I’m here to give credit to the runner for not getting up and attacking that dude. He would’ve been well warranted to fight the guy but just got up and ran home. Good job kid

Fearless_and_True•95 months

He braced for the hit

idlewatcher•95 months

Don’t matter; still scored

atltiger6487•95 months

Did anybody actually watch the video? The pitcher didn't target the runner -- he was chasing the BALL, which has bounced up the third base line.

ParrishGore•95 months

Amen!!! These idiots just want to make a villain out of a kid. I doubt a single one of these people who are calling that kid a thug or something else have even played a sport in their life. But, yea, watch the pitchers eye's, he is looking at the ball up until the last 10th of a second when he looks at the runner. And, the runner could have avoided the collision, but because the uploader already villainized the pitcher, all these morons just jump on the bandwagon.

LSU1SLU•95 months

Oh look. Another idiot. Why would he go directly to the rhnner. He would have went towards home plate. He also loads up to hit him. Coward play

3down10•95 months

When I was a pitcher as a kid, my job would have been to cover home plate.

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atltiger6487•95 months

the pitcher was chasing the ball, which had bounced off the catcher and up the 3rd base line.

3down10•95 months

Do they do things differently now where pitchers run after wild pitchers instead of going to home plate to cover it? Who covers home plate? The 1st baseman? Only time I've ever seen a pitcher need to make that run/angle is if they are running into the dugout.

JohnnyU•95 months

Thuggish

thermal9221•95 months

everything was the pitchers fault on that play.

Palmetto08•95 months

Pitcher is bracing for contact with base runner and they collide as he's going for passed ball. Probably could have backed off a bit but tossing/suspension is a bit much

mrPresident•95 months

Are you dumb?

mrPresident•95 months

Pitchers go to the plate on pass balls...not run to the foul line and tackle the runner...

jlbasm•95 months

The amount of give two fricks attitude this kid showed tells me all I need to know about his intentions. As his coach I wouldn’t need to be told he is suspended

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OGTiger•95 months

TPOS

Tiger inTampa•95 months

Dick move? Yeah. He was rightfully tossed from the game. However,calling for more action isn't warranted. I can see reacting that way. Kid was frustrated he just threw a 48' pitch that got away to give up a run. Not the smartest thing to do but he's a freaking hormone raging teenager in a high stress situation. Kids have done worse.

TampaTiger22•95 months

He got ejected, in Tampa, he will get an actual fine. It's either $50 or $100.

atltiger6487•95 months

uh, the pitcher was going after the ball, which has bounced far up the third base line.

tigercubs•95 months

Damn, Albert Belle would be proud of that hit.

airfernando•95 months

funny but terrible.

Sweet daddy•95 months

He gave him the old Woody Hayes Ohio State move.

Sweet daddy•95 months

He gave him the old Woody Hayes Ohio State move.