Trot Nixon

The Camel · #1 10-04-2003, 11:27 PM

Trot Nixon hit a game winning home run in their series against the A's to keep the Red Sox alive.

In an interview afterwards, he said something like..."It wasn't me swinging the bat it was the Lord Jesus Christ. He hit it"

Is Jesus a Red Sox fan then? Why would he choose for the Red Sox to win?

Or is this guy trivialising religion? As if God cares who wins a baseball game....

David Steele · #2 10-04-2003, 11:31 PM

God would explain the plague that befouled the A's when they followed failing to touch the plate with what would have been the winning run, by having a second winning run stolen by the 6 umpires of the apocalypse.

The whole bay area seems to be on God's bad side today.
D.

Utah · #3 10-04-2003, 11:32 PM

That home run rocked.

Maybe Jesus had money on the Socks?

It would be funny for a guy to blame a strikeout on Jesus.

andyfox · #4 10-05-2003, 01:27 AM

The run wasn't stolen by the umpires, it was given away by Tejada who decided he would stop running. If memory serves, it was Tejada who was chastized by Jaosn Giambi for poor baserunning against the Yankees during a prior A's meltdown in 2001.

Why on earth would Tejada stop running?

lil' · #5 10-05-2003, 01:31 AM

I've often thought athletes who credit their victories to Jesus display a very immature understanding of Christianity. I mean, just stop and think about what you are implying...

Trot had a great year, and I was thrilled with the home run!!!

David Steele · #6 10-05-2003, 03:34 AM

By the time he got going again it was so hopeless that he must have briefly considered going back to third or something.

I am not a rules expert, but it seems pretty clear that if he was not interfered with at third, he would have likely scored and there is no way to know for sure.

If he has to slam into the the catcher with the ball so the umps can see that, then it is a crazy rule. I mean what if he had been unconsious after the interference could they just tag him out because he is not running home?

D.

Dynasty · #7 10-05-2003, 04:24 AM

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Or is this guy trivialising religion?

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No. But, you seem to be mocking his beliefs.

Dynasty · #8 10-05-2003, 04:29 AM

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The run wasn't stolen by the umpires, it was given away by Tejada who decided he would stop running.

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Absolutely. Tejada was the villiage idiot on Saturday night. How hard is it to run?

The Red Sox were also screwing up on the basepaths. Both Garciaparra and Millar(?) should have been on second base after A's errors. Instead they both went less than full-speed to first base thinking they were going to make an out and couldn't take advantage of the A's errors.

HDPM · #9 10-05-2003, 11:37 AM

Trot is trivializing religion and his beliefs are being mocked. Oh well.

I don't understand why pitchers dont put some balls in the ears of guys who say stuff like this. Well, at least in the ribs or high and tight. If I got warned by the ump for throwing at the idiot I would say warn Jesus not me. Jesus threw at him for being an idiot. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Clarkmeister · #10 10-05-2003, 12:15 PM

Couldn't agree more. Watching the replay over and over its is obvious that if he keeps running, he scores easily. No one to blame but himself.