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From: marc@bmcg.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.sport.baseball
Subject: Re: Beanball fever
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Date: Wed, 15-Aug-84 16:59:11 EDT
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Posted: Wed Aug 15 16:59:11 1984
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Something everyone seems to have missed regarding the forfeiting of the
Braves-Padres game is this:  McSherry stated after the game that he DID
consider a forfeit, but that it would have been the BRAVES who would have
forfeited.  

Another point -- the thing that started the whole mess, the pitch by Perez,
was not an accident.  The Braves were obviously getting back at Wiggins
for "showing them up" (in their eyes) by bunting for singles and stealing
bases in the previous game.  This happened to Ricky Henderson during his
record-setting season, which is something I've never understood -- 
if the guy's good enough to steal on your team, more power to him -- who
cares what the score is?