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WBC fight: Canada, Mexico involved in all-out brawl
SB Nation ^ | 3/9/13 | Bill Hanstock

Posted on 03/09/2013 7:51:42 PM PST by SMCC1

Saturday's Pool D World Baseball Classic game between Canada and Mexico saw plenty of aggressive play before devolving into an extended and ugly brawl in the ninth inning. After a number of hard slides and a collision at the plate involving Mexico's Karim Garcia, Arnold Leon threw two pitches at Canada's Rene Tosoni, sparking a bench-clearing fight between the teams.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Sports
KEYWORDS: baseball; canada; mexico; sports
America: The buffer to a North American War
1 posted on 03/09/2013 7:51:42 PM PST by SMCC1
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To: SMCC1

Ehhhhh.....high stickin’.


2 posted on 03/09/2013 8:00:22 PM PST by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: SMCC1
I'm surprised Canadians cared enough about baseball...must have some frustrated hockey players on the team.
3 posted on 03/09/2013 8:01:04 PM PST by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both)
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To: BenLurkin
Are the Hanson brothers playing baseball, now?


4 posted on 03/09/2013 8:35:03 PM PST by RPTMS
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To: SMCC1

5 posted on 03/09/2013 8:42:31 PM PST by Hoodat (I stand with Rand.)
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To: SMCC1

“Those Americans are SO violent”.....Err.


6 posted on 03/09/2013 9:41:00 PM PST by Amberdawn
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To: SMCC1

Damn, are they trying to turn baseball into soccer?


7 posted on 03/09/2013 10:56:31 PM PST by Figment
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To: Amberdawn

“Those Americans are SO violent”.....
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Canada, the US and Mexico are all North Americans. Then you have Central America and South America.

ALL are Americans, if you apply the same practice of naming people based on the large classification of their continent; i.e., Europeans, Africans, Asians, etc.

Not picking at you, Amberdawn. It’s just one of those little irritants that stir me up when the term “American” is used to only refer to people in the US.

I similarily get riled when people use the term “Native American” instead of American Indian, which properly refers to the Indians throughout the continent. ...I’m a native American, since I was born here; but, I’m NOT an American Indian. Most of Amerind heritage that I have talked with about this indicate they prefer to be called American Indians.

Sorry to all for being so wordy. Just thoughts I had to get out.


8 posted on 03/09/2013 11:25:01 PM PST by octex
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To: octex

“ALL are Americans, if you apply the same practice of naming people based on the large classification of their continent; i.e., Europeans, Africans, Asians, etc.”

“Americans” for all it matters, refers solely to the citizens
of the United States. Canada is the hat of the North American
continent and Mexico the socks. Mexicans are not Americans
and the same for Canadians. In your context, “North American”
would be true. Who wants to be called that?


9 posted on 03/09/2013 11:56:40 PM PST by Slambat (The right to keep and bear arms. Anything one man can carry, drive or pull.)
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To: octex

I’ve heard others say this as well, and there is movement afoot to rename U.S. citizens. So, what will we be call ourselves? “United Statesians”?


10 posted on 03/10/2013 12:29:12 AM PST by Amberdawn
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To: Slambat

What about South America? You know, that little land mass mostly below the Equator?


11 posted on 03/10/2013 3:47:51 AM PDT by 1rudeboy
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To: SMCC1

I want to know who the idiots were that let Mexican fans get behind the Canadian dugout and start bombing the Canadian players with bottles after the brawl. There was apparently a large loud Mexico contingent at the game—no surprise in Phoenix, I guess.

I bet ICE agents could’ve done a land-office business in that crowd if they had a few (dozen) southbound buses ready in the parking lot.

}:-)4


12 posted on 03/10/2013 4:24:05 AM PDT by Moose4 (SHALL. NOT. BE. INFRINGED.)
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To: SMCC1
After the brawl, telling replays showed Los Angeles Dodgers player Luis Cruz of team Mexico encouraging his pitcher to throw at Tosoni.

So, major leaguers can play in this tourney? I'll bet this guy gets a lot of fan support at home games in L.A.

13 posted on 03/10/2013 6:17:22 AM PDT by Dartman (Mubarak and Gaddafi are going to look like choirboys when this is over)
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To: Squawk 8888

ping


14 posted on 03/10/2013 6:19:02 AM PDT by Dartman (Mubarak and Gaddafi are going to look like choirboys when this is over)
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To: Clive; exg; Alberta's Child; albertabound; AntiKev; backhoe; Byron_the_Aussie; Cannoneer No. 4; ...
Thanks Dartman.

To all- please ping me to Canadian topics.

Canada Ping!

15 posted on 03/10/2013 8:28:27 AM PDT by Squawk 8888 (True North- Strong Leader, Strong Dollar, Strong and Free!)
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To: SMCC1

I missed the brawl. They have a run differential formula in case of matching win/losses between teams in the same round, bunting for a hit while 5+ runs ahead is what the guy got hit for. The mexican players must not have known that you have to keep tacking on in case there are tied records.

I’m just sad RA Dickey got shelled in the first game, I hope he gets a chance to have the knuckleball working better if they advance. When it’s on it is something else.

Freegards


16 posted on 03/10/2013 8:39:00 AM PDT by Ransomed
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Canadians turn everything into a hockey game.

Based solely on personal experience and anecdotal evidence, growing up in severe cold makes you a bit of a prick.


17 posted on 03/10/2013 8:43:34 AM PDT by headsonpikes (Mass murder and cannibalism are the twin sacraments of socialism - "Who-whom?"-Lenin)
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To: octex

As far as I’m concerned, the Americans are us here in the USA.

Canadians aren’t Americans, Mexicans are not Ameicans.


18 posted on 03/10/2013 8:45:23 AM PDT by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both)
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