Astros Haze Rookies After Losing To Cubs Monday

This is great stuff.

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That was very cool.

It’s a shame you see rookies in the NFL that decide they are above such things because of some code that makes it violate their manhood. But then I suppose with all the money and tradition of holdouts it’s what we’ve grown to expect. This is how you develop team unity.

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by Sandberg's evil twin on Sep 7, 2010 3:12 PM CDT reply actions

I'm not big on hazing...

… but this kind of thing is fun. I wonder if the Cubs will do it? They’re almost all rookies these days.

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al Yellon on Sep 7, 2010 3:18 PM CDT up reply actions

That depends on whether Z and Rami let them carry the pink backpack doesn't it? :P

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Ryan Theriot scores. Two out -Gameday 7/23/10

by Sandberg's evil twin on Sep 7, 2010 3:37 PM CDT up reply actions

maybe the rooks will haze the vets

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by Cubbie-Tim on Sep 7, 2010 8:03 PM CDT up reply actions

They've done the pink backpack in the bullpen for years now.

The guy with the least amount of MLB service time carries it to and from the dugout.

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by ctcoff99 on Sep 7, 2010 11:08 PM CDT up reply actions

No, it's not

It’s how a bunch of juvenile thugs get their homosexual tendencies out of their system without actually committing shower rape.

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by Worf on Sep 8, 2010 10:19 AM CDT up reply actions

Oh good god.

But it’s ok for you to threaten to kill someone or want people to burn in a dumpster? You are just ridiculous.

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One day, long, long ago, there lived a woman who didn't whine, nag or bitch. That would be me....

But that was a long time ago and it was just that one day.

The end

by sue369 on Sep 8, 2010 6:46 PM CDT up reply actions

Oh, so you take every word I say seriously

but if I take hazing as a serious problem, it’s overreacting. Ridiculousness, thy name is Sue!

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by Worf on Sep 9, 2010 10:09 AM CDT up reply actions

I see her point.

I’ve told you that your threats against people are unacceptable here. Yet you think hazing, even a mild hazing like dressing rookies up in costumes, is a crime against humanity.

I’m not sure I understand you.

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al Yellon on Sep 9, 2010 12:25 PM CDT up reply actions

It takes a very weird imagination to label anything I say as a threat to anyone

Hazing is bullying under another name. It isn’t cute. It isn’t funny. It isn’t bonding.

"It's all in the game, yo"

by Worf on Sep 9, 2010 12:30 PM CDT up reply actions

Neither is wishing someone dead.

Whether you’re “joking” or not.

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al Yellon on Sep 9, 2010 12:52 PM CDT up reply actions

Ridiulousness.....look in the mirror bub.

A lovely story:

One day, long, long ago, there lived a woman who didn't whine, nag or bitch. That would be me....

But that was a long time ago and it was just that one day.

The end

by sue369 on Sep 9, 2010 1:04 PM CDT up reply actions

That's hilarious

Great costumes! I wonder if they had to paint the you know what on the statue of the horse, too. Or is that just the Giants rookies?

by Mike Vails Evil Twin on Sep 7, 2010 3:14 PM CDT reply actions

That was started by the Giants....

… and taken up by many teams. Don’t know if it’s still done, though.

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al Yellon on Sep 7, 2010 3:17 PM CDT up reply actions

There's a fun section on the horse in...

…“Baseball Codes: Beanballs, Sign Stealing, and Bench-Clearing Brawls: The Unwritten Rules of America’s Pastime,” by Jason Turbow and Michael Duca (also one of the longest book titles ever). It mentions that when Chris Speier was a rookie, he was sitting on the horse when the team bus went by and gave it the finger. It also talks about how a couple of Chicago cops who were in on the joke would go into the visitors’ clubhouse after the horse was painted, put on a bad cop act, and pretend like whoever did it was going to be arrested for vandalism. Some rookies caved and ratted out their teammates, but one (I forget who) refused to talk and told the police to go have carnal relations with themselves. By doing so, he instantly earned the respect of everyone on the team. Great stuff!

by Mike Vails Evil Twin on Sep 7, 2010 3:26 PM CDT up reply actions

Very classy

Stuff like this makes you laugh without embarrassing people’s dignity. As a college student, too often I hear of shameful hazing incidents. While this is a slightly different circumstance, I’m glad it wasn’t too over the top.

PS I still love the pink backpack thing the Cubs do. I know other teams do something similar

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by Musicdude10 on Sep 7, 2010 3:19 PM CDT reply actions