hopkins@bmcg.UUCP (08/15/84)
Those who live by the beanball will live in constant fear of the beanball. I thought people on parole were not allowed to carry deadly weapons. How can Perez be called a Brave when he hides in the dugout? Pasqual Perez is GARBAGE!!!
rkp@drutx.UUCP (Pierce) (08/17/84)
>Those who live by the beanball will live in constant fear of the >beanball. >I thought people on parole were not allowed to carry deadly weapons. >How can Perez be called a Brave when he hides in the dugout? >Pasqual Perez is GARBAGE!!! If Perez is garbage, then the pitchers that threw at him must be the local dump! Everyone out there seems to think that Perez was endangering Wiggins by throwing a pitch at him that was belt high. If Perez really wanted to get him, he could have knocked Wiggins helmet off. And don't believe that Perez decided to do this all on his own: you know that Bob Gibson had something to do with it. Gibson was always an intimdating pitcher and would never hesitate to brush-back a hitter (or whatever). Obviously, San Diego was the real jerks during this whole fiasco since they got the worse end of the fines and suspensions (and they deserved them). The only thing I can say is that I feel sorry for the Braves lead-off hitter when the next series starts in San Diego. Hopefully, the umpires will issue a warning before the series starts and no one will get hurt. By the way, if you were a skinny little Dominican guy and 25 guys were chasing you, would you stand there and take it? (Maybe you would.) Russ Pierce Denver, CO
sdi@loral.UUCP (08/22/84)
As has been said before - if the Padre pitchers had of only hit Perez earlier in the game, the "eye for an eye" crap would have been taken care of. Unfortunately they Padre pitchers took several innings to get Perez and gave the incident time to get hotter and hotter. Perez was going after Wiggins and you can ask anyone who is close to the game and they will tell you he was. The Padres are playing the game of letting Perez know that he can't get away with it. They just did a lousy job of getting that done fast. It would be nice if they could have all sat down at a conference table and intellectualize about bean balls. But ... you are dealing with a "less than optimum citizen" in Perez so you have to use force. I feel the Padres did what they had to do. -- ******* I have given up my search for truth and am now looking for a good fantasy. *******
larry@bmcg.UUCP (08/25/84)
It is not at all difficult to believe that the Braves would throw at Wiggins after being "shown up" by him in several previous games. I understand, in fact, that at least one sports writer in attendance predicted the location of the the first pitch (Wiggin's ribs) before it was thrown. Evidently, it was decided that rather than throwing many pitches "to" Wiggins, it would be better to throw one pitch "at" Wiggins; thus saving Perez's arm and making a point at the same time. Whether one thinks that Perez is a dirty player or not, it is certainly stretching it a bit to say that his actions add to the game in any positive way. His actions, both on and off the field, have been detrimental to the game. There is nothing wrong with showing enthusiasm on the field, but Perez's antics and gestures are typically directed at an opposing player; trying to "put it in his face", as it were. Sooner or later, it has got to come back "in Perez's face". It must be awkward for the rest of the Braves when Perez instigates these situations and then runs away leaving them to deal with the other team. Craig Lefferts remained on the field after (finally) hitting Perez and received several punches from Perry (Perry later evened his boxing record at 1-1 when he faced Bobby Brown). Why is it that Williams comes out of this fiasco as the bad guy and Joe Torre escaped untarnished? To the Padres (Williams) credit, they went after only one man - Perez - who had already hit Wiggins. The Braves (Torre) went after two men - Wiggins & Nettles - who hadn't hit anyone (although Nettles had hit a home run). While I don't like the idea of another brawl when San Diego and Atlanta meet in September, I do like the idea of Perez being made responsible for his actions. If he feels the need to hit another batter - "In his Face". Larry Hawkes