Disputes, skirmishes, and broohahas are already banned in baseball, but in a year of additional health and safety protocols, confrontation with other players is even more forbidden. Whatever that means.
So when the Cubs and Brewers players started to leave their shelters in today’s game, it already felt pretty strange. Actually nothing happened, but it was kind of like … uh oh … what are these guys doing … don’t do this. And then it felt even weirder, because it was like, what really happened?
Here’s the look:
After the third inning, things got a little heated as the Cubs and Brewers had a few words to say about their shelters. pic.twitter.com/IdkGwzt7Mr
– FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) July 25, 2020
I have to love Christian Yelich jumping the railing like … do I have to do this? OK, I’ll just do this. Do I look appropriately tough?
Brewers starter Corbin Burnes had some difficulty ordering his fastball inside, hit Javy Baez on the arm and nearly hit Willson Contreras even more than that. Each of Baez and Contreras seemed immediately disgusted, more than you would normally expect, but it was still unclear if that was exactly why the sides began to strengthen.
During an in-game interview immediately after the tiebreaker, Brewers manager Craig Counsell suggested that the root was essentially squeaking in opposite shelters that you normally wouldn’t be able to hear. One boy says something, another responds, and so on. Usually, you’re just yelling angry things at the moment for yourself and your teammates. But this time, the other boys could Also, the referees could hear him, so it looks like they may have moved to calm things down a little faster than usual.
After the game, David Ross seems to have said something very similar:
David Ross on how canoes can be heard more than a normal season feeding a little singing: pic.twitter.com/tI4lG21EGl
– Tim Stebbins (@tim_stebbins) July 25, 2020
Apparently this is going to be something the teams will have to deal with this year thanks to the lack of real crowd noise. Tensions can increase at times and you will be able to hear every blow.
