05.16.12
Full Credit To Brett Lawrie…
…somebody had to make David Wright look composed by comparison last night. And not to condone helmet (or beer) tossing, but those who didn’t catch last night’s Tampa/Toronto tilt are well advised to check out Blue Jay Hunter’s Zapruder-esque analysis of the two called strikes that caused Lawrie to (literally) flip his lid. Lawrie’s meltdown makes for a fun late-night clip, but as BJH puts it, “Lawrie will have consequences for his actions, and (home plate umpire) Bill Miller will not … or at least, we’ll never hear about it.”
Lawrie got off light at 4 games and is showing remarkable chutzpah in appealing, suckiness of the calls notwithstanding (see Brett, George- Pine Tar Incident)
Thanks for the link, guys! I’d say four games is pretty light … it could’ve been much worse if that helmet bounced up and caught Bill Miller in the face.
I guess Brett will probably be taking it pretty easy the next few days on the Red Bull.