See now this is bullshit. Woy criticizes Greinke today, for taking it on the chin like a man. What should have Greinke done? Do anything he can to protect himself? Woy sure as hell wasn't complementing Johnny Cueto for doing anything possible to protect himself a few years ago, when he was kicking people with his cleats.
Chicago White Sox understand Zack Greinke's inside game
But they also know he has history of hitting their batters
July 03, 2009|By Mark Gonzales, Tribune reporter
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Zack Greinke's 10 victories, 1.95 ERA and 96-m.p.h. fastball all catch the attention of the White Sox.
But there's also this: Nine of the 29 batters Greinke has hit in his career have been Sox hitters.
There also have been some near-misses, such as fastballs that buzzed near the heads of Carlos Quentin on April 8 and Alexei Ramirez on May3.
The Sox realize Greinke pitches inside to make his sharp-breaking slider effective, but they've vowed they won't bail out when he takes the mound Friday night.
"I think we have some pretty tough hitters who have a good approach," said Jermaine Dye, a lifetime .385 hitter against Greinke. "He knows he has to keep us honest and pitch in. He's not necessarily trying to hit anyone, but we have been one of those clubs he just tries to keep honest to make his slider more effective."
Last August, Greinke hit Nick Swisher and was ejected. It was a retaliation pitch after Sox reliever D.J. Carrasco nailed Royals catcher Miguel Olivo, who charged the mound.
Greinke has hit four Oakland Athletics -- second most but still five fewer than the White Sox.
"[Greinke] is a great pitcher and I don't think he's going to hit people just because he wants to hit people," Sox manager Ozzie Guillen said. "We brushed everything out, but the game will dictate to me what to do and what not to do. When you play this game long enough, you know when people get hit and when they pitch inside.
"I don't care what managers say, I don't care what pitchers say. If they want to throw inside, we're adults. That happened last [weekend] with [Carlos] Zambrano. Everyone knew Zambrano hit [Dewayne Wise and Scott Podsednik intentionally]. But it's something you have to deal with and be careful with."
