Comments on: Alex Cobb, Jose Molina had to be separated in Rays dugout

By: jaguar49

jaguar49 — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 20:47:32 +0000

Yes, well, since this is an article about the Rays it must seem perfectly reasonable to some morons to make this about the Yankees. Like the world revolves around the freakin’ Bronx. Nobody gives a rat’s ass who hit the first home run in the new Yankee Stadium.

By: ericellers

ericellers — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 20:20:14 +0000

Got him a world series ring and he was the last Yankee to hit a HR in the old Yankee stadium. You know who was the first to hit one in the new Yankee stadium?

By: pogodog7

pogodog7 — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 19:13:38 +0000

Molina is a big fat slob. He is no more an athlete than Chris Christy.

By: theawesomersfranchise

theawesomersfranchise — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 17:31:11 +0000

Yes, Craigs interviews got deep into the issues of “contextual and specifics”.

Players specifically listed the moments when they begin to consider a teammate being a bad one when certain criteria is met….just like you have….

Here’s some reality for you and Craig.
Players never want to answer ANY questions about another player when it comes to the game.
Simple as that
Some people like to think because one or two players in MLB history get upset at their teammates when they don’t answer a reporters questions. When in reality every athlete in every sport faults that reporter for putting a mic in front of their face to ask about someone else.

By: thereisaparty

thereisaparty — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 17:04:16 +0000

Jose has never been the best at blocking pitches (see Bojan’s “Another One Bites the Dust”), however his PB and WP are in line with the rest of his career. I choose to believe the analyatical studies regarding his framing abilities instead of your confimation bias.

(And that works both ways. The amount of Molina framing .GIFs I have seen this season has been obscene)

By: bengalsucker

bengalsucker — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 16:53:20 +0000

[sarcasm] Imagine that, a Molina picking a fight. That never happens. [/sarcasm]

By: cur68

cur68 — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 16:51:45 +0000

/..\

….er, what? I recall Craig’s reasoning behind teammates not liking to answer for one another. It was contextual and specific about certain things. Like PEDs violations, off field stuff, or critical mistakes during play (like blowing a non-save into a loss). A disagreement with a teammate that nearly comes to blows, though…even IF Jose answers questions, his teammates STILL get asked questions. Also, it is practically de rigueur to NOT talk about this sort of thing, where teammates nearly come to blows. Your screed makes no sense, but is a whitewash generalization to make a point that isn’t worth making due to its inherent disregard for context and case.

Also, I think you might be insulting my Faux Brother, Jose Molina. This is an insult to my Tribe of Molina. I demand satisfaction. We must fight. Choose your weapon from the Tools Of Ignorance and prepare to take a beating.

By: theawesomersfranchise

theawesomersfranchise — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 16:29:17 +0000

Craig would say that Molina is a bad teammate because he refused to answer reporters questions “forcing” those reporters to ask his teammates.

Any unanswered question a reporter might have FORCES that reporter to ask a teammate, and since Craig KNOWS that ALL players hate being asked a question that a teammate refused to answer, that makes Molina a bad teammate…..

Yup

By: steve7921

steve7921 — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 16:16:24 +0000

I used to agree with your statement…but after watching this year, he has had numerous wild pitches/passed balls because he tried to frame a pitch and the ball went off the end of his glove, so he might be good at framing but it can be a detriment also. Add in his inability to block pitches and lack of hitting and he has been a big disappointment.

By: randygnyc

randygnyc — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 15:54:19 +0000

Strange. Moldina got buzzed the inning before. In the sixth, Cobb buzzed and hit iglesia. I thought at the time Molina must have been happy that the pitcher had his back. apparently, I was distracted and my attention was elsewhere because I missed the dust up.

By: pilonflats

pilonflats — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 15:32:29 +0000

HAHAHA

“Cobb was lucky they didn’t come to blows. Jose grew up duking it out with Benji & Yadi growing up. That’s gotta be some Rocky-style training”

By: kevinleaptrot

kevinleaptrot — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 15:26:10 +0000

I do! Seems like so long ago, but it was just last year. Amazing how the Nat’s fortunes changed so quickly. If I ever get a chance to meet Jim Riggleman I’m going to thank him profusely for getting the hell out of the way so that we could get Davey in the dugout. Riggleman made the Nats look foolish at the time, but I’d say that it has worked out pretty well.

By: cur68

cur68 — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 15:06:06 +0000

I watched this unfold on TV. I think it revolves on Cobb crossing him up, causing a passed ball. Jose looked ready to kill him. It sure looked like Molina said a lot of stuff to Cobb in the dugout, all the while Cobb was heading over to him with a certain look in his eye. Cobb was lucky they didn’t come to blows. Jose grew up duking it out with Benji & Yadi growing up. That’s gotta be some Rocky-style training.

By: natslady

natslady — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 15:04:16 +0000

Yeah, losing isn’t fun even when you’re winning. Remember this?

http://washington.nationals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110520&content_id=19336074&vkey=news_was&c_id=was

By: randomdigits

randomdigits — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 14:54:25 +0000

I am willing to wager that his pitch framing abilities also played a part. Best in the business at pitch framing.

By: kevinleaptrot

kevinleaptrot — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 14:52:30 +0000

Ah, the counter balance to last week’s “Winning Is Fun” article in the Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/nationals/in-nationals-clubhouse-thick-skin-required/2012/09/15/fb25aff4-f908-11e1-8398-0327ab83ab91_story.html