Astros Manager A.J. Hinch Apologizes to A-Rod, Girardi, Yankees
After
just 1.1 innings pitched, 4 hits allowed and 6 earned runs and 2 home runs
allowed, Houston Astros starting pitcher Brett Oberholtzer had been ejected. His
ejection came after blatantly throwing inside with the intention of hitting
Alex Rodriguez after serving up a 2-run home run to Chris Young. Clearly
frustrated, Oberholtzer was tossed without warning or arguing.
Hinch
began by repetitively stating that he was “disappointed” in the shenanigans that
went down in the second inning. Hinch was deliberate in ensuring that Joe
Girardi and Alex Rodriguez know that the actions of Oberholtzer are “not how we
[the Astros] operate.” Hinch went on to say that there was “No place in our
game for that kind of activity.”
“I
think the umpires handled it very well. I think they calmed the masses down,
they issued the warnings, there were no issues beyond that,” Hinch said. When asked
about warnings issued before the game, Hinch continued by saying “We have no
problem, they have no problem. I don’t think there’s any problem moving
forward.”
On
the other hand, Joe Girardi went on to say, “I think it’s a kid getting frustrated.
I definitely think he threw at Alex. You don’t want to see that, but we’ve seen
it before and you just move on.”
Clearly, Hinch was not happy about the actions of his starting pitcher as us Yankees fans weren’t too fond of them, either. Girardi seemed unhappy about it as he should be but the situation appears as though it won’t escalate in the season finale. The Yankees also showed real class in not retaliating which could’ve been easy to do in a 6-0 game.
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By: Chad Raines
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