MLB 2019: Mad Max Beyond Astrodome

Was that actually John Sterlings call?

 

Sounds like his shtick. I'm sure glad I don't have to listen to that drivel every game.

 

Yep, Sterling's done that one before.

 

Puig doesn't fear the pirate horde.

 

What a punk.

 

Zackly! To quote John Smoltz, "The way to stop him from struttin's after a homer is - don't give up the homer."

 

Yeah, I'm really sick of this pitcher retaliation shit for hitting a home run. What are you, ten years old? Grow the fuck up.

I'm shocked Archer wasn't thrown out.

 

I’m surprised that the same thing didn’t happen in this afternoon’s Yankees-Orioles contest, which saw the former mash seven home runs en route to winning 15-3. I guess the O’s are smart enough to realize that having a terrible roster means taking beatings on a regular basis.

 

Why is Puig starting fights on the field any more acceptable than Archer throwing behind Dietrich?

 

It's not, normally. But if Puig got drilled because somebody else hit a home run, then IMO it's okay to charge the mound. In the past, pitchers never took out their frustration on anybody except the guy who caused the frustration. Also, in the past, pitchers had to come to bat and be the target, too. A great deterrent.

 

Archer threw behind his butt. Still not good and he should've gotten tossed, but if he did hit Dietrich, it would've been on the soft part

Puig is still a punk, always looking for trouble.

 

But that's the thing. Puig was not hit by a pitch, nor did he charge the mound. He just went after a bunch of Pirates on the field after the fight had already started.

 

That is Puig's true colors showing. He's always been something less than a mental giant. He seems to like the taste of his bat.

 

I never said it was right, just correcting the "behind his head" part.

 

Time to start chipping away at that 2-7 record....hopefully.

 

Actually, I'm not a Cub fan. That image is everywhere ad nauseum. I am actually a Cardinals and Braves fan in the National League (30 years in Atlanta and the Cardinals was my first Little League team) and Yankees (The Mick was my boyhood idol) and White Sox in the American League.