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Game Recap 7/1/12: That Canada guy is a jerk - Angels 10, Blue Jays 6

Found July 01, 2012 on Monkey with a Halo: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: John Hester,  Brett Lawrie,  Howie Kendrick,  JP Arencibia,  Jose Bautista,  Alberto Callaspo,  Chase Headley,  Torii Hunter
TEAMS: Los Angeles Angels,  Toronto Blue Jays,  San Diego Padres
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To think, I used to think Canadians were such a nice, calm, polite people.  OK, maybe they are, but that one Canada guy (no, not that one, the other... no, the other other one) had to go and try and decapitate John Hester. GIF courtesy of @SAJagfire That "Canada" guy is actually Brett Lawrie, who already has a rep for being a giant jerk and this will not help.  I'm all for playing hard, but there was no excuse for what he did on this play.  Replays clearly show that Lawrie easily could have taken the plate on a slide without any contact with the catcher, but he intentionally opted to not only crash into the catcher but also throw a forearm shiver to Hester's face in the process.  Maybe I am overreacting because of the recency, but that was the dirtiest play I have seen all season long. Of course, it wouldn't have even happened if Howie Kendrick had fielded the grounder that started the play and/or not lazily tossed the ball back to second base instead of p...
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