Tag Archives: Retaliation

All Quiet in Philly: Hamels-Harper Drama Reaches Accord

So the big showdown happened. Nearly three weeks after his drilling of Bryce Harper renewed baseball’s fascination with the unwritten rules, Cole Hamels stepped to the plate three times against Edwin Jackson, once with first base open, and didn’t even … Continue reading

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Ask What You can Do for Your Teammates: Kennedy Avenges Parra, a Season Later

Perhaps this is what Cole Hamels was talking about when he proclaimed his drilling of Bryce Harper last week to be “old-school baseball.” Old-school baseball frequently involves long memories, and a willingness to respond to a situation even if it has … Continue reading

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Brewers Denied Target Practice: Wright Pre-Emptively Pulled

Because such thing exists as a pre-emptive strike, it goes to follow that its opposite must be pre-emptive strike avoidance. It’s a term not frequently utilized, especially in Major League Baseball, but it concisely sums up the strategy employed by … Continue reading

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On the Importance of Umpires Knowing at Least Something About the Game they’re Purporting to Officiate

On Saturday, Prince Fielder launched two home runs off of Boston’s Josh Beckett within the game’s first five innings. In the bottom of the seventh, he was hit on the calf by Red Sox reliever Matt Albers. Phil Coke came … Continue reading

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Opening Day + Extra Innnings = Beanball Drama in Cleveland

The season’s first lesson on sensitivity awareness was given yesterday in Cleveland, when benches emptied after Shin-Soo Choo was forced to duck under a head-high fastball from Toronto reliever Luis Perez in the 15th inning. While no hitter in baseball … Continue reading

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Retaliatory Practices: Baseball Justice Gets Clinical

Isn’t it great when scientists give serious consideration to things they probably shouldn’t be giving serious consideration to? Case in point: the recent study from researchers out of Brown, Hofstra and Boston universities, which determined that while fans don’t think … Continue reading

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For a Good Time, Please Don’t Call Mike Napoli

Usually, pitchers can unbunch their panties via well-placed fastballs aimed at or near the player responsible for said bunching. It’s time-honored and it’s effective and, if it’s executed properly, it allows adequate venting with no long-term damage. The long-term nature … Continue reading

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Daniel Hudson Throws Season’s First Gauntlet

Looks like Diamondbacks starting pitchers learned a lesson. In talking to Arizona radio station Sports 620, Daniel Hudson touched upon the fact that Justin Upton was hit by 19 pitches last season—second most in baseball. “If it’s a starting pitcher … Continue reading

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Let’s Get Things Started! Parent Casts Season’s First Stone

Talk about setting a tone. There’s a new order on the south side of Chicago, and one of those taking charge, White Sox bench coach Mark Parent, wasted little time in establishing the team’s tenor this season. “You hit our … Continue reading

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Yes, There’s a Chance that Tony La Russa, Baseball’s Resident Expert on Retaliation, May Soon Get Even More Verbose on the Topic

They say retirement softens people. It remains to be seen whether Tony La Russa might fall into this category, but in the short term, his newfound freedom seems to have loosened his lips. While managing the Cardinals last season, La … Continue reading

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