Greinke breaks his collar bone in a brawl he started

[Phrazbit]

Sure you do, anything else looks cowardly. He's by no means the only pitcher to take an aggressive stance if it looks like the batter is about to charge him. As for the "verbal abuse", I lip read and I'm pretty sure he just asked him his favorite color. Players talk all game long and they all say some pretty abusive things.

Steve

But right after beaning them? Typically if a pitcher hits a guy on accident they make an apologetic gesture (or turn their back and ignore the batter entirely), they dont basically dare them to a fight.... and when they do, a fight should not be an unexpected result.

And just as you say that anything else looks cowardly... Quentin was in the same boat once Greinke started barking at him.

You see it differently, Matt Kemp (who I am shocked didnt get suspended for hit post game antics) did too... but the Baseball Gods saw fit to hurl a bolt into Greinke and punish Zach for his hubris.

 

[DWKB]

Carlos is not dumb. Jesus people on this board go after former DBacks like spurned teenage girls despite being 35-60 year old men. It's pathetic.

 

[AzStevenCal]

Carlos is not dumb. Jesus people on this board go after former DBacks like spurned teenage girls despite being 35-60 year old men. It's pathetic.

I don't think he's dumb and I still wish we had kept him. But, his decision to charge the mound wasn't too bright.

Steve

 

[HoodieBets]

Carlos is not dumb. Jesus people on this board go after former DBacks like spurned teenage girls despite being 35-60 year old men. It's pathetic.

What's my excuse I'm not a dbacks fan?

 

[DWKB]

What's my excuse I'm not a dbacks fan?

You don't need an excuse. You didn't call Carlos a "dumb player" insinuating an attribute of his character.

 

[Matt L]

Carlos is not dumb. Jesus people on this board go after former DBacks like spurned teenage girls despite being 35-60 year old men. It's pathetic.

I think it is a Phoenix thing. I was driving home and KTAR was running a promo about how bad the lakers were playing and why it is D'Antoni's fault.

 

[AzStevenCal]

I think it is a Phoenix thing. I was driving home and KTAR was running a promo about how bad the lakers were playing and why it is D'Antoni's fault.

I don't think that makes it a Phoenix thing. First off, only two people on this thread called Quentin dumb and one of them was probably doing it solely because the guy did a dumb thing. Also, you should check out how Mike D is being treated nationally. He's being raked through the coals for "causing" Kobe's injury and for the poor play of the Lakers all season long.

Steve

 

[Phrazbit]

I think it is a Phoenix thing. I was driving home and KTAR was running a promo about how bad the lakers were playing and why it is D'Antoni's fault.

Well... thats actually true. D'Antoni is a lousy coach and he has done an absysmal job in LA. It took him (by his own admission) 6 months to figure out Pau and Dwight in the post together was a GOOD thing.