Ed Rapuano is all that is wrong with baseball. Correction: Ed Rapuano is all that is wrong with professional sports.
Players today are told not to talk to the media. Don’t say anything controversial. Be a fucking nobody. Throw ball, catch ball, hit ball. Show no fucking emotion, and stand up for nothing. Just ‘do your job’. We are a sports culture without the definitive personalities that define and defy culture. Professional athletes are fucking boring nobodies. And a large portion of the idiot masses are responsible for this (mostly the old people).
We get bent out of shape and shit our jorts when Jose Reyes acts like an ass. Our cocks get twisted in a knot when Manny strolls from home plate. We preach bullshit. We create robots (and shitty robots, at that). Sure, you can complain about a player acting out, but stop making a big fucking stink about it. Don’t enact rules that ban emotion. Mussolini’s Italy allowed more freedom of expression than major league baseball.
Don’t let idiots like Ed Rapuano take control of the game. Fuck robotic athletes. Fuck out of control umpires.
And to add fuel to the fire, if Shane-o was in center for that Werth mishap, the inning might have ended earlier. Fuck you, Ed Rapuano, fuck you and your totalitarian umpiring. Fuck you.
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August 9th, 2009 at 4:26 pm
Needed to be said…this game is fucking ridiculous
August 9th, 2009 at 4:30 pm
I hope someone shits in Rapuano’s mouth while he’s sleeping tonight.
August 9th, 2009 at 4:35 pm
Over-react much?
August 9th, 2009 at 4:36 pm
@gonzo:
No.
August 9th, 2009 at 4:45 pm
like my new name?
August 9th, 2009 at 4:46 pm
@ed’s vagina
Still more masculine than Kiko Calero.
August 9th, 2009 at 4:47 pm
What even happened with Victorino? I’m in no man’s land, (Texas) and all I know is he was ejected.
August 9th, 2009 at 4:51 pm
Shane threw his arms up in the air at a non-strike call while Helms was batting. The ump tossed Shane while he was in centerfield. He came running in to argue and shoved Bako out of the way in the process.
August 9th, 2009 at 4:56 pm
Yanno what’s more disappointing? Jayson Werth clearly doesn’t give a shit today. Bush league play in center field and strolling out of the box after a called third strike like he was walking his dog in the park.
August 9th, 2009 at 5:02 pm
this was a bull shit series sweep. I don’t give a damn about pitching it’s our offense. but i have to agree on the fact umpires this year is more terrible.
August 9th, 2009 at 5:02 pm
well at least this isn’t a save situation.. lidge is giving up runs again.
August 9th, 2009 at 5:02 pm
fuck rapuano. fuck joe west. and fuck cb buckner.
/L.A.’d
August 9th, 2009 at 5:03 pm
that was some terrible umpiring. however, the phils need to hike up their skirts and play ball. it’s not the ump’s fault they are 3-10 the past few weeks (or whatever their record is) and letting the fish back in the division race. they are playing like a frustrated team and overreacted to some questionable calls. howard’s 3rd strike was way too close to take given the 2 outs w/ RISP. no matter how bad the umpiring is, never let it affect your game like that… they were down 2 runs and took themselves out of this game mentally.
August 9th, 2009 at 5:03 pm
Ed Rapuano made a very bad call that could have effected the game. As a matter of fact he was making bad calls on pitches right up to when he called Howard out. It sure seemed like his calls were all going for the Marlins. Have to wonder what gets an ump to toss someone out who just raises his hands, believe me we are all raising our hands when he wouldn’t call strikes for Moyer and then was calling all the balls as strikes when the Marlin’s star pitcher couldn’t throw a strike if his life depended upon it. Replay Utley’s batting. Does it make a difference that he lives in FL? I hope someone looks into this, MLB owes it to their fans to exhamine any potential bias on the part of their umps. Remember basketball?
August 9th, 2009 at 5:04 pm
the guys a retard
jimmy rollins threw his arms up to, its like 100 degrees out of course there gna be mad, when cleary your strike zone is off
i was really hoping victorino was gna punch him for me
August 9th, 2009 at 5:06 pm
ed rapuano’s twitter feed is downright insulting. @ed_rapuano
August 9th, 2009 at 5:09 pm
well, to be honest, the last pitch to howard was a strike, at least according to the mlb gameday… bottom outside.. very nice pitch, really. mc is spot on.. you can’t be taking in that situation.. just foul the damn thing off if it’s close.
August 9th, 2009 at 5:11 pm
@chapter, If we all could see what’s inside of Howard’s mind on a 3-2 count. I would probably guess it’s a book costing $24.95 on Amazon.
August 9th, 2009 at 5:12 pm
it always looks simpler on the outside for sure.. and at the same time, with that good of a pitch i don’t blame him for not swinging.. it just adds to the frustration when you know he’s a *monster*… with a power outage right now.
August 9th, 2009 at 5:15 pm
lol that is NOT Ed’s twitter account.
August 9th, 2009 at 5:21 pm
i really wish the Phillies will do something about this “slump.
August 9th, 2009 at 5:28 pm
What did I do wrong? Damn, Shane pushed me like I was the one that threw him out of the game.
August 9th, 2009 at 5:34 pm
Vic was still amped up after the UFC fight last night.
August 9th, 2009 at 5:34 pm
@ Gonzo. I said that about Werth too. Its like he was trying to suck for them putting him into the game.
August 9th, 2009 at 5:35 pm
fake paul bako ^
August 9th, 2009 at 5:37 pm
Maybe it is time to replace these assholes with robots. The umpires I mean. I don’t go to the game to see these guys; I go to see the players. How come in hockey the players and coaches complain about when the officiating is lousy all the time, but in baseball if you say a word about perceived inequity or other BS players get blacklisted?
August 9th, 2009 at 5:40 pm
someone better light a fire under the phils arses and maybe, hopefully, shane getting tossed is what’ll do it. this series this weekend got me so pissed off and then mr. rapuano won’t even let the boys show their frustrations. unfreakinbelievable. everyone of them is playing like they are in sleep mode or something. even good ol cholly didn’t have any fire in his fight today. let’s hope this series woke em all up.
August 9th, 2009 at 5:46 pm
Too bad the Phils still can’t hit, so what the fuck is the difference
August 9th, 2009 at 5:47 pm
FUCK YOU, FUCK YOU, FUCK YOU IN THE ASS!
August 9th, 2009 at 5:59 pm
Hey Phillies fans cheer up!! At least us Marlins didn’t beat you 12-3 the whole series. You’ll be so thankful that us Marlins left.
August 9th, 2009 at 6:35 pm
Not an impressive series at all by the Phils. There has been little to no offense since the team went to Arizona. Hamels is still sucking the big load. Moyer couldn’t do his job two starts in a row. The Marlins now feel like they’re back in it.
This team, after picking up what should’ve been a huge boost to their team in the Lee trade, has officially gotten lazy again. It’s time for another kick in the ass, before we start hearing about an August swoon.
August 9th, 2009 at 6:35 pm
“We get bent out of shape and shit our jorts when Jose Reyes acts like an ass”
Who is the “we” you speak of? Moron Phillies fans who think the Mets’ celebrations are somehow different from the Phillies’?
August 9th, 2009 at 6:40 pm
@Fire Jerry: Go back to Metsblog and wallow in the heap of shit that is the New York Mets.
August 9th, 2009 at 6:44 pm
Just got back from the game. It wasn’t a very fun one to watch, I’ll tell you that much. But it was a lot of fun getting ugly with the rest of the crowd after that Rapuano shitstorm.
I say next game the Ed is umpiring in Philly, we all bring green lasers.
August 9th, 2009 at 6:50 pm
Ed Rapuano has been listening to a few too many Joe West, “Why I hate Philadelphia” stories whilst on the road.
August 9th, 2009 at 6:51 pm
I was at today’s game. The Phils looked awful.
We weren’t sure what happened to get Victorino tossed until a guy in our section with a radio filled us in.
Was Jayson Werth drunk in the dugout when they called him in as a replacement? Does he even care anymore about this team? Jeez! He has looked horrible this whole weekend.
On the upside, I got 18 pictures of Phillies jersey offenders. (http://whodoesheplayfor.wordpress.com/)
August 9th, 2009 at 6:58 pm
@photographerN: I wonder if Werth was drunk from partying too late after the UFC match last night?
August 9th, 2009 at 7:02 pm
I’m not defending Rapuano but Victorino needs to spend less time whining and playing umpire and more time worrying about his own play which has been sup-par lately. Is Rapuano a jackass? Yea, but do Victorino and a whole lotta other Phillies (Hammels, Werth, Howard etc..) have a big problem with focusing on their jobs and not how the umps are doing theirs? Yup. The problem isn’t some douchnozzle umpire who thinks he’s more important than the game, it’s this team which often times doesn’t take said game seriously.
August 9th, 2009 at 7:26 pm
@Tug Haines. That’s a smartass move. I wonder if Crappuano has a twitter?
August 9th, 2009 at 7:27 pm
@ photographerN : your blog is awesome. that is all.
August 9th, 2009 at 7:28 pm
@ Chris Cocklan: sort of, I guess – http://twibbon.com/join/Fuck-Ed-Rapuano
August 9th, 2009 at 7:29 pm
I’m honestly surprised at all the anger toward the Phillies. Rapuano is a jackass, but he felt he was being disrespected by a player. Victorino has no reason to throw his arms up in the air like that, but he’s about 300 feet away in centerfield and frustrated from a poor week. Both guys overreacted, but Rapuano should (and probably does) feel guilty about over-reacting.
On the players, everyone seriously needs to relax. They have been a streaky team for years – does absolutely noone remember how frustrating this team was last year until September 12th??? – and saying that they don’t take the game seriously and don’t focus on their jobs is just a little too crazy for me. This is a loose team. They are praised for it when they win, and now people are jumping on them for the same thing because they’re losing. Are there problems, of course. But holy shit guys, they’re in first place and they had a bad weekend (A bad week if you want to be a pessimist) and you’re acting like they’re the Mets. Seriously, grab a beer and stop acting like we just ruined our season.
August 9th, 2009 at 7:31 pm
Jayson Werth is probably mad that he didn’t cash in Money In The Bank after BJ Penn won last night when he had the chance…
August 9th, 2009 at 8:10 pm
Your blog is shit, and everything you and your team represents is trash. Stop complaining you fucking cunt. I read more interesting material from an autistic mute child than your whiny, hormonal pre-teen bitch on her period who posts way too many updates on her facebook. You are a little whore and you do not know how to write. Fuck you.
August 9th, 2009 at 8:14 pm
I kid, I kid.
August 9th, 2009 at 8:54 pm
Shaggy stop making so much sense. Everybody in Philadelphia is now worried about a Marlins team that hasn’t done shit in years and consistently fades. They got swept by the Nats right before coming to town. We just took their best shot and we’re still up 4 games. I think we’re OK.
August 9th, 2009 at 9:21 pm
Haha, I know, I know. I’m sorry. So if we got swept by the Marlins, who got swept by the Nats, using the transitive property that must mean we’re worse than the Nats! Ahhhhhh! We’re done!
August 9th, 2009 at 9:28 pm
I don’t see what the big deal is. I watched the game, drove to Wawa, picked up a pepperoni and cheese cup, and was content, even though Ed Rapuano is a cunt.
August 9th, 2009 at 9:35 pm
Thank you Shaggy. You make a ton of sense, although complaining just shows how much people care. As a world champ, your fans expect you to be able to drive the dagger into their rivals’ hearts on a consistent basis, despite the fact that the Phillies have NEVER been able kick a team while it’s down; they love to make it exciting for some reason.
As a stat nobody has pointed out….in the month of August, the Phillies have a MLB-worst 25 runs scored in eight games, and one of those games they scored seven. In contrast, the scorching-hot Nationals lead the majors in the same timespan.
In conclusion, the first week and a half of this month means ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. Baseball is a funny game. The Dodgers just lost for the fourth time in five games, and Joe Torre’s quote was “Every team goes through a rough patch. We’re not playing well right now, but we’ll tough it out.”
The four-time champ as a manger couldn’t have said it any better.
I do think Pop-Pop Charlie should have gotten fired up and was disappointed when he looked half asleep talking to Rapuano. But this team will get it together…maybe a road trip is just what they need to get their minds off everything.
August 9th, 2009 at 9:45 pm
Danny & Shaggy: agreed. No time to panic. The Dodgers actually just dropped 10 of their last 15 games. Baseball, as the say, is a humbling game. Here’s hoping this was the wake-up call that the team needed.
August 9th, 2009 at 10:40 pm
@ FireJerry, everyone laughs at the mets.
3 years and counting
August 9th, 2009 at 11:12 pm
@Swift and will. H
Metsblog blows, first of all. Matt Cerrone is a total idiot and it’s sad that that’s the most widely read Mets blog. In fact, most Mets blogs suck except for the SB Nation one. And I have no problem with people laughing at the Mets, they deserve it (and I’m a Met fan). What I do have a problem with is people acting like Jose Reyes celebrations are totally outrageous, when the Phillies (led by Dick Torino and Brad Lidge) celebrate just as much.
August 9th, 2009 at 11:45 pm
Fire Jerry, if you dont know the difference between Jose Reyes and Brad Lidge, we cant help you.
August 10th, 2009 at 12:09 am
Don’t blame JWerth. He was still tripping on peyote from last night and thought that ball was a leprechaun coming to eat him.
August 10th, 2009 at 12:12 am
a couple years ago I posted on a Mets Blog. I went there to not be an a-hole and tried to have civil conversations. Well, I asked why Lastings Milledge was supposed to be so great and I pretty much got ambushed by everyone there. It was horrifying. I never went back.
August 10th, 2009 at 12:32 am
@Gonzo: Now you have to have your comments approved before they appear. I went on there a little while back, to make my first post when they were calling us “Savages”, and posting comments about a Birdland shirt. Never showed up, despite the fact that I was being civil about it.
The moment you appear to be a fan, that isn’t a Mets fan, Dou’Cherron refuses to approve your comments.
August 10th, 2009 at 1:03 am
This umpire is a cocksucker and should be tarred and feathered in public
August 10th, 2009 at 1:18 am
The lesson here I guess – celebrating is fine when you’re a “WFC”, but isn’t OK if you’re a Met. STFU.
August 10th, 2009 at 1:52 am
@fire jerry
You clearly don’t know jack shit about your own team if you can’t differentiate between excessive celebration and mild displays of enthusiasm. Reyes dances around the dugout performing ridiculous and outlandish celebratory handshakes with every single fucking mutt player after having hit a home run in the middle of a fucking game. Theres a huge fucking difference between that and Lidge pumping his fists after a save or jroll quietly kissing his fingers and pointing towards the man upstairs after a big hit. I’m sorry that your mets have been voraciously chewing on cockmeat hoagies for the past three seasons and i’m sure that your frustrated, but if your gonna come to a phillies blog with the sole purpose of trolling, at least bring some valid points with you… but no.. all you bring is your ass clown mentality that greatly reflects your entire fanbase. So bottom line is, your a dumb fuck. You don’t know SHIT. GO FUCK YOURSELF. Fucking shaft swallowing, cunt MUTT.
August 10th, 2009 at 9:51 am
I am a Phillies fan and I get pissed off when fellow fans bitch about Reyes’ antics but condone Rollins/Victorino at the same time. For example:
“Theres a huge fucking difference between that and Lidge pumping his fists after a save or jroll quietly kissing his fingers and pointing towards the man upstairs after a big hit.”
The only difference between them is the teams they play for, which is why you’re upset. Wheeler always bithes about it too because Reyes does it “outside of the dugout.” Give me a break. Are we that sensitive where something as stupid as where a player celebrates is the deciding factor of whether or not some players is a douche?
“So bottom line is, your a dumb fuck. You don’t know SHIT. GO FUCK YOURSELF. Fucking shaft swallowing, cunt MUTT.”
Bottom line is you’re an uneducated and ignorant, and you try making up for it by throwing insults at someone whose opinion you disagree with.
August 10th, 2009 at 11:04 am
@Harry – thanks. I’ll never understand why Phillies fans became the arbiters of what constitutes “acceptable celebration.”
August 10th, 2009 at 11:15 am
I’d just like to go on record as saying I don’t like any kind of celebration – in sports, in life, etc. And it’s not because I’m a Phillies fan.
August 10th, 2009 at 11:25 am
fire jerry, harry hates everything and you seem to have this sticking to this argument like its your last day on earth. Without any intelligent reasoning, you just keep saying “phillies celebrate too so its no different.” Of course its different.. just the fact that its celebrating doesnt mean its done in the same manor. We’ve talked about this old, tired topic over and over. Certain fans are bothered by Jose Reyes because his celebrations are elaborate. To us, hes showboating more than hes paying tribute like Rollins silly little kiss and point. We dont argue that the phillies dont celebrate and we never have. We argue that Jose takes it to another level that doesnt even come close to a fist pump or a ‘WOO!’ Jose calculates every slippy hand slap over the top leg kick jump turn around dazzling backhand double elbow tippy tap.. you get the point. If we denied all together that the phillies dont celebrate, youd have a point. The fact that you dont know the difference between a fist pump and a premeditated dazzling try out for the band Stomp makes it even worse.
just because we both wear clothes doenst mean they’re the same style.
August 10th, 2009 at 1:58 pm
Join the facebook group Rie Ed Rapuano at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=117572209733
August 10th, 2009 at 2:03 pm
I subscribe to the idea that you’re a professional, so you should act like it. What might that mean? How about acting like you’re not surprised you did something that only a professional ball player would be able to do. This translates into football as thinking you worked your ass off to get into that end zone, and you shouldn’t be surprised, and act like you should be there, and know that you will get there again.
August 10th, 2009 at 2:15 pm
hear, hear.
August 10th, 2009 at 3:13 pm
The problem with the Mets is that it’s hispanic heritage night every night. “I’m sorry I thought this was America.” Couple the loud bumping music of every Dominican on the team with the hand slapping and dancing of Jose Reyass and people get pissed the fuck off.
August 10th, 2009 at 6:24 pm
What is “professional”?
Racist old coot Ty Cobb wasn’t a professional. The cokehead players of the ’70s weren’t acting like professionals. Players charging the mound at the drop of a hat back in the day isn’t very professional.
I have no problem with Reyes’ antics. They don’t entertain me, so I can call him a douchebag (just as I would anyone else who finds dancing acceptable. The only reason a man should ever dance is because he is under the influence of the alcohols). They obviously entertain someone, and that person is allowed to be entertained. Freedom of expression, son!
The whole “disrespecting the game” line is total bullshit. The Bud Seligs of this league are the true disrespecters of the game.
October 8th, 2009 at 10:24 am
MLB umpires are out of control. They are taking over too many games with bad calls. Especially behind the plate.