So last week Joba Chamberlain hits Kevin Youkilis. The score was 1-0 Yanks and the announcers go out of their way to tell us that no way would Joba throw at Youkilis in such a tight game. Oh and they have a history.
Flash forward to Tuesday night. O's pitcher Daniel Cabrera plunks Alex Rodriguez after A-Rod had homered off of him a few innings earlier and gets tossed. The O's are leading 6-1 at the time and the announcers tell us since this game is a rout, there is no way that was intentional.
Let me get this straight. A pitcher doesn't throw at a hitter when it's a close game because the game is tight. But a pitcher also doesn't throw at a hitter if he has a comfortable lead because, well, he has a comfortable lead.
This makes no sense. Odds are Joba did throw at Youkilis. For whatever reason he doesn't like him. And Cabrera definately threw at A-Rod just as he has thrown at other hitters.
Be nice if the announcers had a clue.
3 comments:
Holy Cow!
makes me wonder if 'someone' might pay, threaten or blackmail a pitcher into taking a hitter out.
you kil is- a scary name.
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