So I see Jeter watched some of the World Cup this summer

Ummm......these games are televised, you know!

Maybe Bud can help. He used to own the Brewers, you know.

The Associated Press reports that Brewers manager, Ken Macha has complained to a baseball official, Bruce Froemming, a former umpire and current special assistant for Major League Baseball's umpiring department about his batters being hit by too many pitches. Apparently what triggered this was Prince Fielder getting hit* in consecutive games on Friday and Saturday.

MLB is going to get right on that I am sure. Right after they investigate why Teddy Roosevelt has never won a Presidents Day race at the Nationals Park.

These Brewers batters need "protection" and it is against the rules for the Brewers pitchers to handle this, you know.

*If I was in a court of law and charged with hitting Prince Fielder with a pitch, I would simply say, "There is too much to hit" and then rest my case.

Do NOT celebrate like this!

You will get hit by the first pitch that you see from that opponent in spring training.

You will.

He took 243 for the team

Born today, retired infielder, Ron Hunt.

Perhaps Ron's greatest skill was knowing how to get hit by a pitch as he got hit 243 times in his 12 year career. In one game on April 29, 1969 against the Reds he got hit 3 times. Somebody is seriously leaning into pitches there.

"Some people gave their bodies to science. I gave mine to baseball"

Ron Hunt

I note that Ron now runs an instructional baseball camp in Missouri.

"Hey kids. Stand in there! Don't back down. They can't call it a strike if it hits you! It only hurts for a few seconds."

And he wonders why there are so few kids that sign up for his camp.

Carl Crawford was hit by a pitch yesterday against the Blue Jays

Anybody surprised?*

Crawford did not charge the mound and took his base. Rays manager, Joe Maddon did not order retaliation and the game went on.

Problem solved. Successful conflict resolution.

Professional diplomats got nuthin' on ballplayers.

*See yesterday's post.

Everybody wants a piece of A. J.

In last night A's/White Sox game, A's pitcher, Brett Tomko faced White Sox batter, A. J. Pierzynski in the fourth inning with the A's up 8-2. This is the same Brett Tomko who when he and Pierzynski were teammates with the Giants in 2004, accused Pierzynski of being a clubhouse cancer. In other words, they are not the godparents of each other's kids or anything like that.

With Tomko now being in the American League with a chance to face Pierzynski and with a big lead, what do you think happened when Pierzynski came up to bat?

Yep! Tomko hit him.

It's not easy being A. J., you know.