Spurs’ Ginobili has rabies shot after catching bat

Neil C....I have read your post several times and still don't know what the hell you're trying to say or what your point is. Comment 50 & 51.....The point of my comment is that Vick only bankrolled his operation, he didn't personally do the things that everyone thinks he did. Manu personally smacked the bat out of mid-air as if he were playing handball or something. Seems like a pretty cruel way to "capture" a bat if you have the mindset that hurting animals is wrong. I personally would have done the same thing Manu did, except I may have stepped on the bat too. It just seems a little hypocritical to react a certain way toward Vick, but say nothing about what Manu did. I mean, that bat was pretty small and at the velocity it was traveling, combined with the impact because of the strength at which Manu swung, I really don't believe the bat survived.

The reason why they gave him the vaccinations instead of testing the bat first is because of the amount of time it takes for the results to come back and the effect the potential infection could have on Manu if he waited for the tests to come back. Compound that situation further with the fact that they are currently on the road until Nov. 9 where even if he discovered he was infected on the road, team doctors wouldn't be there to treat him. I know what you're thinking "there are doctors outside of San Antonio you moron!" The team would much rather it's own doctors treat it's players. Doctors in general don't wait for tests to come back in these situations, the best decision is to treat the patient as if there is an infection. Haven't you ever been bitten by a dog?

hey,charlie o! what is a moran,exactly?

Sorry Nathan, no comparison.

I'm sure you'd of caught it and stuffed it up your @ss. It's just a rodent with wings right? The animal rights, hetero-flexibles make me want to vomit. You rag on Vick, but have no issues with your own types slowly suffocating rodents in their intestinal tracts.

Nathan.....He did not kill the bat..he knock it down and the bat flew away when they let it outside. If he killed the bat they could of tested it for rabies. Good try though.

#50 - Where in the article does it say that he killed it? It just said he captured it and took it outside. Why would PETA be involved for that?

This story is so funny, but I am wondering wear all of the animal lovers are here. Why are they not bashing Manu the same way they bashed Vick? Vick bankrolls a dog fighting ring and they persecute him, but no one jumps on Manu when he PERSONALLY kills a bat with his bare hands, in a sold out arena with television cameras broadcasting it???? Come on people, if you're a fanatic for one incident, you need to reciprocate the same feelings in others. Maybe it's the fact that bats aren't household pets. Sounds like a HYPOCRACY to me. PETA, if you don't get involved and at least make a statement, your agenda will come to the forefront on this one.

Bats taste good...

#47 - My post was way funnier. Besides Kobe didn't rape the bat, it was consensual anal intercourse.

Being infected by a bat doesn't make you Batman, it makes you a vampire. You guys are thinking of a nuclear spider and Spiderman. Get your comic books right.

Now that BatManu KillNobili is a vampire the only way to kill him is a stake through the heart.

Not sure which post was better....

Posted by MVP
"what manu did was nothing. If Kobe was there, would swat it to the ground, then rape that bat. "


Posted by oLLie BoomBayay
"That bat totally flopped, Manu barely touched it."

bat bites manu.

he now has super bat powers...watch his year take off ..all because of a bat! spurs will own the lakers this year...watch!

What a moran

most bats have razor sharp teeth with a numbing agent in their saliva. some bats have been known to suck the blood out of an entire person while they are asleep!!!! ginobili could have been bitten. those millionaire dont want to chance rabies.

Where was Ozzie Osborne?? He could have bitten the head off..Personally I have used a tennis racquet and it worked really good..I figured if the bat didn't want to die, it would have stayed away.....lol

Im not a big bat fan or anything but i remember dave winfield got busted because he threw a ball and hit a bird whats the difference why didnt he get fined as well

where is the american humane society when you need 'em? lol Really, way to go, Manu! But, GO LAKERS!

yeah. i'm no spurs fan, but that guy rules.

Lol, I love Kobe, but #35 is pretty funny.

That bat totally flopped, Manu barely touched it.

Manu Manu Manu BatManu thanks for saving one of God's creatures from unsurmountable odds....:)

what manu did was nothing. If Kobe was there, would swat it to the ground, then rape that bat.

thats the spurs for ya!!!! i love my spurs!!!!!!!

thats the spurs for ya!!!! i love my spurs!!!!!!!

Manu is a beast, i think he's the best clutch player in the last 20 yrs. and one of the best period. im not a spurs fan but had he been with the spurs last year they would of been right there till the end