NEW replay of A-rod stunt shows slap close up!!!!

[Bluebear]

[bullimiami]

1. not just rich

but very fashion forward.

[Bluebear]

2. :)

[Bluebear]

3. Sox kick

[Shakespeare]

4. Quick! Someone call Jerry Falwell!

Horrors! It's the Tinky-Winky of baseball!

[Radical Activist]

5. Hillarious, but

isn't the Boston player blocking the baseline in front of 1st base? Looks like they're both breaking the rules.

[Bluebear]

6. Baseball rule experts, please?

[BoX o BooX]

7. I am reading the rules now....

I'm looking for it.

Since when is blocking the basepath illegal??? If a fielder has the ball, or is receiving said ball, he or she has as much right to the basepath as the runner. If I am wrong, please cite the rule.

[BoX o BooX]

10. Update: I read ALL of Rule 7...

I can't find anything that indicates that a fielder on a basepath, doing his job, is in violation of Rule 7. So if I am wrong, please cite the rule.

[paulk]

9. here's the rule

7.06
When obstruction occurs, the umpire shall call or signal "Obstruction." (a) If a play is being made on the obstructed runner, or if the batter runner is obstructed before he touches first base, the ball is dead and all runners shall advance, without liability to be put out, to the bases they would have reached, in the umpire's judgment, if there had been no obstruction. The obstructed runner shall be awarded at least one base beyond the base he had last legally touched before the obstruction. Any preceding runners, forced to advance by the award of bases as the penalty for obstruction, shall advance without liability to be put out. When a play is being made on an obstructed runner, the umpire shall signal obstruction in the same manner that he calls "Time," with both hands overhead. The ball is immediately dead when this signal is given; however, should a thrown ball be in flight before the obstruction is called by the umpire, the runners are to be awarded such bases on wild throws as they would have been awarded had not obstruction occurred. On a play where a runner was trapped between second and third and obstructed by the third baseman going into third base while the throw is in flight from the shortstop, if such throw goes into the dugout the obstructed runner is to be awarded home base. Any other runners on base in this situation would also be awarded two bases from the base they last legally touched before obstruction was called. (b) If no play is being made on the obstructed runner, the play shall proceed until no further action is possible. The umpire shall then call "Time" and impose such penalties, if any, as in his judgment will nullify the act of obstruction. Under 7.06 (b) when the ball is not dead on obstruction and an obstructed runner advances beyond the base which, in the umpire's judgment, he would have been awarded because of being obstructed, he does so at his own peril and may be tagged out. This is a judgment call. NOTE: The catcher, without the ball in his possession, has no right to block the pathway of the runner attempting to score. The base line belongs to the runner and the catcher should be there only when he is fielding a ball or when he already has the ball in his hand.

[BoX o BooX]

11. OK, I read that part.

A play WAS being made. If a play was being made... no obstruction.

A-Rod was out. Also, he was a big pussy for trying to slap the ball out of play. For 25 million dollars, he can break up the play like a man.

[paulk]

12. that's how I saw it

definately out.

and I'm even a Yankee fan.

[Bluebear]

14. good on ya. that's settled!

[JohnKleeb]

16. you can be a yanks fan and be fair

:D good call.

[flamingyouth]

8. Is that Kate Spade?

Very nice!

[VOX]

13. A-Rod's pay schedule is enough to make you dizzy:

Good God, that's a lot of $$$$$$$$...
http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:I1dsS-5f4jQJ:www.latinosportslegends.com/2004/arod_becomes_a_yankee-021504.htm+a-rod+million&hl=en
The Yankees will pay $15 million per year to A-Rod in 2004, 2005 and 2006, $16 million in 2007 and 2008, $17 million in 2009 and $18 million in 2010. The Rangers will pay A-Rod $3 million in 2004, $6 million in 2005 and 2006, $7 million in 2007, $8 million in 2009 and $6 million in 2010 for their share.

[mark414]

15. that's almost $100,000 per game in 2004

holy christ

[JohnKleeb]

17. yeesh

Personally, I think the Yanks were wrong to get him, no, I am not saying that because I wanted my team to have a shot at him but I think it was stupid to give up soriano.

[Bluebear]

18. Heya Gypsy!

Ready to unleash some spells on the Cards?

[JohnKleeb]

19. I'll try

Though this next week, I have to put them on Bush more so. You see my image I sent you, you know with the red sox flag.

[paulk]

24. I agree -

there's not too many 2nd basemen that can put up the numbers Soriano has. The Yankees would have been better served putting the money into their pitching staff...

[bigwillq]

20. You guys are still knocking my future hubby?

Be happy the Sox won and let it go.

[Bluebear]

22. Your future hubby the freeper? Say it ain't so!

[bigwillq]

23. So he has ONE flaw?

He's still cute as hell!

[MsConduct]

21. LOL-It has to be real, the bag does match his shoes after all! n/t

[NYC Liberal]

25. Before the pic loaded...

I thought you meant your sig. :D