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
Filed under Bryce Harper, Cole Hamels, Retaliation
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
Filed under Clayton Kershaw, Ian Kennedy, Retaliation
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
Filed under Retaliation, Terry Collins
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
Filed under Retaliation, Umpires Knowing the Code
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
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
Filed under Daniel Hudson, Retaliation, Uncategorized
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
Filed under Mark Parent, Retaliation
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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