Dick Of The Year Nomination: Jose Tabata Cheated Max Scherzer Out Of A Perfect Game
Max Scherzer is good at baseball. This past offseason he was finally able to escape the ramshackle city of Detroit and mosied his way into the nation’s capital with the help of a nice $210 million deal. Since that move, the man has done nothing but decimate opposing lineups, earning him a sexy 1.76 ERA this season.
He was nearing a perfect game this past weekend, just one game removed from his one-hit performance earlier in the week. Jose Tabata, the Pirates’ pinch-hitter, stepped into the batter’s box. Scherzer was possibly just one pitch away from securing his name into the baseball history books. Tabata worked the count to an even 2-2, then pulled what I consider to be a golden contender for Dick Move of the Year.
Watch that one closely. Tabata drops his fucking elbow into the pitch. The asshole didn’t have the decency to simply make a legitimate and legal effort to get on base. Instead, he chose the bottom-tier route. He cut a corner and found himself standing on first base. He got what he wanted, and pissed off an entire city in the process.
The man went 26 outs without allowing a man on base, only to lose it to a chach wearing protective gear.
It takes a truly despicable person to lean into a pitch with his elbow pad during a perfect game.
— Luke Russert (@LukeRussert) June 20, 2015
Fucking right, Luke.
If I’m Tabata, I’m batting in riot gear every time I step foot in D.C..
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When I saw “Dick of the Year” I first thought Dorn was giving out an award for male porn stars.
10 years ago at 12:02 pmI would have done it. you’re not playing for a little shitty medal at the end of the season. you’re playing to win and that fat check that comes after, and when the on base percentage, homers ect. comes into play and adds a lil bonus to your check. damn straight you lean in. that’s one shitty pitch away starting a rally and a potential win. sometimes there is more to it then just “playing for the love of the game.”
10 years ago at 12:15 pm” I would have done it. you’re not playing for a little shitty medal at the end of the season. you’re playing to win and that fat check that comes after, and when the on base percentage, homers ect. comes into play and adds a lil bonus to your check. damn straight you lean in. that’s one shitty pitch away starting a rally and a potential win. sometimes there is more to it then just “playing for the love of the game.
10 years ago at 12:16 pmDick of the Year nomination for doing whatever it takes to get on base? This happens all of time in baseball. Bogey Wells has obviously never played the game or watched it much.
10 years ago at 12:17 pmSimply put Tabata is doing what batter’s do by trying to get on base. All that blame and dickery must go on the umpire for not keeping the guy at the plate, which was the obvious call.
10 years ago at 12:21 pmGalarraga got robbed. Scherzer just missed his pitch.
10 years ago at 12:50 pmFuck the Nats
10 years ago at 6:46 pmBlame the umpire. He could’ve called it a ball if he wanted to enforce the rule. The player should do whatever he can to win the game.
10 years ago at 7:23 pmFuck off Nats fans, let me know when you get dicked on by Jim Joyce
10 years ago at 8:17 pm