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THUNDER HANDS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 09:19 PM Original message |
How Many Times Did Jackie Robinson Charge The Stands? |
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WMliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 09:24 PM Response to Original message |
1. well put. |
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Ekirh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 09:53 PM Response to Reply #1 |
11. Back then it was |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 09:27 PM Response to Original message |
2. Nicely said! |
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jakefrep (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 09:52 PM Response to Reply #2 |
10. Artest isn't the villain... |
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joeybee12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 09:54 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. Ever hear of self-restraint? |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 11:15 PM Response to Reply #10 |
40. No, I don't agree at all |
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Champ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 09:27 PM Response to Original message |
3. Robinson would've been banned from the league |
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THUNDER HANDS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 09:28 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. the reason i don't fault jackson as much |
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Champ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 09:32 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Artest in his view was protecting himself |
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THUNDER HANDS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 09:41 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. it also had to do with his history |
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tx_dem41 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 09:55 PM Response to Reply #5 |
15. Well hopefully a criminal charge would result.... |
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tx_dem41 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 09:54 PM Response to Reply #4 |
12. Do you usually protect someone by..... |
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THUNDER HANDS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 09:57 PM Response to Reply #12 |
17. no, he deserved to get suspended too |
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tx_dem41 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 10:00 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. No...if my teammate is going up in the stands... |
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THUNDER HANDS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 10:01 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. yeah but |
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tx_dem41 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 10:03 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Learn about personal responsibility.... |
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THUNDER HANDS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 10:06 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. hey, i'm not the one charging the stands |
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tx_dem41 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 10:09 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. But you are the one trying to justify Jackson's behavior. |
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THUNDER HANDS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 10:10 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. i said I "believed" that's what his mindset was |
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tx_dem41 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 10:12 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. Looking back at your other posts |
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THUNDER HANDS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 10:14 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. its okay |
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Champ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-22-04 03:41 AM Response to Reply #26 |
69. Let me get this straight |
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snoochie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 09:45 PM Response to Original message |
7. Thank you! |
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joeybee12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 09:49 PM Response to Original message |
8. Hey! How many times did those in the stands charge at Jackie? |
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jakefrep (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 09:51 PM Response to Original message |
9. So what's your point? |
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THUNDER HANDS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 09:54 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. we're not talking Monica Seles here |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 10:20 PM Response to Reply #14 |
32. Agreed. And what kind of an example does that show the kids? |
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Seabiscuit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 10:37 PM Response to Reply #9 |
36. Huh? |
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democracyindanger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 09:56 PM Response to Original message |
16. How many people agreed--contractually, like Robinson--not to react? |
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THUNDER HANDS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 10:00 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. well to use your analogy |
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democracyindanger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 10:15 PM Response to Reply #19 |
29. If you were running for president |
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tx_dem41 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 10:07 PM Response to Reply #16 |
24. Thanks for the reference to the contract..... |
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democracyindanger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 10:17 PM Response to Reply #24 |
30. And what, exactly, is the morals clause? |
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THUNDER HANDS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 10:20 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. here you go |
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democracyindanger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 10:35 PM Response to Reply #31 |
35. "Now you tell me what it says--exactly." |
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tx_dem41 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 10:44 PM Response to Reply #35 |
38. Wow...do you ever listen to yourself? |
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democracyindanger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 11:06 PM Response to Reply #38 |
39. nice try |
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tx_dem41 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-22-04 08:38 AM Response to Reply #39 |
70. Put me in the "Two Wrongs Don't Make a Right" Crowd |
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tx_dem41 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 10:22 PM Response to Reply #30 |
33. Well.... |
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Seabiscuit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 10:43 PM Response to Reply #16 |
37. Bullshit. |
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democracyindanger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 11:16 PM Response to Reply #37 |
41. Why is the comparison to baseball players in the 40's and 50's |
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Seabiscuit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 11:22 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. "Why is the comparison to baseball players in the 40's and 50's valid?" |
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democracyindanger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 11:36 PM Response to Reply #42 |
44. You're not getting it |
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Seabiscuit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 11:43 PM Response to Reply #44 |
46. Every ballplayer should be held to a Jackie Robinson standard. |
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sonicx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 11:51 PM Response to Reply #46 |
47. i agree... |
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democracyindanger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-22-04 12:00 AM Response to Reply #46 |
48. Now THAT's nonsense. |
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Seabiscuit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-22-04 12:03 AM Response to Reply #48 |
49. I don't know why your panties are in such a bunch |
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democracyindanger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-22-04 12:13 AM Response to Reply #49 |
52. I'm just questioning the OP |
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sonicx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-22-04 12:05 AM Response to Reply #48 |
50. "Jackie Robinson standard" = don't attack fans. seems fair to me. nt |
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democracyindanger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-22-04 12:26 AM Response to Reply #50 |
56. "Faith Henderson standard" = don't attack players. Seems fair to me. nt |
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sonicx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-22-04 12:30 AM Response to Reply #56 |
60. i agree. but the players get millions and... |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-22-04 12:11 AM Response to Reply #44 |
51. Let's find a more achieveable standard and see how Artest stands up. |
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democracyindanger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-22-04 12:17 AM Response to Reply #51 |
53. Exactly. Almost. |
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Seabiscuit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-22-04 12:26 AM Response to Reply #53 |
57. Apparently you've never been to a baseball game. |
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democracyindanger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-22-04 01:28 AM Response to Reply #57 |
64. Ha! |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-22-04 03:09 AM Response to Reply #57 |
67. self delete |
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Seabiscuit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-22-04 12:21 AM Response to Reply #51 |
54. It's known as "assumption of risk". If you're a ballplayer, and |
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democracyindanger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-22-04 12:23 AM Response to Reply #54 |
55. And if you throw a beer at a player |
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sonicx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-22-04 12:26 AM Response to Reply #55 |
58. notify security. disruptive fans being kicked out and... |
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Seabiscuit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-22-04 12:28 AM Response to Reply #55 |
59. You seem to know about as much about the law as you do about sports. |
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democracyindanger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-22-04 01:25 AM Response to Reply #59 |
63. That's rich |
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Seabiscuit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-22-04 02:58 AM Response to Reply #63 |
66. "thumped by your own logic" (???) |
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WMliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 10:05 PM Response to Original message |
22. or how about the shit maris went through |
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theboss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 10:30 PM Response to Reply #22 |
34. The chair thing never happened |
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Seabiscuit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 11:23 PM Response to Reply #34 |
43. True. No one ever threw a chair at Maris. That was just Hollywood. |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-21-04 11:40 PM Response to Original message |
45. great post....n/t |
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UpsideDownFlag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-22-04 12:30 AM Response to Original message |
61. that pretty much sums it up. nt |
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DrGonzoLives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-22-04 01:14 AM Response to Original message |
62. Figures |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-22-04 01:36 AM Response to Original message |
65. It was an Idiot-Fest! Plenty of blame for all involved |
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Guaranteed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-22-04 03:16 AM Response to Original message |
68. Yeah, and how many times did Martin Luther King Jr. charge the stands? |
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