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Originally Posted by Don Mueller
I don't fault him for retaliating, but it should have been Soriano, not Lee, but then even the Padre faithful would have had a hard time denying the intent.
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Again, this was not retaliation for Soriano's little home run dance the day before. If this were the case, it would have 1) happened the first time through the batting order, and 2) been Soriano, not Lee.
This was a pitch that got away from Young. It was meant to be inside, but not hit Lee. Like I said, the pitch just grazed him. At first glance it appeared to have hit the bat, not Lee. Chris Young's
immediate reaction was one of disgust with himself for hitting the batter.
Look at the replay. It was either an Oscar winning performance or a genuine reaction, and it was clear that Young was mad at himself. It wasn't until Lee walked toward the mound and spouted off did Young understandably say something back to Lee. He shouldn't have to apologize (when do they ever do that?
) Had Lee done what he was supposed to do, which is go directly to first base, then none of what happened would have.