OT: Tackle football....no. Tackle baseball...yikes!

[Blakeon18]

Junior college pitcher tackles opponent who hit homer in game between Weatherford College and North Central Texas College

Junior college pitcher Owen Woodward tackled a hitter, Owen Woodward, who had just launched a home run during the sixth inning of a game between Weatherford College and North Central Texas College on Wednesday afternoon.

www.espn.com

 

[visitingcock]

Disgusting.

Espn, why give this jerk even five seconds of spotlight?

 

[uconnfan68]

Disgusting.

Espn, why give this jerk even five seconds of spotlight?

Same name for both? Even stranger.

 

[Beemer]

I don't see why Woodward would go off like that, Phillips is just trotting around the bases. Do they have a history? Not that that excuses Woodward in the least, just trying to understand why he did this.

 

[Blakeon18]

The intro to the article is incorrect...Josh Phillips was the batter.

 

[CL82]

I just want to know if the pitcher is interested in playing linebacker. It was a nice hit.

 

[visitingcock]

I just want to know if the pitcher is interested in playing linebacker. It was a nice hit.

Not really a tackle. More of a block, I say tight end prospect.

 

[meyers7]

It was a nice hit. Not sure what the batter did though. But whatever it was, pitcher shouldn't have tackled him. Just throw at his chin the next time he's up.

 

[Forego]

Reminds me of Pedro Martinez shoving Don Zimmer to the ground.

 

[CL82]

It was a nice hit. Not sure what the batter did though. But whatever it was, pitcher shouldn't have tackled him. Just throw at his chin the next time he's up.

Absolutely.

 

[CL82]

Reminds me of Pedro Martinez shoving Don Zimmer to the ground.

To be fair, Zim was probably already headed towards the ground. Pedro just more or less got out of the way.

 

[uconnfan68]

The intro to the article is incorrect...Josh Phillips was the batter.

The intro was perfect for the incident.

 

[ClifSpliffy]

amateur. how the pros do it,

 

[uconnfan68]

amateur. how the pros do it,

Roid rage.

 

[Blakeon18]

Junior college pitcher kicked off team for tackling opponent who hit homer

Weatherford College pitcher Owen Woodward was booted from the team Thursday, one day after he tackled an opposing batter after a home run.

www.espn.com

Link to an update on the league punishments.

 

[Blakeon18]

The university announced that he has left the team. They say they can't tell the reason due to
privacy concerns.

Junior college pitcher kicked off team for tackling opponent who hit homer

Weatherford College pitcher Owen Woodward was booted from the team Thursday, one day after he tackled an opposing batter after a home run.

www.espn.com

FWIW: the title of the article isn't fully supported by the content. He may well have been kicked off the team but the
content suggests he simply could have quit of his own volition.

Am I correct? The writers of media articles are not the ones who compose the titles?

 

[RockyMTblue2]

It was the equivalent of a sucker punch and could have done real damage to a guy who didn't see it coming. Nothing to have fun with.

 

[Plebe]

Junior college pitcher kicked off team for tackling opponent who hit homer

Weatherford College pitcher Owen Woodward was booted from the team Thursday, one day after he tackled an opposing batter after a home run.

www.espn.com

Link to an update on the league punishments.

Ironically, the fallout will be a net gain to Weatherford College, the team of the offending pitcher, in that the volume of suspensions handed out to North Central's team for leaving the dugout means that NC will have to forfeit its upcoming two games against Weatherford.

 

[Scud49]

Well that was straight from the Woody Hayes School of Sportsmanship.