Buster Olney's Subtle Twitter Response to Keith Law Over the Brett Lawrie Explosion

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Buster Olney's Subtle Twitter Response to Keith Law Over the Brett Lawrie Explosion

By Jason McIntyre May 16, 2012 3:44 pm ET Follow @thebiglead

By: Jason McIntyre | May 16, 2012 3:44 pm ET Follow @thebiglead

Keith Law’s tweet Wednesday morning after Brett Lawrie’s eruption: “The solution is not to suspend Brett Lawrie for 10 or 20 games. The solution is to get the damn calls right.”

Buster Olney’s tweet less than an hour later about Brett Lawrie’s eruption: “No matter how good or bad an ump’s calls are, there is zero excuse for throwing equipment at him. Connecting the two issues is ridiculous.” Olney also tweeted this.

Subtle. From the MLB writer who noticed the tweets and passed them on: “No matter what these guys say, they don’t like each other.”

Previously: ESPN Colleagues Buster Olney and Keith Law Disagree on the Value of Oakland Pitcher Trevor Cahill
Previously: The Jay Bilas vs. Andy Katz Beef Has Replaced Keith Law vs. Buster Olney as ESPN’s Best Writer Squabble

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Comments

Dental Dam

1/3.
SouthernAggression

Keith Law has nothing to do with this. Clearly Olney was responding to Lisk.
http://www.twitter.com/kcresident KC Resident

Subtle.

So subtle I’m not sure what the point is. Writers are always chipper on Twitter.
kaiserwilhelmreems

this is yardwork
ms621

It sounds to me like Lawrie didn’t throw the helmet at the umpire, but that he was incidentally hit. For Buster Olney to represent that Lawrie did this instead is as also ridiculous.
FredSanford

If my son even complains to an ump, he’ll get yanked by me.

He’s umping now and is getting an idea what it is like.

MLB.LL : Apples.Oranges
FredSanford

this is yardwork

Always look forward to yardwork.
cracker jack

Buster’s a ‘uge fan of the human element
SouthernAggression

Kaiser’s right. So…

I really can’t imagine the Phillies will be sellers this year. They won 102 games LAST YEAR. Get Utley and Howard back and this team will definitely be competing, particularly with two wildcard spots.
kaiserwilhelmreems

Clearly Olney was responding to Lisk.

there will be blood.
kaiserwilhelmreems

I really can’t imagine the Phillies will be sellers this year. They won 102 games LAST YEAR. Get Utley and Howard back and this team will definitely be competing, particularly with two wildcard spots.

it’s too early to think about selling, i think they’ll be OK, but not bad enough to sell.

in that strange grey area that will drive fans and media crazy. too good to call it quits, not good enough to win it all
http://senyormadre.blogspot.com SenyorMadre

‘uge

yooj?
scripty

I presume all the people who wanted the Red Sox to ban postgame beers in the clubhouse “because that’s not acceptable for a billion dollar organization work space” obviously want Lawrie suspended, as he should behave better, like other people in big companies.
Ben80123

Does this mean we can get posts on Twitter exchanges between the EIC and other media members? Those are infinitely more entertaining.
Babar 2.0

From the MLB writer who noticed the tweets and passed them on:

I didn’t realize John Nash was an MLB writer.
http://laugh-o.blogspot.com starkweather

I’m with Olney on this one, I also can’t wait for the NASCAR HR Derby thing on Saturday night
SouthernAggression

it’s too early to think about selling, i think they’ll be OK, but not bad enough to sell.

I agree, but ESPN put a story about this on the front of their baseball page recently.

On that note, what bats will actually be on the market this year? No one would sniff Carlos Lee without the Astros picking up a ton of his contract. Jason Bay can’t be very attractive either. Same for Morneau. Off the top of my head, I can’t think of an impact bat that will be available.
QueeferSutherland

The Human Element
Scalia

Does this mean we can get posts on Twitter exchanges between the EIC and other media members? Those are infinitely more entertaining.

The one last night w/ him and Pruiti was great. Pruiti threw up a great post on the Chalmers shot earlier on grantland.
MP

They’re both right. Gotta get the calls correct, can’t be throwing helmets anywhere near umps, as fat and stupid and inconsistent and generally shitty as they may be.
PeerLessPrices

The Human Element

Sounds like a WWE finisher move
http://www.sportsherniablog.com Tim Ryan

Buster apparently blocks people almost instantly for next to nothing. Sportswriters, especially ones over the age of 45, are so unbelievably weird.
squawkbox

It sounds to me like Lawrie didn’t throw the helmet at the umpire, but that he was incidentally hit.

Semantics.
He threw it toward him = threw it at him. Intent is irrelevant.
Degree of violence is not irrelevant.
Throwing a bat is much worse than throwing a helmet.

The ump sucked.
The player was a jackass.
bfd – suspend the player 5 games, send the ump to the minors.
FredSanford

On that note, what bats will actually be on the market this year? No one would sniff Carlos Lee without the Astros picking up a ton of his contract. Jason Bay can’t be very attractive either. Same for Morneau. Off the top of my head, I can’t think of an impact bat that will be available.

I hate to say it but if Youkilis comes back and has a good 2 months, he’s probably on the block. I know he’s not a power bat but he’s productive when healthy. It’s a rental.
kaiserwilhelmreems

Sportswriters, especially ones over the age of 45, are so unbelievably weird.

of course, what do you expect from people who do nothing but talk about other people doing things they’d much rather be doing all day, every day of the year?