Good pitchers are usually pricks, Curt Schilling and to a lesser extent Roger Clemens are prime examples. I am sure the Yankee bench didn't riot over Randy throwing inside. In fact, they are probably happy that he is because SOMEONE on this faggot-ass pitching staff has to defend their teammates when they get thrown at. It was shameful to watch last year as game after game Giambi and Jeter got plunked and the Yankee staff wouldn't even throw inside.
Now we have Farnsworth and hopefully he will take a couple of heads off before he implodes in the playoffs.
Cardinal rule - you don't brush back your own players during BP. The players weren't excited about watching a guy they already don't like throwing at their captain's head. As much of a head hunter as Clemens is, you never saw him do that. Ever. And Schilling might be a prick and "red light Curt" but, unlike Johnson and Clemens, has never been known as a head hunter.
Schill's hit 47 batters in his career versus 168 for Randy Johnson - they both came into the league in 1988. Completely different styles although they are both power pitchers.
End result doesn't matter, it's not like Unit will pitch badly because his team doesn't like him. But he's already polarized some of the most popular guys in the club house. Could not work with Posada last year, got into a yelling match with Sheffield, hits the prize FA score in Damon and then gives Jeter some chin music.
There are better ways to show your team that you have their back.
For all the run Schilling gets as a jerk, Randy is a flat out idiot.
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