Marlins’ Cousins gets death threats for Posey collision

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Florida Marlins rookie Scott Cousins continues to receive criticism, including death threats, for a vicious collision with Giants' catcher Buster Posey(notes) that broke a bone in Posey's leg as well as three torn ligaments in his ankle, ending Posey's season prematurely.

Cousins has repeatedly apologized, but that's not good enough for some. Giants general manager Brian Sabean ripped Cousins on his weekly radio show on KNBR, saying the incident was not an accident, but malicious and unneeded.

"If I never hear from Cousins again, or he doesn't play another day in the big leagues, I think we'll all be happy," Sabean said. "(Cousins) chose to be a hero, in my mind. If that's his flash of fame, that's as good as it's going to get, pal. We'll have a long memory."


Cousins released yet another apology via a statement.

"I hope and believe that Mr. Sabean's comments were made in the heat of the moment and are based more on his fondness for Buster Posey than on any animosity towards me," Cousins said. "This situation is still an open wound for many, including myself. As I have stated previously, nobody outside of Buster feels worse about his injury than I do."

Cousins added that he has tried to reach out to Posey, but has not been able to make contact.

"I do believe, however, that the play was clean and totally within the rules of the game," Cousins said. "Explaining over and over that I would never intentionally hurt another player for any reason won't change the minds of those who doubt my sincerity or intent.

"I have a responsibility to myself, my teammates, and my organization to play the game hard. This is what has gotten me to the big leagues, and hopefully this is what will keep me here."

Cousins' teammate, outfielder Logan Morrison(notes), called Sabean "wildly unprofessional" in an interview on Sirius/XM radio.

"When has (Sabean) played in the big leagues? When has he played in the minor leagues?" Morrison said. "Correct me if I'm wrong, but he's never been in a situation like that. It's terrible.

"Why would you wish anything like that on anybody? He's getting death threats from people. This is his hometown, San Francisco. He's worried about his family and his friends that are there. And now (Sabean) is going to make comments like that? It's ignorant, it's inappropriate and he has no idea what the hell he's talking about."

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Heard this on ESPN.

People are retarded