Joe Torre brushes back Jays' A-Rod video game

• rusty weathers

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  Jack Thompson was not happy, either.

  Posted 9/13/2007 [reply] [flag]

• Redsauce

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  Perhaps the Yankees would have preferred Joba Chamberlain throwing 2 straight pitches at someone's head?

  Posted 9/13/2007 [reply] [flag]

  • Richie Rich

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    Hey - I said that already.

    
    

    Posted 9/14/2007 [reply] [flag]

    • Redsauce

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      Sorry, Richie.  I'm not a reader of your blog so didn't see it. 

      Posted 9/14/2007 [reply] [flag]

      • Richie Rich

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        I'm crushed.  Guess I have to try harder.

        Posted 9/14/2007 [reply] [flag]

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N.Y. Daily News: Joe Torre brushes back Jays’ A-Rod video game
Published 9/13/2007 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
N.Y. Daily News: Joe Torre brushes back Jays ...

Jays Promo Takes A Shot At A-Rod
Published 9/13/2007 by Steve Lombardi at WasWatching.com
... From the Daily News - with a hat tip to ...

Baseball Today: Thursday, September 13
Published 9/13/2007 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... CANADIAN CLUB: The Blue Jays had a video of fans hitting Alex Rodriguez with a baseball on their center-field scoreboard last night, and Joe Torre thought it was a disgrace. (New York Daily News) ...

Get over it, Toronto
Published 9/13/2007 by Ben K. at River Ave. Blues
... Last night, during their second straight loss to the Yanks, Toronto played an in-stadium promo poking fun at A-Rod. The Daily News has more: ...

Blog buffet: Gay to start at Browns QB?, Digger for Prez, Crazy Dukes update
Published 9/13/2007 by NDub at Construda
... . Could you imagine the Notre Dame homer pointing his green/pink/blue/yellow highlighter at you as he gives a speech from the Oval Office? (Lion in Oil) The Toronto Blue Jays have done to the NY Yankees this season what we all want to do. (NY Daily News via Richie Rich) A fake priest ...

7 in a row and 95.8% and counting
Published 9/13/2007 by Dave & Aziz Nekoukar at NJ.com: Pride of the Yankees
... as "awaiting their stars" next season. Anthony McCarron reports on how the Blue Jays aren't quite getting over their hatred of A-Rod. We happen to think the Jays' prank is amusing; Joe Torre doesn't seem to agree with us . Ross Ohlendorf ...

Joe Torre Supports the Hays Code
Published 9/13/2007 by PostmanE at FanHouse
... Apparently, the Blue Jays scoreboard operators do -- they built and played an on-screen presentation at the Rogers Centre that showed a pixelated A-Rod getting beaned by two Jays' pitchers. Joe Torre was not amused by the antics and, from the way he's talking, looks intent to intervene with the MPAA: ...

Joe Torre dislikes beanball in video games. Beanball in real life is okay.
Published 9/13/2007 by Richie Rich at Home Run Derby
... So last night in Toronto, some Blue Jay fans got to throw beanballs at Alex Rodriguez . What is this world coming to?  Oh wait, it was only a video game In a video game promotion in the middle of the sixth inning, two Jays fans were playing a baseball game on the scoreboard screen, pitching to A-Rod. Twice they threw at him, missing once and hitting him once and leaving Joe Torre unhappy. Of course, Yankees Manager Joe Torre said it was ridiculous and that it lacks good sense. Some of the videos they have period, it s all about violence To me, this game is about playing it and not about hurting somebody.  To me, this game is about playing it and not about hurting somebody. To me, if you show it at a ballpark, you re telling the youngsters it s OK to do it and that s not a good message to send. Wait - it s okay to try to bean someone in real life, but not ...

Joe Torre doesn't care for your video game monkeyshines
Published 9/14/2007 by Tao of Stieb at The Tao of Stieb
... Joe Torre brushes back Jays' A-Rod video game (NY Daily News)

You Know You're Full of Shit When...: My View From Having Written Something Similar to Griffin
Published 9/14/2007 by stoeten at Drunk Jays Fans
... In my thorough research for this post (i.e. checking out the Tao of Stieb) I came across an article about Joe Torre getting his jowls in a bunch about us rowdy, violent-eyed Canadians. What the fuck are his jowls smoking? ...

BlogLink: Dick Pole and Mike Hunt
Published 9/15/2007 by Richie Rich at Home Run Derby
... Some Blue Jays fans threw virtual beanballs at A-Rod and made Joe Torre mad. The Jays ...

Back Under .500
Published 9/17/2007 by stoeten at Drunk Jays Fans
... I know I mentioned this last week, but seriously, Joe Torre... fuck off. I can't believe the overreaction that some people have had to the awesomely hilarious beaning of the video game A-Rod that was shown on the JumboTron last week, including the Yankees' manager. ...