Seems like a separate thread to talk about last night's brouhaha would be a good idea, since the other thread is about baseball's unwritten rules in general and has a poll specifically about that.
Abraham in the Glob says this time the Red Sox handled it correctly.
And Pedro agrees:
"But there is a code and the Sox followed it.
Don’t believe me? How about Pedro Martinez?
“The only thing I would had done different than Joe Kelly tonight, is I would’ve hit Tyler Austin at his previous at-bat. Other than that, Kelly executed perfectly,” Martinez wrote on Twitter.
Abraham: "Maybe the Yankees will retaliate on Thursday. My guess is they realize their rookie was too rambunctious with his slide and had it coming. Aaron Boone was an infielder; he knows how it works."
Will the Yankees retaliate? Will the umps warn both teams before the game starts, or will they let one team get in a free shot before warning both sides?
Tune in next time to find out!
IMO, Austin started the whole thing with his totally unnecessary and dirty slide. But he has no regrets:
Tyler Austin on his slide — “‘I thought there was absolutely nothing wrong with that slide. I had no thought that they were going to throw at me.’’
On the brawl — “I felt like it was intentional, and I didn’t want to let anybody push myself around or do anything like that. That’s why I went out there.”
In contrast to what Abraham predicted, Boone and Cashman say they have no problem with their player's slide.
Aaron Boone, Yankees manager, on Austin’s slide — “To construe that as a dirty play or that you’d be offended by that, I don’t buy that at all.”
Brian Cashman, Yankees general manager, on the brawl – “There was no reason for fisticuffs to have to happen based on that slide at second base.”
If they actually don't think that slide was dirty and there was no reason for Kelly to hit Austin, then not only are the dumb, seems like there could be some more fireworks tonight.
Joe Kelly stuck with the ridiculous party line that pitchers have to play along with after drilling someone:
"I threw a pitch inside and hit him. It was one of those that got away. The umpire said, ‘Take your base,’ and other things went down.’’
Uh, yeah right Joe. Interesting that Vazquez did not play along:
"The clubhouse is our home. Let’s protect our home. There will be something soon — if not this series, maybe in New York.”
He probably shouldn't have said that publicly.
I wonder how long Kelly will be suspended for and if Austin will be disciplined for starting everything with a dirty slide. I'm sure Joe Torre will be unbiased and fair.
Abraham in the Glob says this time the Red Sox handled it correctly.
And Pedro agrees:
"But there is a code and the Sox followed it.
Don’t believe me? How about Pedro Martinez?
“The only thing I would had done different than Joe Kelly tonight, is I would’ve hit Tyler Austin at his previous at-bat. Other than that, Kelly executed perfectly,” Martinez wrote on Twitter.
Abraham: "Maybe the Yankees will retaliate on Thursday. My guess is they realize their rookie was too rambunctious with his slide and had it coming. Aaron Boone was an infielder; he knows how it works."
Will the Yankees retaliate? Will the umps warn both teams before the game starts, or will they let one team get in a free shot before warning both sides?
Tune in next time to find out!
IMO, Austin started the whole thing with his totally unnecessary and dirty slide. But he has no regrets:
Tyler Austin on his slide — “‘I thought there was absolutely nothing wrong with that slide. I had no thought that they were going to throw at me.’’
On the brawl — “I felt like it was intentional, and I didn’t want to let anybody push myself around or do anything like that. That’s why I went out there.”
In contrast to what Abraham predicted, Boone and Cashman say they have no problem with their player's slide.
Aaron Boone, Yankees manager, on Austin’s slide — “To construe that as a dirty play or that you’d be offended by that, I don’t buy that at all.”
Brian Cashman, Yankees general manager, on the brawl – “There was no reason for fisticuffs to have to happen based on that slide at second base.”
If they actually don't think that slide was dirty and there was no reason for Kelly to hit Austin, then not only are the dumb, seems like there could be some more fireworks tonight.
Joe Kelly stuck with the ridiculous party line that pitchers have to play along with after drilling someone:
"I threw a pitch inside and hit him. It was one of those that got away. The umpire said, ‘Take your base,’ and other things went down.’’
Uh, yeah right Joe. Interesting that Vazquez did not play along:
"The clubhouse is our home. Let’s protect our home. There will be something soon — if not this series, maybe in New York.”
He probably shouldn't have said that publicly.
I wonder how long Kelly will be suspended for and if Austin will be disciplined for starting everything with a dirty slide. I'm sure Joe Torre will be unbiased and fair.