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Bochy reacts to Strickland’s 6-game suspension in wake of brawl
“I don’t know whats going to happen, I don’t.” Bochy said. “This is why we don’t have our pitchers throw at guys or start things because that’s what the other team’s going to do too. I’m glad nobody really got hurt yesterday. It’s unfortunate but hey it happened, it’s over and we’ll move on.”
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The day Buster stood still is a divisive topic for Giants fans
In the end, my annoyance lays more with Strickland than anything else. As a frustrated Giants fan, I’m looking for outs from my pitchers, not half-baked Chuck Norris imitations.
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Williamson demoted as Giants call up Triple-A outfielder
Mac Williamson was demoted to Triple-A Sacramento on Tuesday as the Giants called up Orlando Calixte in his place. Calixte is a 25-year-old with three career MLB at-bats. He has hit .287 in Sacramento this season with eight home runs.
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Strickland, Harper receive suspensions for brawl
Hunter Strickland and Bryce Harper were each suspended by the MLB on Tuesday in the wake of their benches-clearing incident on Monday afternoon. Strickland received a six-game suspension and Harper got four games, but both will appeal.
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Krukow says Posey’s been told to stay out of the pile
Mike Krukow said on Murph & Mac Tuesday morning that Posey has been told not to get involved in big scrums, for safety reasons. He said Posey’s teammates are aware of this as well, and won’t hold it against him.
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Kuiper: Brawls are fun to watch, but not good for the game
On Murph & Mac Tuesday morning, Duane Kuiper joined to discuss the fight between Bryce Harper and Hunter Strickland that took place in yesterday’s loss to the Nationals.
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Posey leads catchers in first NL All-Star voting update
Buster Posey is on his way to being the NL’s starting catcher at the All-Star game for the third season in a row. No other Giant infielders are in the top five of voting at their position, and no outfielders are in the top 15.
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Dusty Baker: ‘In baseball you can carry grudges for a long time’
Following the game, a reporter asked Baker if he was thinking of the two players’ history before the pitch. “No. It didn’t cross my mind. I wasn’t (in Washington),” said Baker. “I watched it on TV. It was a long time ago. But like I said, in baseball you can carry grudges for a long…
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Posey shares why he chose to stay out of benches-clearing brawl
Often when a batter charges the mound, the catcher is one of the first people to meet the two at the mound. That wasn’t the case during Monday’s benches clearing brawl. Posey explained his reasoning after the game.
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Strickland on what he thought when Harper charged the mound: ‘It’s go time’
In the 8th inning Hunter Strickland threw a fastball low and in that beaned Bryce Harper directly in the hip. Harper took offense to the pitch, and charged the mound…throwing his helmet at the pitcher before the two exchanged blows.
