On Friday, Andrew McCutchen was hit by a 101 mile-an-hour fastball by Reds? closer Aroldis Chapman. Then on Saturday,?Reds starter Mike Leake hit Pirate Josh Harrison and barked at him. Yesterday?Rod Barajas and Starling Marte were each hit by Reds pitchers.
The Pirates did not retaliate during A.J. Burnett?s win yesterday. And Barajas explained why:
?If A.J. drills someone, he gets thrown out. What good is that going to do us?? Barajas ? Burnett?s personal catcher ? asked. ?Then, we have to go to our bullpen early with a long stretch of games coming up. That makes no sense. There is a time and a place for [retaliation]. Today was the time to win. We got that done.?
G.M. Neal Huntington mentioned something about it too:
?The competitor in you wants immediate payback,? general manager Neal Huntington said. ?But there?s a right time and a right way of doing things. Even then, [the retaliation] might not be as blatant as you would want it.?
A.J. Burnett added ?We haven?t forgotten.?
I find it interesting. Partially because there was none of that tit-for-tat baseball justice which you?d normally expect to see. Also because, if and when the Pirates do hit someone on the Reds the next time they meet, I wonder if these kinds of quotes will form the basis of a suspension, given that they clearly indicate some sort of intent for the future.
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