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Seeing how you ended up wearing the helmet in the 3rd base coach's box I think you will eventually follow this rule too.

Bowa is such a ****. He pulled this crap in Philly when he was here and it get's real old after a while. We get it, you're old school. Now shut up and follow the rules.

Hey Larry, guess what else prevents you from performing your duties properly.... getting suspended for three games ya dope. You look terrific in that John Olerud field helmet though!

What the heck are those candy nose front office people thinking? Big deal about they being out of the box,this has been going on for over 100 years of baseball. If you are going to inforce the rules how about the players haveing their pockets hanging out and their pants down around their ankles that looks like gang banger shi-t to me.

I'm not gonna argue the helmet rule -- the death that precipitated the rule occurred in the Rockies' organization and was tough on all Rox fans. But jeez, Larry, lighten up and just play nice. That said, Montague says Bowa "hit" him with the "tip of his helmet" ??? Who's wearing the man pants here??? Both of you -- grow up or you'll both be working for the Rockford Peaches soon.

I thought Bowa would be a nice compliment to Torre. Bowa is a good sitiational game manager and Torre well I'll just say he has room for improvement. However, Bowa has been in the news way too much. People jumped all over him and I tried to defend some of his action......Larry we are starting to look like fools. Enough all ready. You are the 3rd base caoch not the manager.

Stupid rule. The guy who was killed was hit in the neck. Should the coaches wear Body Armor?
Not a big Bowa fan, but he's right. Let's get the Nannies out and play ball!

Lary Bowa is, was and will forever remain an azzhole and I don't care how good and fired up he was as a player.

Here's a thought...MOVE the damn boxes so they have a better view

Bowa is a tool. But like Thunderdragon said above, MLB should enforce all it's rules and not just single out a few such as this one. Bowa is right, but he's such a jerk his antics become the debated topic, not the rule he's protesting.

The helmet wouldn't have prevented Coolbaugh's death. He was hit in the neck, not on the covered area of his head.

I have also said this before....do they REALLY needs base coaches? Since most communication is done by signs anyhow why not let the manager or coached do it from the top of the dugout and have the latitude to prowl around like basketball coaches?

Bowa has more fire in LA than he had in NY...

You have to have base coaches. When a player is motoring around second or third, he is looking towards the third base coach for direction. Same with rounding first, but it is a little less important as the player has a complete view of the field...

You have to have base coaches. When a player is motoring around second or third, he is looking towards the third base coach for direction. Same with rounding first, but it is a little less important as the player has a complete view of the field...
hvyhttr | 04/03/08, 10:51 A

I understand what you are saying, but I think MLB is getting too picky about he coaches, who NEVER stay in the box, and Bowa is being, well Bowa, acting like a total redass

Field Marshall:

HEY NOW, it's just baseball...using a Moderator is a little much don't you think?I mean, I wouldn't even have used a Moderator at Nuremburg.

Coolbaugh was hit in the temple, not the neck.

I always thought third base coaches were only suppose to use "sign language''. You know - hand signals, I never knew they spoke !!! See what happens !!!