Look, Joe West called the balk because he balked. Threw out Oz cause he came out swearing at him.
HAWK is FREAKING out... calling West a disgrace. Shit man you don't DO that.

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It's not a balk. Buehrle's been doing that move for 11 years. Joe West IS a disgrace. Fuck him.

What did Buerhle get thrown out for?

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Slamming his glove.

Well it IS a balk because the Umpire called it a balk.
If he called it a balk once, then called the same move a balk a second time. If you got pinched on it once, don't do the exact same thing again.
Second, even if west WAS wrong, Hawks reaction to this is what is disgraceful. You don't call for an umpire suspension, you don't call an umpire biased, you don't call an umpire a disgrace.
How would you react to a team next time if their mouthpiece called you a disgrace repeatedly?
Maybe the reason umps don't like the Sox (which probably isn't true in the first damn place) is because you're constantly bitching about them like a goddamn pony leaguer.

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So it went:

West: "Balk!"
Buerhle: slams glove to ground without saying anything
West: "You're outta here!"
Ozzie: "sodjfhao;sdifh!!!!! oaidoaid g;oairuga oi!!!! gaieklv asorig bgaoisdu fiapi p!!!!!!!!!"
West: "You're outta here too!"




edit: Not talking about the balk call, but if that's all Buerhle did was slam hius glove to the mound and West ejected him, then West considers himself WAY too relevant. Which would be nothing new. He probably has a new album to promote.


I agree with this nomination. Hawk should shut up. <Hawk> He should. <Hawk>

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I'm a friends of Laurence Holmes on Facebook and here's his last post:

"I'm with Hawk: I'd be tempted to take my guys off the field...this is unreal!"

Wheels be coming off

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Team Cutler.

Maybe he did balk, but Joe West is still a tool.

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Oz thrown out on the first balk. With a 1-2 count, one on two out, he comes out and starts yelling like a crazy person. So whatever. No harm, that batter groiunded out on the next pitch. Fine.
I saw Burls throw the glove, not much of a throw per se, but I couldn't see his mouth to see if he had some words too. West tossed him a few seconds after the glove toss.
To be fair, West told Oz he was going to throw him out if he argued. You could see what he was saying. Oz argued anyway. Does he deserve it at that point? You decide.

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No question. Ranks right there with Angel Hernandez as two of the biggest "look at me! I'm on a MLB field too!" POS's.

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Wow, I had no idea umpires were such pristine infallible figures NEVER to be questioned or called out. Thanks for the heads up.

There were two seperate balks called today? At what point does a player/manager/coach have the right to ask West what the hell the problem is? It's not balls/strikes - they should be able to discuss it without beingtold "If you do, you're gone".




Hawk should still shut the hell up.

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The game is also 0-0. Against the Indians. On May 26th. I'm just sayin...

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Team Cutler.

managers can't say anything and its fucking crazy. Joe West also has been known to have a quick trigger. They shouldn't be able rant and rave for 90 seconds out there, but they need to be able to voice a quick opinion before they get the heave ho.

Like I said, maybe Buerhle balked...I dunno I haven't seen it yet. But Joe West is still an asshole.

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I didn't want this gem to get lost in this discussion today.

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While I hate Hawk, West is a joke. After Oz got thrown out, you knew Mark would come back with the move eventually. West didn't call the balk the first 2 moves, but on the 3rd he called it. I think he was like, "fuck you Mark, your trying to mess with me, so i'll balk again". Mark really didn't do much to get tossed, as he flipped his glove, but West is bad. I agree with Hawk, he should be suspended.

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Fuck Edwards and Zobrist

Sounds like the normal Hawk reaction. Which is nice. He's been having a bad year. He actually called for a suspension?

I was on break. We have the game on in my office. Guy next to me tells me Buehrle got tossed for a balk. My immediate reaction: "Hawk must be goin nuts"



Sucks that this game is on WGN. Id finally have a reason to watch a replay on Comcast.



WAR Hawk NEVER changing.

You could tell by the reaction of the baserunners that it wasn't a balk. Neither were frozen and both were back to first in plenty of time. It's the same move he's been using for years. That fat piece of shit has a bug up his ass.

The ump should be suspended for tossing Mark. All he did was flip his glove on the ground.

He was right to toss Ozzie though.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

Buehrle didn't throw his glove until the 2nd balk call.

And for the record, Joe West is and always has been a tool. It seems like there is always an issue with him when he works a White Sox series.

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I'd agree with you if you took out the part about the White Sox. West acts like this with every single team out there.

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Wasn't he the one bitching about 6 hour Yankees-Red Sox games a couple of weeks ago?
Not that he was wrong about those being to wrong

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Really is no surprise, sadly, that you almost KNOW which ump it was that would be involved with a couple of balk calls - a couple of ejections. There is no reason that we should know any ump/ref's names...but, there are always at least 2-3 in each sport that MAKE themselves part of the game. Their respective unions should realize this, and do something about it. NO ONE is paying to see the officiating crew make themselves the center of attention, yet jackasses like West always make sure they mix it up.

Hawk's energy is always too high in the wrong situations. I cannot imagine how much I would hate that guy if he were ANYONE else's announcer. His hysterics at the (relatively) moist meaningless things are just crazy, it's too bad he's so firmly planted in his seat - be nice if someone would talk to him.

Tony Pena scares me, but somehow has been doing ok.

ok...nicely done

Tim Duncan is not going to like this.

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Can you play a game under protest because your closer sucks?

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Gotta love the go down with the ship (closer) mentality of most MLB managers.

Why not get someone up when it was 1st and 2nd?

Very Cub like there Bobby.

Who is going to create the Tim Duncan mult so Crawford can dog him everywhere he posts

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