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Shut the up.
Life without cheating is no fun for Manny.
I seriously hate him, I hope he dies tonight. He's a pathetic blackhole piece of cheater that sucks ass.
Shut the up.
Heat of the moment I don't really mean all that. He has been terrible since hitting the slam though, hope he can turn it around soon.
You s happy now?
I think I was the only one complaining
Happy with the W. I want to marry Matt Kemp. This is a bigger man-crush than Taylor Mays or Mark Sanchez.
Grampa Mota throwing at 560 pound Prince Fielder
martin starting to come around...... lets go dodgers!
By Adam McCalvy / MLB.com
08/05/09 3:37 AM ET
LOS ANGELES -- A screaming-mad Prince Fielder was stopped at the door of the Dodgers clubhouse by security officials before a large group of Brewers teammates caught up and prevented the slugger from confronting Dodgers reliever Guillermo Mota following a tense finish to Milwaukee's blowout loss on Tuesday.
Tempers flared after Mota hit Fielder in the leg with a pitch with two outs in the ninth inning of the Dodgers' 17-4 rout. It was apparent retaliation for the two Dodgers hitters -- including Manny Ramirez in the seventh inning -- who were plunked earlier in the game.
Mota was immediately ejected by home plate umpire Lance Barksdale. Fielder stood at home plate for a few moments before reluctantly taking his base, but after Dodgers left fielder Juan Pierre made a leaping catch to end the game, Fielder charged down the dugout steps, and he didn't stop there.
He knew the location of the Dodgers clubhouse because it's near a weight room used by visitors, so Fielder hustled past fans and reporters toward the door, yelling obscenities. A number of his teammates caught up with Fielder in time to usher him back to the visitor's side.
"I don't remember that," Fielder said before a Brewers official cut off a brief question-and-answer session.
Fielder and Mota got along fine last season, when Mota pitched for Milwaukee. All Fielder would say about his former teammate on Tuesday was, "He tried to come inside. It just got away from him. It happens."
Brewers manager Ken Macha was much more direct.
"It's a part of the game I don't like," Macha said. "We're just trying to get out of the game. We're kind of getting our butts kicked pretty good, and I thought it was obvious because the guy hits Prince and then walks straight off the mound. Prince was standing at home plate looking at him. [Fielder] was pretty upset after the game.
"We're not trying to hit anybody, OK? We're losing by 13 runs. We're trying to get 24 outs. We're not trying to hit anybody. That kind of mentality, I think should be taken care of. We'll see what happens. As far as I'm concerned, the guy just hit him on purpose and then walked straight off the mound into the dugout."
Macha called for Mota to be disciplined by Major League Baseball.
"This kind of mentality puts everybody in jeopardy," Macha said. "Giving [Mota] a $500 fine and a two-day suspension, that's not enough. This kind of thing should be cleaned up."
According to reporters who watched the bizarre scene unfold, it was Casey McGehee and Bill Hall who restrained Fielder from actually taking his case inside the home clubhouse. McGehee wouldn't comment, and Hall chalked it up to, "That's baseball."
"We're teammates, and we're going to back him with any decision he makes," Hall said. "We were all just being teammates. I don't think anybody has a problem with that."
Inside the Dodgers clubhouse, many players were unaware of the scene that had unfolded outside. Catcher Russell Martin asked reporters, "Security had to hold him back?"
"That's all right," Martin added. "I mean, it's 25 against one."
Dodgers manager Joe Torre wouldn't comment. Neither would center fielder Matt Kemp, who matched career highs with four hits and five RBIs in the Dodgers' best night at home since they scored 17 runs on May 25, 1979, against the Reds.
"Normally you want stuff to be taken care of on the field, but it's just part of the game," Martin said. "Our premier hitter gets hit and he's been hit quite a bit this year and it's just kind of protection. That's all it is, it's part of the game. It's been a part of it since I've first started playing. ...
"I understand [Fielder] is frustrated. I understand that. But I don't think that you should take care of it after the game."
Tuesday's showdown sets up an interesting series finale on Wednesday night. It's the final scheduled game between the Brewers and Dodgers this season.
"We'll deal with it when we cross paths again," Brewers center fielder Mike Cameron said. "Everything is good. We just want to play a good baseball game."
Fielder, who has played every inning of every Brewers game this season, will be back in the lineup for Wednesday's series finale, Macha said.
"He's been in every game. Why wouldn't he play?" Macha said.
I should have never turned the game off after the bottom of the 7th.
it was nothing. prince got drilled on the thigh area. mota was just protecting manny.
i for one didnt think they hit manny on purpose. it was just an inside pitch that got away. but still props to mota for having manny's back
Another loss last night.
ok dodgers fan
IF dbacks are stupid enough to let webb walk do you guys want him?
dbacks have tell oct to decide to exersise their option if they do 8.5 million
if they do not they have to pay him 2.5 million
If getting Webb means I don't have to watch Jason Schmidt pitch every fifth day then I'm all for it.
This team just simply isn't that good. Ethier and Kemp are awesome and they have some nice up and coming pitchers but they've just reeked of mediocrity for a while now. My expectations have been lowered from a WS trip to just winning the division.
I have the same hopes every year. As long as the Yankees, Angels, or Sawx don't win it, I am happy.
Dropped my damn beer after that one! WOOO!
That was badass!
go dodgers!!!!! this is the year!!!
c had b is sick!!!
Broxton has blown like 3 saves the past two weeks, thanks for that pal.
Kemp loves the clutch. Good win yesterday, apart from Broxton coming in.
Dodgers are going to take down Cing tonight and finish off the sweep.
I was almost right, too bad Mota had to come in, I knew it was over right then and there.
rockiets are close
if dodgers are not carefully they will not win the division
are the dodgers really 17-20 now with manny back
maybe they should suspend him again
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