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Well, it was turning out to be your run-of-the-mill Dodgers rout at the Ravine last night, until Manny Ramirez was beaned in the 7th inning.
The Dodgers were blowing out the Brewers 12-3 at the time, but Milwaukee decided they needed to get tough with Ramirez. Number 99 had already homered in the 5th inning, and doubled in two runs in his previous at bat in the 6th, so it was about time.
I wasn't against the Brewers beaning Manny. It's part of the game. You do something great against us, we're gonna take down your best guy. It's childish, but it's baseball people.
Anyways, the real question was whether or not the Dodgers would respond. After all, this is a team that twiddled their thumbs while the Phillies made Manny eat some dirt last year in the NLCS. The Dodgers Chad Billingsley did not respond within the game and almost lost the clubhouse. It wasn't until the heroics of Hiroki Kuroda that the Dodgers proved they had a pulse.
So, I wasn't really expecting any kind of retaliation, especially after the Dodgers put five more runs up on the board in the 8th inning. The score was 17-4, but I almost forgot who was on the hill...
Guillermo Freakin' Mota. This is a guy that smoked Mike Piazza in a Spring Training game in March 2003. Check out Piazza's crazy face at 1:30 of the video. The man was incensed. Guillermo Mota can do that to people.
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It must have been perplexing to the big vegeterian because Mota and Fielder were teammates last year in Milwaukee.
But the real story occured after the game. Fielder was waiting for Mota to emerge after the game to discuss their latest cooking recipes. Obviously Mota didn't show up, and Fielder made a beeline towards the Dodgers clubhouse. He was held back by security and teammates (BTW, I'd love to see this video. It'd be like seeing Oprah being held back by her handlers before attacking a buffet. DON'T DO IT!!!).
Anywho, Andre Ethier found this very amusing:
"Some people have different manners at their homes," Ethier said. "Some people don't have to knock. Some people just let themselves in."
Meanwhile, Russell Martin tried to make sense of it all:
"It's part of the game," Martin said. "Our premier hittter gets hit and he's been hit around quite a bit this year. It's just kind of protection. That's all it is, it's part of the game. It's been a part of it since I first started playing."
"I understand he's frustrated, but I don't think you should take care of it after the game. It's the kind of thing where if you want to argue and yell at somebody, you do it during the game."
Then, Russell Martin said something that almost put a tear in my eye even though he may very well end up being susepended.
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I agree with the plunking of Fielder. It shows that the Dodgers have the necessary baseballs to answer back when their top hitter gets beaned. This is an important message to send to the rest of baseball that the Dodgers are not going to take it anymore.
As far as tonight is concerned, this will be the last time the Dodgers and Brewers will play this season. Suspensions and fines might be handed out later today by MLB's Bob Watson. A suspension for Fielder will be a much harder pill to swallow than a suspension against Mota for the Dodgers. The Blue Crew has 36 other great relievers to take his place.
Major League Baseball and the umpires need to send out a no-tolerance policy tonight if they want to keep the Dodgers and the Brewers away from each other's throats. We'll see what happens, and I'll be there (as a fan) to find out! GO SCHMIDTYYYYYYYY!
3 comments:
Great story JONATHAN! I could not wait to watch game 3 of this series. After hearing this morning what Prince tried to do. I was just thinking, "I wish I could see the footage". Then BAM, look who has it on their blog. Thanks! Keep up the great work, it makes me happy to see you next to some big names in the industry. If you ever get close to the one they call Mannywood, play the song "Hollywood Swinging" by Kool & the Gang. Suggest this song as his walk-up song for all plate appearances. Dodgers Stadium would go nuts! Go Blue!!! To bad Schmitty sucked a big one, I hope you had fun.
I think Manny should've charged the mound and punched the pitcher.So what if he got fined, he can afford it.If he gets suspended for a few games, we could still win with pierre.In hockey they allow the players to take care of business on the ice.Baseball should allow every batter who thinks he is getting thrown at to charge the mound. That will teach them a lesson!!!!!!!!
Julz, thanks for your kind words my man, I appreciate it. If I ever interview Manny, your wish of Hollywood Swinging shall be my command! I had fun at the game though, but like I said in an earlier blog, Jason Schmidt just doesn't have it any more. Even when he gets outs, they are hit hard. He isn't fooling anybody.
Mr. Anonymous, that idea is so crazy that it just might work!
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