Critique, Please

[SAump]

States that F2 distracted U1 after HBP and both were surprised to see punches.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports...s17padres.html
More of the same: http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=270616116

Melee took the focus off great pitching and great baseball.
Happy to read the strangler was ejected too.
Now there we have possible trade bait for Boston.

[SanDiegoSteve]

No, can't blame the umpires ever, huh SA? The only reason there were any punches was Derrick Lee. Period.

[BigUmp56]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

No, can't blame the umpires ever, huh SA? The only reason there were any punches was Derrick Lee. Period.

Throwing at his head and then Young running his mouth about it had nothing to do with Lee going off now did it.......... Lee wouldn't have been able to throw a punch if Young hadn't approached him on the foul line. Blame on this one is a two way street. Young should have kept his *** near the mound and bit his toungue!


Tim.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by BigUmp56

Throwing at his head and then Young running his mouth about it had nothing to do with Lee going off now did it.......... Lee wouldn't have been able to throw a punch if Young hadn't approached him on the foul line. Blame on this one is a two way street. Young should have kept his *** near the mound and bit his tongue!


Tim.

Wow...were you actually watching the game? I was.

First, Young did not "throw at his head." The ball barely grazed him, and it was shoulder height.

Secondly, Young, for the hundredth time, WAS NOT THROWING AT LEE. He was working on a perfect game at the time with two strikes on Lee. He is not intentionally hitting a batter with a 2-2 count in a 0-0 ball game.

Thirdly, Derrick Lee left the running lane, and turned left toward the mound. What was Young supposed to do, get punked by Lee? Wait at the mound like a little sissy? No, he's going to meet Lee half way. Lee was definitely the aggressor in this action. Young was merely reacting to Lee's actions. What was he supposed to do, allow Lee to mouth off without retaliation?

Bud Black sure wanted to know why Chris Young was being ejected. He didn't even get in a decent punch, while Carlos Zambrano was running around taking shots at anyone within reach before a teammate intervened. Where was Zambrano's ejection? Our starter gets run, but the Cubbie guy gets to keep playing? Not very equitable, is it?

Well, it's probably a good thing Zambrano was allowed to continue, so he could give up the game winning home run. That was sweet.