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Written by tecmo   
Tuesday, 21 July 2009 10:56

The Buccos beat the Brewers yesterday for the first time in their last 18 tries. Then, some stuff started. Here's my brief recap of events:

- Pitcher Jeff Karstens hit Ryan Braun several months agowith a pitch after he hit a homer. Braun was pissed, telling the MLB to watch out for future retribution.

- The Brewers had a chance to hit Karstens that series, but declined.

- Karstens came up to bat in yesterday's game, and was plunked, causing him to yell at the pitcher.

- Jason Kendall stepped in, and started talking to Karstens, and the Buccos pitching coach took offense to Kendall getting involved.

- Jason Kendall says the following about said pitching coach, Joe Kerrigan:

"It was fine until Dave Kerwin," Kendall said, referring to Kerrigan. Kendall continued to call Kerrigan by that incorrect name -- seemingly on purpose -- even after being promptly corrected.

"I can take a lot, but I'm not going to get yelled at," he continued. "Dave Kerwin started yelling at me...."

When asked what he thought made Kerrigan so mad, Kendall responded: "I don't know. Dave Kerwin? I have no idea."

I'm not even sure what that means. If you start talking shit to a Pirates pitcher, who do you think is going to get involved. Far be it from me to expect our pitching coach to stand up for our pitcher, after a game of "When Will They Hit Me With A Pitch?"

But the PG had a little more about Braun:

Karstens hit Braun one at-bat after a home run April 27 at Miller Park and prompted a torrent of venom from Braun the next 48 hours, during which he, among other headline-grabbing comments, warned Bud Selig, Major League Baseball's commissioner, to pay attention to future meetings between the Brewers and Pirates because of possible retribution.

"Yeah, I had an idea they'd throw at me," Karstens said last night. "But they had a chance to hit me that day in Milwaukee and didn't take it. Then, they hit a few of our guys the next day."

The Brewers hit three Pirates April 28, with no response from the Pirates other than to insist that Karstens did not hit Braun intentionally and that they were moving on.

And, as Karstens noted, he batted right after hitting Braun and struck out without so much as a brushback.

The latter was Pirates manager John Russell's main beef last night.

"They had a chance to get him the game he pitched," Russell said. "For them to wait two months or whatever it is, after they hit a bunch of our guys the next day. To wait two or three months... I don't understand that. They made such a big deal about it, they had their opportunity, and they're going to wait until they're getting beat? I don't understand it."

Others took issue mostly with Braun.

As Karstens was being interviewed, Young yelled to him from across the clubhouse, "Call him a coward!"

"It's cheap. Very cheap," closer Matt Capps said of the incident last night. "We all know Karstens had no intention of hitting Braun in Milwaukee. The whole thing was blown way out of proportion by one guy, and it's ridiculous. Their whole team is going to let one guy run the morale of their whole team? Hey, that's their prerogative."

Braun was not immediately available for comment.

Wuss.

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things to consider
written by things to consider, July 21, 2009
First, in your summary, you forogt to mention that the Brewers were immediately warned by the umpiring staff to "not retaliate or face suspensions" after Braun was hit by the initial pitch.
Second, the Pirates hit Braun. In order to return the favor the Brewers now have to hit every single Pirate as Braun is better than all of them combined. It takes a few games to hit everyone, but the only way to eat an elephant is one bite at a time.
Third, I remember Braun's comments, but I don't remember anyone from the Brewers yelling, "Call him a coward" through the media. Who is the coward?
sgfhefh
written by tecmo, July 21, 2009
First, in your summary, you forogt to mention that the Brewers were immediately
warned by the umpiring staff to "not retaliate or face suspensions"
after Braun was hit by the initial pitch.


They hit 3 Pittsburgh batters in the very next game. No suspensions, despite Braun's promise that retribution was coming.

Second, the Pirates hit Braun. In
order to return the favor the Brewers now have to hit every single Pirate as
Braun is better than all of them combined. It takes a few games to hit
everyone, but the only way to eat an elephant is one bite at a time.


Is this an actual defense, or a joke? I can't tell. Braun has 17 HRs in 90 games and 348 ABs. Garrett Jones has 8 HR in 15 games and only 60 ABs. Plus, McCutcheon will be better down the road, but is another guy who hasn't even been around for a full season.

Who is the coward?


The guy who warned of premeditated retribution and then hid from reporters when his prediction happened.

Nice try, though.
...
written by a guest, July 22, 2009
These men play nearly every day and get paid to do so and frankly if things like this happen - so be it.
I think the whole thing was hilarious.
It's over now.
Pirates won and broke a streak!! -BUT WAIT that's NOT enough for them to talk about though, just HAD to focus on the "brawl" name calling and all...who has bad moral now?
StezoBezo
written by StezoBezo, July 22, 2009
I usually don’t respond to posts or blog’s like this one, especially when the idiotic acronym doesn’t make sense.

I would like to start off by saying the title of your story is completely incorrect, at least in how it refers to the Brewer’s when they play the Pirates. I would think our 1-18 record in the last 19 meetings speaks volumes.

Secondly, saying that Karstens didn’t hit Braun intentionally is just ridiculous, you don’t accidentally miss throw a pitch that ends up in a guys arm pit. Not even a professional pitcher as utterly horrible as Karstens has that kind of control issues.

Thirdly and most importantly, Pirates fans should be mad at their front office instead of worrying about this crap. Whit the mid July fire sales for the past decade and trading away the only production your team has (LaRoche) for players like McCutcheon who undoubtedly will be serving suspensions for band substances soon. McCutcheon reminds me a lot of a very talented prospect the Brewer’s have named Jeremy Jefferies, look him up and get used to reading headlines like that. I’ll give you that Jones performance so far this year is pretty remarkable, but I wouldn’t expect Robert Nutting, or Neal Huntington to hold on to him for too long.
sfagsfh
written by tecmo, July 22, 2009
I think the whole thing was hilarious.
It's over
now.
Pirates won and broke a streak!! -BUT WAIT that's NOT enough for them to
talk about though, just HAD to focus on the "brawl" name calling and
all...who has bad moral now?


It was over when Braun was initially hit. The Brewers escalated it by hitting 3 Pirates batters the next night. And when asked about it, the Pirates players refused to talk about it, saying it was over.

The Brewers are the ones who brought it up again by hitting Karstens so far down the line. Almost 3 months later.

You have a slanted view on things
...
written by tecmo, July 22, 2009
Secondly, saying that
Karstens didn’t hit Braun intentionally is just ridiculous, you don’t
accidentally miss throw a pitch that ends up in a guys arm pit. Not even a
professional pitcher as utterly horrible as Karstens has that kind of control
issues.


I never said that. Karstens hit Braun. Whether it was intentional or not, or if the pitcher says it was intentional or not, that's the end of the story. Hit Karstens back that game, or forget it. Just don't bring it back up almost 3 months later and then let your catcher talk shit like the Brewers aren't to blame in the least.

the only production your team has (LaRoche)


So wrong.

players like McCutcheon who undoubtedly will be serving suspensions for band
substances soon.


Care to attach your real name to that quote, chief? It's easy to cowardly defame someone when you're using a fake name. Joke.
StezoBezo
written by StezoBezo, July 23, 2009
You didn’t have to say that Karstens hit Braun intentionally, anyone watching the game could see that, not to mention when both benches have been warned you would have to be an idiot to throw at a guy. If Karstens would have shut his mouth and taken his base without “talking shit” there wouldn’t have been an altercation in the first place.

I have to admit, you really stuck it to me on your second rebuttal, “So wrong”, how do I even reply to that. State some facts, McCutchen and Jones are making their first swing through the league, of course they are going to have above average numbers, no one has any tape on them yet.

I wouldn’t call my quote of McCutchen to be defamatory or slanderous; it was more foreshadowing then anything. I hope the guy has a productive clean career; baseball really needs that right now. Let’s say he does turn out to be an above average player, clean player, Pittsburgh will still trade him away. I guess we will have to wait and see.
...
written by a guest, July 23, 2009
I have to admit, you really stuck it to me on your second rebuttal, “So wrong”, how do I even reply to that. State
some facts


Tell me to state FACTS after you said

players like McCutcheon who undoubtedly will be serving suspensions for
band
substances soon.


That wasn't fact...that was reckless assumption. You can't have it both ways.

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