You’re welcome Yankee fans. That is all.

I’m not one to question these moves. I think when a key player is thrown at intentionally you need to retaliate and make a point, but did CC really need to retaliate last night? It was pretty obvious that in a tie game, early, Mazzaro was not trying to hit A-Rod. He let one get away from him and it was a mistake. Did CC really need to throw a 95 mph fastball behind Suzuki?

Just a “what if” scenario, but what if CC slightly overthrew it and the ball traveled behind Suzuki but closer to the neck and head? That’s a suspension and we miss him for a key start in August because we felt the need to throw at a hitter on the last place, 20-games-back A’s.

Sometimes I just question the retaliation pitches. All for retaliation if A-Rod was plunked on purpose, but not when a 22-year-old kid misses his spot early.

As an aside, how seriously horrible are the A’s when CC has to retaliate against their best hitter…and it’s only Kurt Suzuki…

I wonder if Giambi were still on the team, if that’s who the HBP target would’ve been.

i hate west coast games. It’s too difficult to stay up for the duration when you have work the next day.