Wow, I didn’t see that coming.
Like you, I’m not worried about the season. The O’s will turn it around. It’s just painful to live through team slumps like this.
Honestly, I’m thinking that dust-up at the end might be just the thing to snap the team out of it. We’ll see.
Listen, I understand that emotions are high. I do not believe for a second that Holmes intentionally hit Kjerstad in the head with a 97 MPH. That’s a potentially career ending act. The comments from the Yankee player that pushed Hyde over the edge was classless. It appears to have been Cortez.
I generally do not like beaning anyone. However, it is a way the players police the game at times. It isn’t about “unwritten rules,” or anything else people seem to mock these days. This is about a bully imposing their will on you. Sooner or later, you either stand up for yourself, or roll over and show your belly. Enough is enough.
Holmes hit Kjerstad in the head. Was it intentional? Maybe. I hope he did not hit him in the head intentionally, but his control is very good. He’ll probably say something that “that one got away,” but he stepped right at him. Pretty telling. That is horsebleep!
Why hit Kjerstad? The only thing I can think of is that the Yankees believe that he took out Volpe at 2B? (Sounds like something they would say.) He clearly didn’t, just like Suarez didn’t hit Judge with any intent. Heston’s slide was direct to the base and Volpe landed on him. (I still don’t get the challenge by Boone there.) Why else would they hit him?
You can only turn the other cheek for so long. Pitchers have to pitch inside to be effective. We have been getting Judge out fairly well by pitching inside until last night. We looked afraid to go inside to Judge and Torres. No head-hunting, but a Yankee needs to wear one on the hip or ribs. (Preferably Verdugo. I wish Nestor or Holmes had to hit.) The benches will clear again, punches will be thrown. It’s time. We have to protect our guys. Otherwise, this will continue.
For Hyde to have reacted the way he did, another reason I love Hyder, our dugout has to believe the same as I do.
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