They’re already there.

no headshots… don’t wanna kill the guy. but a nice brushback pitch may be in order.

I think the left hand is supposed to be a fist

Heh.

It’s baseball. It’s how people act. They get insulted at the smallest thing (not that this is the smallest thing).

Since Brian is publicly a vocal follower of Jesus Christ and has stated that his after game hand/fist gesture is symbolic of his faith, I think Blake’s antics are an opportunity for Brian to put his money where his mouth is and show Blake he is different than people who don’t profess Christ.

That would mean turning the other cheek when offended. If Blake sincerely apologizes for insulting his faith and the memory of his deceased father, Brian should forgive him and move on. Even if he doesn’t apologize, Brian still needs to forgive and get past this and “not let the sun go down on his anger.” If he chooses not to forgive, it’s just as Mayor of 311 stated, Blake has the power over him, as would anyone else who would mock Brian’s tribute.

I think it would severely damage Brian’s testimony as a Christian to bean Blake out of vengeance, as Christians believe that vengeance is the Lords. The Bible also teaches to love your enemies by killing them with kindness. “On the contrary, therefore, if your enemy is hungry, give him food; if he is thirsty, quench his thirst. For by doing this you will be heaping burning coals upon his head.” —Romans 12:20
(Not to say this would happen, but could you imagine the stupified look on Casey Blake’s face if Brian actually approached Blake first and took the high road to reconciliation?)

Whether or not any of the other Giants pitchers feel the same way is yet to be played out.

Guys used to get drilled for standing too close to the plate, so calling out dick size in your post makes me think perhaps your reaction to this post is completely asinine

Plunk him in the ribs, it will send him a message, which is exactly why pitchers have been doing it for 100 years. Nobody goes to the hospital and it proves to the other teams of the league that the Giants players won’t back down and have eachothers backs. Its baseball

oh, please. There’s nothing wrong with Wilson’s gesture, and he does it AFTER the game. It’s fair to celebrate when the game is over. Every team celebrates after it wins the game. Just because his celebration is different than what others do, he shouldn’t do it? I can understand the anger at the Mets when they dance after a homerun during the game, and when a pitcher pumps his fist and celebrates after a strikeout, but after a game you’re allowed to celebrate. Casey Blake made a fool of himself by mocking Wilson not only because he was ignorant as to what it meant, but because he did it before the game was over and his team wound up losing. And who was the winning pitcher, Casey?

On second thought, I would have done it if my team had actually won the game instead of just tie.

RESPECT THE GROUND ATTACK!

he’s no longer grounded after a 1-2-3 inning in the 13th but he’s on a short leash!

But I am telling you Spider Man would so kick Wonder Woman’s arse! If she wasn’t , well you know, a girl.

I know Tim had a a bad start, but you guys need to get over it!

The story just got picked up on SI’s Truth & Rumors, so it might get a day or two more play.

Rereading the redacted version that SI presented, I got the feeling what I’ve been talking about, and where the conversation has gone, namely his religion, isn’t what really got Wilson. The word used was “distraught”. That’s a very personal response. I think it might be more about the father aspect. Wilson might have realized what the Mayor pointed out: he made himself vulnerable by wearing his father’s memory on his sleeve, and he was the one who put his dad’s memory up for (most certainly) unintentional mockery. Wilson strikes me as a naif; I followed his Twitter and watched ‘Life of Brian’ last night, and under the testosterone bluster is a child. He didn’t get that his tweets would get him in trouble and cast doubt on the image he has of himself or wants to project. He probably had no clue that another player would make fun of his gesture; or if he did, that it would upset him so. It’s interesting to see if he changes as a result of these public incidents. I enjoy him greatly, dirty saves and all.

Yeah, like we didn’t already have 200+ comments of this in the post-game thread? Come on.

it truely is a non issue! Shit like that happens all the time

First things first, if a Giant had done that to a Dodger we’d all be pumped

No, I wouldn’t. I mentioned this to a Dodger friend who hadn’t heard about what happened and he said it was adouchy thing for Blake to do if he did, in fact know the story behind the gesture. I doubt Blake reads Bay Area papers.

I’ll bet Blake had no idea the meaning behind it. The first time I saw Wilson do it, I thought it was a “game over” gesture. I’ll bet in the next day or so, Blake apologizes for the unintended slight and it’s all put to bed. Wilson sounds more hurt than pissed.

That’s a lot of anger over a baseball player. Especially a closer – that position tends to have a more intense, energetic type of personality than your average ballplayer.

I tried to avoid jumping into this, but some are bringing up Wilson’s hypocrisy regarding his religion, and that’s an inane argument. From my limited knowledge of all things religious, we are all considered sinners in the eyes of God. So expecting Wilson to exceed those expectations might be setting the bar a tad bit high, dontcha think?

And I doubt you know Wilson good enough to make a determination of whether he’s one of “Jesus’s good little soldiers”. Feel free to base your opinion of him on his Twittering, which appeared to be about 90% b.s. and 10% real.

Anyways, I agree with Goofus – it sounds like what Blake did was out of character, and probably just came in the heat of battle. One or both of these guys will probably take the high road, and that will be the end of it.