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[quote author=garvin link=topic=6410.msg47407#msg47407 date=1347398433]
I don't recall anybody, ever, posting on this board to applaud an opponent's injury. (The closest thing to an exception would be Scott Fujita's boasts of trying to hurt opponents during pileups, and his call for 59er fans to physically assault the Tree mascot, which have sometimes been reprinted here.) Nobody like injuries, partly because we've had plenty of our own, and partly because decent human beings don't wish serious harm on somebody just for wearing a different colored uniform while playing a game.

But everybody's interested in the relative strength of upcoming opponents, and injuries are part of that. There's also a natural feeling of relief if, for whatever reason, we don't have to face a particularly dangerous opposition player. I think that's totally distinct from rooting for injuries.

I suppose we could always root for academic suspensions, but that doesn't seem very sporting either.
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If they deserve their suspensions, then I'm all for it. 

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[quote author=garvin link=topic=6410.msg47407#msg47407 date=1347398433]
I don't recall anybody, ever, posting on this board to applaud an opponent's injury. (The closest thing to an exception would be Scott Fujita's boasts of trying to hurt opponents during pileups, and his call for 59er fans to physically assault the Tree mascot, which have sometimes been reprinted here.) Nobody like injuries, partly because we've had plenty of our own, and partly because decent human beings don't wish serious harm on somebody just for wearing a different colored uniform while playing a game.

But everybody's interested in the relative strength of upcoming opponents, and injuries are part of that. There's also a natural feeling of relief if, for whatever reason, we don't have to face a particularly dangerous opposition player. I think that's totally distinct from rooting for injuries.

I suppose we could always root for academic suspensions, but that doesn't seem very sporting either.
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If they deserve their suspensions, then I'm all for it.