ok so wtf, i thought this was a wrigley tradition? what kind of dumb homo or dyke throws back a HR ball in the ALCS? Cleveland is supposed to be old school, i didnt know they were biters.

am i way off base here, is this more than a wrigley tradition or am i right and they are biters?

my friend compares it to everyone copying duke(were they first or just most popular, i'm not sure) by jumping up and down.

10/16/2007 10:38:10 PM

we do it in philly, too.

10/16/2007 10:42:36 PM

I'm not sure where it originated, but that's pretty much common practice across MLB. If a visiting player homers, you throw it back.

10/16/2007 10:44:33 PM

Welp, I've got my fill of 90s slang for the day.

10/16/2007 10:52:56 PM

shut up

10/16/2007 10:53:57 PM

i still dont see how jumping up and down at a basketball game is copying duke

thats like saying every applause ever made was copying whoever first thought "i like this..i shall smack my hands together to make a noise so they will know i enjoyed their program"

10/16/2007 10:56:21 PM

You know damn well Duke popularized the entire student section jumping in unison.

10/16/2007 11:00:04 PM

I've noticed that when the fans don't particularly like something or someone they see, they make this stretched out "boo" sound. Where'd they steal this gem from?

10/16/2007 11:01:33 PM

burn

10/16/2007 11:04:16 PM

have you ever heard of the reynolds rowdies? if so then you know where Duke got it from.

that and the beating adn waving of fold up chairs...the old bleachers were seriously like big drums, my dad said they would jump up and down and stomp on them because they made it so much louder.

teams HATED playing in Reynolds, and its bigger than Cameron Indoor anyways

10/16/2007 11:04:46 PM

yea i know about the waving of the chairs but i sat in the reynolds student section alot when i was younger and dont remember that


but like i said, i wasnt sure if duke started it or just popularized it

10/16/2007 11:06:44 PM

It is definitely a Wrigley tradition... Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. baseball is not the kind of environment where people should get their panties in a wad over "stealing traditions." Some are clearly a universal baseball attitude that someone simply did first (throwing the ball back at Wrigley or "Take Me out to the Ballgame" with Caray in Chicago) and then there are some that are locale specific and are stupid to copy (like "Sweet Caroline" in Boston, "Start Spreadin' the News" in NY, Sausage Race in Milwaukee, etc).

10/16/2007 11:11:51 PM

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"I'm not sure where it originated, but that's pretty much common practice across MLB. If a visiting player homers, you throw it back."

Seriously rwoody, where have you been?

10/16/2007 11:39:16 PM

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"thats like saying every applause ever made was copying whoever first thought "i like this..i shall smack my hands together to make a noise so they will know i enjoyed their program" "

hahahahahaha, well done.

10/17/2007 8:08:06 AM

did you see that dude chunk it back to the infield, damn good arm from where he was at... reminded me of Rookie of the Year lol

10/17/2007 8:09:06 AM

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"You know damn well Duke popularized the entire student section jumping in unison. "

Wisconsin football fans have been doing it for as long as i can remember (probably early 90's) but I am by no means a duke fan base expert (what a title to have).

10/17/2007 8:31:45 AM

^^ chunk it back? lol

10/17/2007 8:47:35 AM

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"I'm not sure where it originated, but that's pretty much common practice across MLB. If a visiting player homers, you throw it back"

Not necessarily true. It really just depends on the situation, stadium, and the crowd. I've been to Braves, Brewers, Royals, and Giants games where a homer was hit by the opposing team and no one threw a ball back. Obviously it does happen in other stadiums than Wrigley, but not always.

I sure as hell wouldn't throw back a homerun ball regardless who hit it. Well maybe if it was hit by a Met, I'd hold on to it and then throw it at an outfielder when they the Mets got back in the field.






[Edited on October 17, 2007 at 9:26 AM. Reason : rt]

10/17/2007 9:25:17 AM

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"I sure as hell wouldn't throw back a homerun ball regardless who hit it"

unless you're 6 years old, you gotta throw back opposite team homerun balls. imo.

10/17/2007 9:43:42 AM

your ass would get beaten in the bleachers at Wrigley if you didn't throw it back.

10/17/2007 10:01:15 AM

Well, b/c the Cubs have sucked donkey penis for like 100 years, all the fans in the outfield were tired of lugging all the visiting teams homerun balls around. So out of necessity they started throwing them back. Now you know the rest of the story.....

10/17/2007 10:04:31 AM

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"your ass would get beaten in the bleachers at Wrigleyeverywhere if you didn't throw it back."

Fixed that for you.

10/17/2007 11:11:44 AM

the guy was holding a beer in one hand so he was probably feelin pretty good... and i would have done the same thing. after an inning the indians just had you dont want the fans to let a hr get to them. he kept the crowd in it and with that kind of arm i would have launched it too.

10/17/2007 11:19:20 AM

^^ don't be a fucking dumb ass, that shit wouldn't happen in Tampa.

[Edited on October 17, 2007 at 12:24 PM. Reason : a]

10/17/2007 12:23:53 PM

in other news there wouldnt even be anyone in the bleachers at marlin's games to retrieve the balls


[Edited on October 17, 2007 at 12:59 PM. Reason : ]

10/17/2007 12:32:02 PM

^^ Give me a fucking break.

You're really that dense that you didn't know what the fuck I was talking about?

10/17/2007 12:59:17 PM

i'll give you a break across your shin

10/17/2007 1:11:46 PM

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""your ass would get beaten in the bleachers everywhere if you didn't throw it back.""

Sure

People are willing to go to jail because they beat down a person who didn't throw back a baseball hit by an opposing player.

Honestly think about that. Most people might boo you, but they'd get over it. Fuck them. Plus they can try and beat me up. I'm stronger than most guys, built better than most guys, and if some big dude did come at me, I'd just wheel back and bust his face with a fastball. Then I'd pick the ball up, wipe off the blood, and still not throw it back on the field.




[Edited on October 17, 2007 at 1:29 PM. Reason : df]

10/17/2007 1:29:09 PM