    spikechiquet Well-Known Member

    Another robbery:
    "With the first pick of the 1985 NBA Draft...."
     
    spikechiquet, Jun 3, 2010
    #60
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