COL@STL: Tempers flare after Cards, Rox hit batters

7/30/15: Tempers flare in St. Louis after the Cardinals and Rockies exchange hit batters
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[@ItsMeDWC]

How you gonna celebrate that much after giving up 5?

[@steakwilliams4448]

Confusing that these events are not shown in order. Who put this video together? George Lucas?

[@chriswhitaker329]

Tarantino

[@Zalzaz]

disney

[@wakimura303]

A drunk guy

[@markrockafellow9341]

You give up a base hit, take it like a man, don't drill the guy right in the hip his next at bat, such classless

[@no_reason2755]

Mark Rockafellow whole year later and he’s still a huge baby

[@Elijahgavi]

Bases loaded no outs save some pitches good idea

[@jayat8070]

What's wrong with these young pitchers getting mad at hitters hitting the ball back at them, it's not intentional, don't do something stupid

[@decentproductions5929]

I mean really? They can't control where they hit the ball.

[@funkyfalcon34]

they kinda can though

[@jacobholland1152]

+Max Lukegord they hit it there cause no one is near second

[@cyberbeast44]

+Max Lukegord they sorta can but sometimes they are just swinging for contact

[@CraftedYT]

You can pretty easily direct where the ball will go.

[@Prideofthepacific808]

I just love how Molina handles the situation well.

[@EShum]

Big reason behind his likelihood of getting into the hall of fame is his great handling of situations like these and leading his team to victories.

[@karlricker3291]

I always love how Yadier Molina handles the sitch well.

[@orangutanorangutan8007]

Yadi is one of the most protective (of his team) catchers in MLB history. Brandon Phillips got the hands, Arrenado was respectful and revived it back

[@Loopholez91]

Kolten Wong was hit a lot that year. Kept his cool every time.

[@stephenreilly2334]

Hey, it's a free base!

[@jordonmcfarland5281]

The second hit by pitch with DJ Lemahieu, the pitcher should have been thrown out. That was the most intentional pitch I have ever seen.

[@matthewblackwood3145]

As a Yankee of three years now its extremely unnerving to see DJ getting pissed.

[@l...l8748]

@@matthewblackwood3145 yeah you never see him get mad

[@casartherandom3010]

Im a cardinals fan but Martinez is a crybaby

[@jefffortner7943]

I agree, hit back in the middle is what you do with the pitch smh

[@dravenbbs66]

Some pitchers act like little babies when things don't turn out there way.

[@colejames423]

*their

[@nanny54able]

Cole James Lol

[@jeffreydelk3435]

Bumgarner

[@Aqwtiny]

Wow . Lost major respect for Carlos Martinez.

[@bcat010]

He'll grow out of it. Even the classiest of pitchers have acted like assholes at least once.

[@Aqwtiny]

+Brian C (Teddy) its becoming the whole organization ,

[@bcat010]

+CiscoLitco the entire Cardinals team or baseball as a whole? Cause bad players have been around for as long as baseball has existed. This kind of behavior is nothing new.

[@Aqwtiny]

Brian C Oh not the whole MLB , I worded it wrong. I shouldnt blame everyone for one persons action , its just sad to see this at a major league level , I guess thats just competition for ya

[@bcat010]

CiscoLitco but again, this is nothing new. The behavior is eventually (and hopefully) outgrown, but that's what you see with a lot of young players, and it has been like that for decades.

[@Chris-us7tj]

Keep pounding your chest pal, you gave up 10 hits in 5 innings at your own ballpark 😂

[@DiscLuke120]

Martinez is so immature

[@marcuscarpenter1388]

here in 2021 to see Yadi holding arenado back. now look who we got in the corners!

[@OrsilloFanClub]

I know!!

[@mrhvids4461]

Why did they put this together out of order? The double play turned by the Cardinals happened before Wong got hit, which was most likely payback for Martinez 's reaction to the play and staring towards the Rockies dugout, not necessarily Wong's play.

[@sportslover8075]

2:00 A breaking ball at 91? Man I fucking hate announcers sometimes

[@dylangaddy10]

Sports Lover 807 that was clearly a slider

[@sportslover8075]

Dylan Gaddy A slider up and in with no movement? Look closely at the pitch. It tails towards Wong's head, there is no way that was a slider

[@sportslover8075]

Dylan Gaddy it was a two-seamer

[@dylangaddy10]

oh wrong feed lol that was for a different one lol my bad but yes i totally agree with you as it was a 2 seam

[@sportslover8075]

Dylan Gaddy lol it's fine

[@sdreyes15]

Fun fact: Martinez's uniform number also represents his IQ.

[@sdreyes15]

Ben Middleton Still can't get it right. LOL Cardinals fans.

[@benmiddleton9984]

Oh sorry. I mixed up 89 with 88. I don't pay attention to your crappy team which is probably why. You still have 5 LESS World Series titles than the Cardinals at 11. You're just pissed off that we have your number in the playoffs and Clayton Kershaw is the Peyton Manning of Major League Baseball. Go cry on your daddy's shoulder about it now.

[@benmiddleton9984]

What's pathetic is that you have the highest payroll in all of baseball and you haven't done s*** since 88. Keep talking shit. It's been 27 years since 88. Be proud

[@benmiddleton9984]

So sit back and relax and watch us win our 12th World Series title this year. We all know you're used to watching anyways. Dodgers can't hack it in October

[@benmiddleton9984]

My guys lead the league in the best ERA for a starting rotation and we are still number one in baseball despite six major injuries to our roster. Can you say that? NOPE! YOU CAN'T

[@BucketofThrowup]

Rockies had the right to retaliate, but that was a dangerous pitch at Wong. Should have been saved for Martinez.

[@Murph_.]

And did Martinez get a fine or suspension for using an obscene gesture or is the MLB impotent?

[@ReconRaptor]

Martinez and Ventura from the same mother.

[@shadowplays8093]

Johanna Zevenbergen this comment seems pretty ruthless now... considering

[@colejames423]

Ventura was worse than Martinez has ever been

[@robser7538]

As a cards fan, I’ll say this. Martinez should’ve been thrown out. It would’ve saved Wong from being hit. The umpire needs to control the game.

[@candybanks8717]

So I guess the moral of the story is be the first to hit someone intentionally, only the second guy gets thrown out and you can go on being a douche?

[@commandert5]

The video's out of order and something goes slightly wrong at about 0:59

[@y.sasuke451]

Kolton Wong did such a good job Martinez should learn from him

[@ytkimberly4629]

I have nothing for these pitchers that purposely hit batters. My daughter is a fast pitch softball pitcher and has never intentionally hit any batter. If you can't use your skill to strike someone out - that's on you!!!!!

[@magickidosrs1819]

I love how people use one players actions to represent the whole organization and fans.. There's a pretty good reason every player in the game wishes they played here. Just listen to interviews with anyone that has been traded to STL.

[@aguy3570]

Anyone else here after the Rox beat the Cards 9-1 yesterday?

[@burtmacklinfbi8824]

Hopefully Carlos can put together a season in 2019, it’s time for him to nut up or shut up.. he’s great out of the pen but still has trouble in the starting rotation...

[@viviandarkbloom100]

Throwing a baseball at someone should be assault.

[@CJL1567]

why do pitchers get mad at the batter for getting a hit off them? That's the pitchers fault!

[@gabos7892]

why did they hit wong? he didn't do anything wong?

[@rosslongoria4772]

I'm a cardinals fan and I must admit Martinez acted absurd out there. Very surprised he wasn't ejected from the game. Great pitcher but needs to be a bit more classy

[@SabEric39]

I'll make a comparison between him and another excellent pitcher, a fellow named Pedro Martinez. Both Pedro and Carlos are incredibly talented pitchers, but both can sometimes allow their emotions to get out of hand.

[@sctr1235]

It's still up to the umpire if he wants to eject someone even under a warning.

[@Totalpleasure1972]

I'm a lifelong Cardinals fan, but Martinez needs to quit that crap. That other pitcher threw on purpose at Wong, too. If they were warned, he needed to go.

[@WhiskyBeard]

I'm not saying that Martinez was in the right for what he did, but the umpire warned BOTH benches. The guy that hit Kolten Wong should've gotten his ass ejected, especially because he almost domed him.

[@Gregolian]

I hate how batters get chucked and shit when they take a step or two towards the mound but guys like Martinez and Ventura stare down batters and walk towards them as they walk to first and nothing happens.

[@amonshegog3892]

We just won against the Rockies today 5-4

[@ranjiku5350]

Didn't like what Carlos did. But Matheny had been clear the org would not let such growing attitude to slide. He's young and that's what is happening to some talented youngsters. Spanking will do fine...

[@ebscoHOSTpub]

What was the gesture????

[@Austin-OT]

why did this show in my recommended after the Arenado trade. SMH

[@93paxon]

I live in stl. Martinez is starting to remind me of Ventura. No bueno.

[@colejames423]

Ok you may live in St. Louis, but you obviously don't watch the Cardinals much. Martinez is much better about checking his emotions now than he was a couple years ago and he was never as bad as Ventura (who is dead now btw).

[@JuanSarmiento2006]

He just hit the ball near martinez its nothing what is wrong with him

[@Gamer1234brendan]

Martinez I’m glad he’s not on th cardinals I mean geez even Nolan wasn’t happy about that

[@tzvikiii2]

at least the officiating was consistent. usually it's one sided and just absurd

[@ronveri2838]

I want a batter take a bat to a pitcher and this will end.

[@joecorrero6763]

Arenado...all forgiven....you are a Cardinal now...we love and forgive you

[@tkcroat]

hate when baseball gets like this

[@thecrimsonknight4756]

Life long Cardinal fan, but the best thing that has happened to St Louis in the last 3 years is Matheny getting fired. Never liked him as a player or a coach. Any coach that promotes rough housing in the clubhouse or dugout clearly isn't coaching material. The guy is a basic all around jerk

[@RichardAllenCramer]

Waaaa... he pounded his chest and looked at the dugout... waaaaa

[@thabeaststl3703]

Wong was hit very high....

[@defiantone8556]

Jesus Christ, this is the Major Leagues fellers, lets act like you've been here before.

[@itslife1399]

+defiantone well, getting pegged by a 90+ fastball hurts and about 95 percent of the time, The pitcher does it on purpose. but other than the pegging, yes it was very ludicrous, but it was not wrong for the tempers being flared.

[@defiantone8556]

+It's Life I wasn't referring to any one individual in general, I was referring to ALL of em, cos they acted like baby's. lol

[@lazycat3562]

There is no place for trash talk and poor sportsmanship. There should be a warning and after that, Toss the player out. Boy do I miss Baseball Players like Dale Murphy who never pulled any of that stuff

[@coryclark8700]

Fighting is never the anser but this is cool

[@Tyleryanks100]

What a terrible decision by Martinez. Putting aside who I agree with here, you don't hit a man intentionally with runners on second and third, with one out and down a run. If you want your playback whatever, you wait til the bases are empty.

[@renardmigrant]

+Tyler W though it sets up the double play and the force at home plate.

[@glgbaseball5747]

Wong took that great nobody should hit someone after some shit happened just play aggressive and don’t destroy the game of baseball because of your anger issues

[@oriolesravens52]

Breaking ball?

[@user-oo4xu4by3w]

Lol surprising Rockies say Carlos did it on purpose, and Rockies pitcher was an accident. Biased like all these jealous Cardinal haters

[@alexm5767]

Who won?

[@KleWdSide]

Is Carlos Martinez as good as Pedro?

[@brgod9055]

Lol obviously not

[@quitwhining1]

The only thing I didn't like about the Wong being hit was the height at which it hit. Plunk the guys in the legs and the lower back all day long but stay away from the head. These are big boys, they can take a little hit in the ass but nothing above the chest.

[@travvypoo]

This isn't baseball.

[@Gamer1234brendan]

Martinez a terrible pitcher why did we have on our team food he’s not our team lost games throwing pitches at batters

[@abrown1744]

0:37 HIATTTT

[@wranglerman270]

Carlos has done a lot of cocaine over the years

[@crispy6311]

No class from Martinez.... and I'm not surprised.

[@austinrodriguez3174]

Yah fuck Martinez is all that comes to mind after watching this video

[@alb4477]

You sound mad bro

[@austinrodriguez3174]

+Al B no, but he should be having to miss the playoffs

[@bulletb8804]

So let's get this straight... Cardinals have the baseball because they boo at the other team when their own dumb pitcher throws at them for getting a hit!!! Please someone explain this to me

[@bulletb8804]

The Rockies have the right to get mad, they should throw at Martinez and see how he likes it

[@bulletb8804]

Maybe the Rockies are finally finding a rival

[@DavidGrimes2112]

+SP1D3RSC0PE I thought the Rockies' rival is the Diamondbacks...

[@bulletb8804]

+David Grimes the d backs are rivals with the Dodgers but not really with the Rockies, the Rockies are a new team and have not really been good enough to develop a rival

[@Tom0000]

theres a reason why racists exist... its because the story is often true.

[@marktantorelli3446]

robot umps

[@anne2455]

The Cards are the dirty birds of baseball.

[@l...l8748]

So what are the blue Jays and orioles then?

[@riverbandit58]

Bush league by the Cardinal pitcher. Plunking a guy because he shoots one up the box at ya. Part of the game. I don't blame the Rockies pitcher for protecting his guys. On the DP, the Cardinal pitcher is needs to bring it down a notch.

[@3v3ryb0dyh8sCHRIS]

I still love Marty

[@jackbuck3892]

Both batters are whiners. Yeah getting hit hurts but neither pitcher went after the head or tried to do permanent damage. I have no problem with pitchers sending a message by hitting a player as long as it is well below the shoulder blades. Hit them in the head? They should be suspended for 10 games (2 starts).

[@llamapenNHL]

The pitch at Wong was not far from the head at all. And you could still put a guy out for a long time even if you don't hit him in the head. The knee, the ankle, the groin, the elbow, the wrist.

[@brennantaylor2292]

#GO ROX

[@bjornsama9649]

if I got hit by a ball, you're taking a bat to the face.

[@evantulloch4582]

Sure if you had talent to even get close to the mlb or if your fat ass could even throw that far

[@joseguillen4370]

^this guy😂😂

[@phewphey1911]

+DONALD TRUMP how can you tell hes fat? dumbass. keep talkin shit on mlb vids tho. sped

[@kyokogodai-ir6hy]

McCarver has always sucked. Good MLB catcher, but garbage color man.

[@BlakeHarper998]

MARTINEZ!!!!!!! Hahaha bad man right there!

[@SMWC]

Baseball is full of whiners...baseball fans are a bunch of whiners...everyone's a whiner

[@rmac5584]

Nobody has a clue they can't speak English well lol

[@rizzsc48]

He deserved it. He almost hit the pitcher with the ball first. That was uncalled for

[@gh0styzz-_-459]

444k views 999 likes lol

[@rushxkillerz8710]

Carlos Martinez is possibly the most hated player in the MLB...I was at that game too. The people sitting behind me started yelling at Martinez that he's a little baby

[@All32American]

He’s not even close to the most hated. Take your blinders off.

[@aisthpaoitht]

Just typical Cardinals baseball. Trash organization and trash fans.

[@tannerrienbolt5248]

Just a typical hater, hates the team with the record he wishes his team has

[@WhiskyBeard]

gumbo I think that you're... just... mad.

[@jacobbecker1905]

gumbo I think their World Series Rings can respond to your comment.

[@koolice311]

+Jacob Becker i think the fact the fib investigated them 2 months ago proves Shit organization that cheats

[@benmiddleton9984]

says the bandwagon Cubs fan. go cards!

[@deanangel757]

That's why baseball sucks.

[@user-gn8cl2hc4q]

Martinez is a very emotional guy after the death of his best friend Oscar teveras. So the emotions takes him over he isn't trying to be rude

[@MrJIMMYDANUB]

Those aren't even remotely related issues. He's a fucking punk

[@hahaimasian]

I wished I get paid to be a child

[@tomy5868]

Martinez grabbed the ball quick after that hit in the hip...pictures have to grab the ball so they have a weapon and kind of hide. funny part is neither team has won jack shit in past years...hahahahahahahahaha. losers fighting.

[@colejames423]

He literally slowly walked to home and picked the ball up. You're fucking stupid

[@moegerms]

It's called passion guys, lighten up. If if was intentional then that is an incredibly balls-y move given the situation. It worked out tho.

[@llamapenNHL]

I'm a life long die hard Cardinals fan and even I know that was intentional. With men on second and third with one out a lot of guys would put a man on first to make the double play an option. We know that Martinez was already upset with DJ so he decided to save himself three pitches. It wouldn't hold up in a court of law but he obviously did it on purpose.

[@ronnietree3387]

Baseball ain't for chicks bitch

[@Sportsgeek1991]

Cardinals doing what the cardinals do , dirtiest organization in baseball

[@sportsteam3527]

jesse saenz No they aren't you must be smoking some heavy stuff

[@Sportsgeek1991]

Sports Team hacking scandal ? Yea thank you

[@Not_blossomoffical]

Freaking cards....

[@kevinv6061]

Boo cardinals it's all about my jays!

[@martinamejia9135]

Jajjajajja

[@cbrodeo5935]

Look at all these kids salty about Louiey pride. Take a trip up to our city every once in a while if you want to see real sports play. Martinez may be arrogant, but when you're good enough to be arrogant, those complaining are seen as nothing but jealous fools. Hell, when the Jersey boys rolled up in Scottrade a few nights ago, Reaves showed them why some punk Devils shouldn't challenge a Blues arrogant pride.

[@wrigley8225]

Coward. Punk move. #TheCardinalWay

[@ajvasquez5724]

Carlos Martinez is to young and cocky

[@colejames423]

*too

[@markw2427]

well when you start playing immigrants this will happen