In Monday night’s 4-2 loss in Los Angeles, Tim Hudson threw a pitch directly at the head of Dodgers rookie Jerry Sands in the young player’s major league debut. Needless to say, this drew a lot of boos and words from the Dodger dugout. Hudson appeared to take the blame for it after the at-bat, pointing at himself saying that it was his mistake.
I have since learned that Hudson sent over a signed ball after the game and apologized to Sands for the mistake pitch.
This didn’t stop Ted Lilly from coming out and throwing a ball behind Nate McLouth causing a warning to be given out to both sides by the home plate umpire. The best part about this was the anger in McLouth’s eyes as he paused and stared Lilly down for a moment…and then the double he ripped down the right field line right afterward.
This might remind fans of Saturday’s win against the Mets when pitcher Pat Misch brushed Freddie Freeman off the plate and he hit a home run in the very next pitch.
So please throw at all of our struggling hitters, opposing pitchers. It just seems to piss them off enough to actually hit the ball…
