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Daniel
July 11, 2012 at 2:55 pm (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Yes. Very hilarious.
digitalatheist
July 11, 2012 at 3:39 pm (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Oh I loved that game… sat around wallowing in joygasm from the start of the first inning. :D
blindrobin
July 11, 2012 at 6:39 pm (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Was there a broom involved? It looks nothing like curling to me. That is what all the brooms are about, No?
Chebag
July 11, 2012 at 9:12 pm (UTC -7) Link to this comment
We already know the Wankees and their fans are petulant assholes. Why is this so awesome?
Charles Sullivan
July 12, 2012 at 12:19 am (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Is the baseman supposed to ‘give it up’ or not?
loquaxe
July 12, 2012 at 11:36 am (UTC -7) Link to this comment
I assume that giving it up or not is for the baseman to decide. I am pretty sure he has priorities and will act accordingly.
Kilian Hekhuis
July 13, 2012 at 12:48 am (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Can someone explain this to a non-US citizen?
Kilian Hekhuis
July 13, 2012 at 12:48 am (UTC -7) Link to this comment
(not just why this is funny, but what happens in the first place?)
StevoR
July 13, 2012 at 8:28 am (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Its just not cricket!
StevoR
July 13, 2012 at 8:29 am (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Also, yeah, must be an American thing.
I don’t get it either – the humour apparently here or baseball.
Blueaussi
July 13, 2012 at 11:13 am (UTC -7) Link to this comment
I’m an American, and I don’t get it.
steve B
July 15, 2012 at 9:12 am (UTC -7) Link to this comment
It appears that Cabrera was attempting to get a five from Cano as he was rounding the bases. I would never have expected or prompted someone on the opposing team to five me after I just homered off of them, in the same manner as you don’t stand at the plate and watch a home run ball leave the yard. It was idiotic of Cabrera and I think Cano was right to leave him hanging. I might have offered Cabrera a certain finger in return, but that would have been all.
physioprof
July 15, 2012 at 11:36 am (UTC -7) Link to this comment
The key piece of additional information needed to interpret this scene is that Cano and Cabrera became (and remain) close friends when Cabrera was a Yankee. This is why Cabrera offered for the five in the first place, and why Cano smirked at him instead of looking at him like he was a lunatic. It’s also worth recognizing that the players consider the All Star Game purely an exhibition game, and don’t give a shitte about what happens so long as they don’t get injured. So this incident boils down to Cabrera and Cano joking around with each other during a meaningless game.