Because I thought he did it on purpose? That's some piss poor logic. He's done it before. And it's pretty obvious from his body language that he did it on purpose. Not the first time. His body language is of one who is anticipating and preparing for a fight. Why? Because he instigated it. As soon as he comes off the mound, his arms are down in an intimidating stance, his palms open towards the hitter, but down. It's what's known as an aggressive anticipation stance in psychology.
Grienke did neither. He taunted Quentin, who is easily 40lbs heavier.
Ultimately, baseball is to blame because this has been going on for a long time now and they really don't do anything to stop it, nor contain it. Imagine if during every hockey fight, both benches cleared. Instead, fighting is allowed under controlled circumstances, with the referees controlling it and issues penalties afterwards. Umpires are ejecting fewer pitchers, giving out fewer warnings, and ultimately, doing less to control this type action.
Baseball has never done anything to address the issue, even after the Nolan Ryan and Robin Ventura went at it, nor after Pedro Martinez threw Don Zimmer to the ground. So is it any surprise that this happens? Let's be honest, if Grienke doesn't break his collar bone, we're hardly talking about this. It's simply another brawl, ho hum, season goes on. Personally, I'm surprised this hasn't happened before.
BTW - Quentin didn't even throw a punch. Was probably the most half-hearted attempt attempt at a tackle/spear I've ever seen. Grienke is a pussy with a little bitch body. Probably just forgot his anti-anxiety medication. Shit like this is why baseball gets made fun of.
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