Just from reading the articles it seems like Goldschmidt was hit late in a tie game? Like bottom of the 9th?
If there's a spot where you can be fairly sure it's not intentional that would have to be it.
I'm all for the old fashioned "don't lean over MY plate" sort of pitching, even the "don't showboat so much after a HR" message pitches are ok.
But going after an uninvolved player towards the end of the next game? Just doesn't seem right.
If they'd thrown at the reliever the next time they saw him, sure. Maybe even throwing at an equivalent player in the first three innings if there was a good chance you wouldn't see that reliever again.
Steve B
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