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| come on, Blue, you can't throw a guy out of the game for hating himself |
A home run from the returning Kevin Kiermaier, a very strong five-and-a-third from Kevin Gausman, and maybe we are back to our winning ways after this recent two-and-eight "blip"? What was most notable to me, though, was Bo Bichette's first-ever ejection, as he slammed his helmet down and uttered a single word (guess which one?) after a (not great) called third strike. It was genuinely surprising that he got tossed for this, as he specifically turned away from the umpire before any of it, which usually means you get fined for an "equipment violation" maybe. And though it was definitely the called strike that got him, Bo's anger seemed (characteristically!) directed at himself as much as anything external (wherever you Bo, there you are). He didn't say another word to the umpire, nor did he even turn his head to look at him, nor yet break stride as he walked back to the dugout and soon thereafter the clubhouse. Bo Bichette was the single most composed tossed baseball player I have ever seen. It was extraordinarily "show."
KS
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