I'd never seen this before in baseball.. Cards eliminate the Dodgers and begin to celebrate on the field. The entire Dodger dugout empties, shakes their hands and congratulates them. Very classy.
I'd never seen this before in baseball.. Cards eliminate the Dodgers and begin to celebrate on the field. The entire Dodger dugout empties, shakes their hands and congratulates them. Very classy.
i was just watching this and thought the exact same thing. very classy move
Maybe the Red Sox/Yankees will do that.
Do you think that will happen after the ALCS?
(No matter who wins.)
I caught the very end where they were on the field and Gagne was hugging someone. That takes a lot of balls and the Dodgers are very good sports for doing such a thing.
Is there any question?Maybe the Red Sox/Yankees will do that.
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Yeah and maybe I will become pregnant with quadruplets via immaculate conception.Maybe the Red Sox/Yankees will do that.
I agree, that was awesome... why don't more teams do that upon being eliminated?
You know that if the Yankees/Red Sox tried that, they all would just blow up ... like Matter and Anti-Matter.
Very classy move by the Dodgers. This is how the game should be played, a healthy respect for each other before the game, being business and clean the right way during the game, and being classy after the game.
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It was a nice moment. Even Milton Bradley, who's got such a bad reputation, was one of the most enthusiastic Dodgers giving handshakes and hugs out there.
How will the Yankees/Red Sox do that? By drinking beer after games with fellow fans?Originally posted by -tz
You know that if the Yankees/Red Sox tried that, they all would just blow up ... like Matter and Anti-Matter.
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One must know pain to be a hero.
I like that scene as well.Originally posted by NYCVirago
It was a nice moment. Even Milton Bradley, who's got such a bad reputation, was one of the most enthusiastic Dodgers giving handshakes and hugs out there.
"Don't Give Up...Don't Ever Give Up." - Jimmy Valvano
One must know pain to be a hero.
It's a tradition in hockey. Would be nice to bring it to baseball.
That was quite cool, and I'm glad Fox actually kept the cameras on the field to show it....
As for the ALCS, well, you know what they say about oil and water....
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Just imagine if A-Rod and Jason Varitek shake hands. It will be like Dino Ciccerelli shakin' Claude Lemieux and Dino says, "I can't believe I shook that freakin' guys hand..."Originally posted by ClayParker
It's a tradition in hockey. Would be nice to bring it to baseball.
"Don't Give Up...Don't Ever Give Up." - Jimmy Valvano
One must know pain to be a hero.
In hockey, a playoff series can be just as intense and bad-blooded, with far more violence involved. But they still manage to shake hands when all's said and done.
I will keep posting this in regards to the Yankees/Red Sox doing the same thing...it ain't happening.Originally posted by StaceyRosie
Yeah and maybe I will become pregnant with quadruplets via immaculate conception.
I can picture this now.
Yanks comeback to win the series in Game 7 breaking the hearts of the Sox again, and instead of sulking and going to the locker room, they come out on the field and shake hands and give hugs to the Yanks.
Now, if they were to do that, I would earn more respect for them. But I dont think the Sox fans would approve of that.
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Shake hands, OK. But does Gagne have to grin like that? That's Pujols he's hugging by the way ... whose three run homer put the last nails in the coffin of the Dodgers' season.
If you think about it, it's the ultimate way to subdue the other teams celebration. They can't go crazy because they have to be humble gentlemen and say things like: "Thanks, you guys were great, too." I know that probably wasn't the motive but it's a funny thought.
It's about damn time.
"You guys traded away Mota for pennies, so I don't see why we can't get you next year for deadwoody."Originally posted by -tz
Shake hands, OK. But does Gagne have to grin like that? That's Pujols he's hugging by the way ... whose three run homer put the last nails in the coffin of the Dodgers' season.
Just goes to show that there are is more than 1 way to be a winner. I hope other teams follow suit. It's nice for all the children out there to see such a classy move. Bravo.
I don't want to see them doing that. Any other series, fine. Not this one.Originally posted by ACPS
Maybe the Red Sox/Yankees will do that.
I noticed that as well and for some reason it really bothered me. I mean, there's no question that the Dodger's move was classy, but the way he was grinning it looked like the Dodgers had just won. Just doesn't seem right IMO.Originally posted by -tz
Shake hands, OK. But does Gagne have to grin like that? That's Pujols he's hugging by the way ... whose three run homer put the last nails in the coffin of the Dodgers' season.
Take it for what it's worth, but on the Fox postgame Eric Karros said that he thought maybe the Dodgers were on the field to salute their fans, then kind of got caught up in this whole thing with the Cardinals, almost by mistake. Who knows really, but kind of an interesting and funny thought.
Yeah the Dodgers seemed a little too happy after they lost. Lima was pretty happy too. Looks like they did get carried away.
If I just got eliminated from the playoffs, I'd be kicking water coolers in the clubhouse. Either that or just sitting at my locker all pissed off. I certainly wouldn't be out on the field laughing it up.
If you looked closely, this might be true... Steve Finley walked off pretty quickly and tossed his hat out to some fans over the dugout on his way in.Originally posted by jonnyc39
Take it for what it's worth, but on the Fox postgame Eric Karros said that he thought maybe the Dodgers were on the field to salute their fans, then kind of got caught up in this whole thing with the Cardinals, almost by mistake. Who knows really, but kind of an interesting and funny thought.
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Have you seen his wife? He has plenty of reasons to be happy.Originally posted by rock
Yeah the Dodgers seemed a little too happy after they lost. Lima was pretty happy too. Looks like they did get carried away.
As a Sox fan, I wouldn't want to see that. Just because I want my guys to play their hearts out. If you lose after playing you butt off, your in a state of shock. After the ALCS last year, I was in no mood to say "Well Played, olde chap!"
If the Yanks lose, would you really want them to go give the Sox a hug?
gagne is a big hockey guy.... I wonder if he was the one to orchestrate this. He did seem to be enjoying it.
either way, bravo for them. Class act and I hope Baseball picks up on this great hockey tradition
Originally posted by Holdstrong
gagne is a big hockey guy.... I wonder if he was the one to orchestrate this. He did seem to be enjoying it.
Not at all. This is a blood feud.Originally posted by Publicwerks
Have you seen his wife? He has plenty of reasons to be happy.
As a Sox fan, I wouldn't want to see that. Just because I want my guys to play their hearts out. If you lose after playing you butt off, your in a state of shock. After the ALCS last year, I was in no mood to say "Well Played, olde chap!"
If the Yanks lose, would you really want them to go give the Sox a hug?
It was a classy move although, like others stated, the happiness just seems a bit too weird.
There would only be one reason that the benches empty out in a Red Sox/Yankees series and hugging ain't it.
I'm in the minority here, but I thought that was one of the lamest things I ever saw. My wife who knows nothing about Baseball, couldn't believe how happy the Dodgers seemed after losing. I've never been a fan of it in Hockey and I certainly don't believe it belongs on a Major League Baseball field.
I don't need the opposition to come out and celebrate after watching their entire season go down the tubes to show me how much sportsmanship they have. There are other ways. Play the game the right way. That's enough for me. Let the high-fiving and hugging take place in private. I don't need to see it. I lost all respect for Eric Gagne who looked like he had just won the frigging Pennant. These are supposed to be professional athletes. Show some pride.
As a Yankee fan, I'd much rather see my team sulk in the freaking dugout than congratulate the opposition. You're supposed to be upset. You lost. Show me that you're pissed. Lima, Gagne, Finley, Green, Tracy. They were all pathetic. I hate to come off as overly cynical, but that was just sickening. I hope I never see that again. Certainly not with my team. Could you imagine Paul O'Neill coming out and high-fiving Luis Gonzalez after the D-Backs just stuck a knife in our hearts and won the WS. I would have lost all respect for Paulie, but it never would have happened. He was a competitor. The Didgers will never win with that attitude. One of the most embarrassing moments in MLB history. Hope it doesn't become a trend.
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I do recall hearing that the 2001 Game Seven starters, Schilling and Clemens, met (by accident) somewhere in the ballpark after the game ... and they embraced and Clemens said "Let's do this again next year!"
The weird thing is that it's theoretically possible that they could do it again this year!
I thought it was classy
They didn't look happy IMO - a lot were sad/mad and were out to salute the fans as well as congratulate them.. classy
It's a game in the end. Don't forget that. Being pissed at your performance is not an excuse for poor sportsmanship.Originally posted by TheGreatRivera42
I'm in the minority here, but I thought that was one of the lamest things I ever saw. My wife who knows nothing about Baseball, couldn't believe how happy the Dodgers seemed after losing. I've never been a fan of it in Hockey and I certainly don't believe it belongs on a Major League Baseball field.
Soccer (or football as some might call it) has an exchange of jerseys after big matches. Biggest sport in the world.
I do agree that players shouldn't be happy they lost, but people express their disappointment in different ways. And when you lose to a team that's clearly superior, and you've played your best - there's nothing really to be angry about.
I can almost guarantee that every player on that team was pissed as heck, especially after having been unable to put up a bigger fight in front of the home crowd, and just knowing the personalities of the guys on the team. Well, except maybe Odalis, who is probably more pissed right now that his FA value probably took at least a small hit during the past week. But Gagne, Lima, Finley, Bradley, Carrara, Werth? I can only imagine.
I don't know... it's often when something stings the most that people try to put on their biggest, fakest smiles, if only to keep from hitting things or just bursting into tears.
You can't hit without your hands. --Nomar Garciaparra
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I'm with you...Originally posted by bakntime
If I just got eliminated from the playoffs, I'd be kicking water coolers in the clubhouse. Either that or just sitting at my locker all pissed off. I certainly wouldn't be out on the field laughing it up.
How so ? The trading deadline was July 31st there is simply no way Curt can be a Yankee by the World Series .Originally posted by -tz
I do recall hearing that the 2001 Game Seven starters, Schilling and Clemens, met (by accident) somewhere in the ballpark after the game ... and they embraced and Clemens said "Let's do this again next year!"
The weird thing is that it's theoretically possible that they could do it again this year!
Good one.Originally posted by yankoholics anonymous
How so ? The trading deadline was July 31st there is simply no way Curt can be a Yankee by the World Series .
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Originally posted by ACPS
Maybe the Red Sox/Yankees will do that.
Never. I don't want to see anything like that. I don't need them giving the Yankees Congrats. Not after all the crap that they have started over the last two years. They are a low class group over there.
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Yes, and you can name them, Derek, Alex, Pedro and Manny .Originally posted by StaceyRosie
I will keep posting this in regards to the Yankees/Red Sox doing the same thing...it ain't happening.
No Rally Monkeys, Towels or hankies
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What is this the NHL?Originally posted by yanksrule69
I caught the very end where they were on the field and Gagne was hugging someone.
Postgame handshakes?
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First of all... big hug for Nat. I wanted them to win for you
Second of all, I thought that this was an extremly classy move. Maybe all players and teams should show such sportsmanship.
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If both teams come on to the field at the same time, chances are they won't be exchanging handshakes.Originally posted by ACPS
Maybe the Red Sox/Yankees will do that.
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Cards, Dodgers break tradition - or start one
By Rick Hummel
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
10/11/2004
LOS ANGELES - A hockey game broke out after the Cardinals defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers in the first round of the National League playoffs Sunday night. At least, it was like the aftermath of a Stanley Cup playoff series.
"It was a little sloppy, but we'll work on it," said Cardinals outfielder Larry Walker, who had proposed that the Cardinals and whoever they played in the first round shake hands and embrace when it was over. There was no organized line, but the emotions between the teams seemed genuine.
[snip]
Baseball will know this has really has caught on if the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox do it a week from now.
"I don't think so," Duncan said of that potential happenstance.
Derrick Goold of the Post-Dispatch contributed to this report.
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