Joe Torre dislikes beanball in video games. Beanball in real life is okay.
Posted by: Richie Rich in Blue Jays, Drunken Fans, Video Games, Yankees
So last night in Toronto, some Blue Jay fans got to throw beanballs at Alex Rodriguez.
What is this world coming to? Oh wait, it was only a video game …
In a video game promotion in the middle of the sixth inning, two Jays fans were playing a baseball game on the scoreboard screen, pitching to A-Rod. Twice they threw at him, missing once and hitting him once and leaving Joe Torre unhappy.
Of course, Yankees Manager Joe Torre said it was “ridiculous” and that it “lacks good sense.”
Some of the videos they have period, it’s all about violence … To me, this game is about playing it and not about hurting somebody. To me, if you show it at a ballpark, you’re telling the youngsters it’s OK to do it and that’s not a good message to send.
Wait – it’s okay to try to bean someone in real life, but not while playing a video game?
Joe … do you mean to tell me that when your pitcher Joba Chamberlain intentionally throws two balls at the head of Kevin Youkilis it isn’t “ridiculous” or it’s not “about hurting somebody” or you’re not “telling the youngsters it’s OK to do it?”
It’s not like after the pixellated pitcher beaned the digital A-Rod, the pitcher heard Shang Tsung say “FINISH HIM” and then charged the plate and ripped A-Rod’s spine out of his body or anything.
But everyone’s missing the big news story here …
People are playing Video Games on a freakin’ JumboTron.
HOW AWESOME IS THAT?
I can’t find any pictures or video of the incident … yet. But I did find an article from last September showing what it looks like to play Video Games on the 807-inch Jays Vision screen at the Rogers Centre in Toronto.
Okay, that’s a racing game, but you get the idea. That is just cool.
Here’s the only way you’ll see Troy Glaus play in the Rogers Centre the rest of this season …
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September 14th, 2007 at 7:28 pm
Honestly, he was probably just asked for a comment and felt he shouldn’t condone it. Personally, I think it’s funny that the fans didn’t “go after” the digital ARod.