The Pirates should be ready and the next time this Dietrich guy shows them up, throw at the very next player, he wants to be a tough guy , and the team wants to defend him, let him deal with his teammates getting plunked.
I watch alot of baseball in fact we get Extra Innings so we can follow the Pirates since we're out of market.
I don't get the
" show them up thing" about baseball culture.
In football when a player scores a TD, recovers a fumble, or gets an interception the Party is on for the allowable time limit. The players look and stare at the opponents bench and players.
In golf a guy sinks a 40 ft putt to take the lead or gets a hole in one, he throws his club ( example Si Wu Kim this weekend) a few feet puts his hands over his head, looks at his opponents who are standing next to him and says take some of that. Well maybe he says that?
In basketball a player hits a long 3 pointer or blocks a shot and usually pumps his fist as he runs back on defense and gives his opponents the ya it was me look. Take some of that and there's more where that came from.
Other sports have similar celebrations or personal expressions.
But in baseball, the pitcher throws the guy a meatball, the batter hits it out of the park into the Chattahoucee River ten miles away, he stands there, watches it, and all hell breaks loose.
Baseball is the only sport where you get your as- beat when you do something great?
The team on the field should throw balls at their pitcher for throwing a meatball.
Now if a pitcher is taking headshots at your guys that's different. Now it's time for a good ole fashion " butt whopping." Which in baseball terms is a bunch of guys throwing leather gloves at eachother.
