UNWRITTEN RULES, man. As someone said above me, it probably would have wound up sparking a brawl if he’d gone near him.

Unwritten rules, man. Established vets would be able to get away with something, especially if they were former teammates with the batter, but having a rookie in his 2nd start of the season or whatever it is go near him would probably spark a bench clearing incident. because REASONS

His own son called him a fucking coward yet these guys want to sit there and tell us it is different.