Sept. 19 2013 Dodgers celebrate NL West
The Dodgers did not pa s up their opportunity to dance atop the Diamondbacks expired playoff hopes when they Brian Urlacher Jerseys clinched the NL West on Sept. 19, 2013, at Chase Field.
Having tu sled with Arizona in a bean-ball war months earlier, Los Angeles sprinted from its clubhouse and jumped in its foes outfield swimming pool. There are few actions more disrespectful than that. The moment, then, lives on in sports lore as an all-time great troll job.
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What set off the fierce animosity between clubs? A June 11 back-and-forth with two pitches near heads, as well as a playoff race that swung dramatically in the final months.
Entering June 11, the Diamondbacks held an 8.5 game advantage in the NL West. They were 6-1 in head-to-head matchups with the Dodgers. They had ambushed their rival the day before with a four-run ninth inning to secure a comeback win.
In the bottom of the sixth, right-hander Ian Kennedy hit then-Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig in the mouth with a 92 mph fastball. In the top of the seventh, right-hander Zack Greinke hit then-Diamondbacks catcher Miguel Montero in the back with a 91 mph Chicago Bears Women Jersey fastball. Montero took a couple of steps toward the mound, and the benches cleared, but no physical altercation occurred. Greinke did to s his glove behind the mound during the coming together, perhaps anticipating he would Gale Sayers Jerseys need to use his hands in a fight. His collarbone was broken during a fight with Padres outfielder Carlos Quentin earlier in the season.
Non-violence proved unsustainable when Greinke came to the plate in the next half inning. Kennedy drilled Greinke in the upper back, coming close to the pitchers head. He was promptly ejected. The benches cleared again. This time, each team wanted to fight. The ma s of angry players pushed toward the Arizona dugout, and double-digit punches were thrown. At one point, a furious Mark McGwire, then LAs hitting coach, needed to be restrained.
Arizona also lost the 9.5 division lead it held June 22, as Los Angeles went 61-28 to close the campaign.As a result, the Diamondbacks had to watch the Dodgers splash around in their pool, the ultimate final word to a fiery divisional race.
When the Diamondbacks were eliminated by the Dodgers in Game 3 of the 2017 NLDS, they deployed security guards to keep the Dodgers from Khyiris Tonga Jerseys replicating their 2013 celebration. One time was more than enough.
The Dodgers did not pa s up their opportunity to dance atop the Diamondbacks expired playoff hopes when they Brian Urlacher Jerseys clinched the NL West on Sept. 19, 2013, at Chase Field.
Having tu sled with Arizona in a bean-ball war months earlier, Los Angeles sprinted from its clubhouse and jumped in its foes outfield swimming pool. There are few actions more disrespectful than that. The moment, then, lives on in sports lore as an all-time great troll job.
MORE:
What set off the fierce animosity between clubs? A June 11 back-and-forth with two pitches near heads, as well as a playoff race that swung dramatically in the final months.
Entering June 11, the Diamondbacks held an 8.5 game advantage in the NL West. They were 6-1 in head-to-head matchups with the Dodgers. They had ambushed their rival the day before with a four-run ninth inning to secure a comeback win.
In the bottom of the sixth, right-hander Ian Kennedy hit then-Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig in the mouth with a 92 mph fastball. In the top of the seventh, right-hander Zack Greinke hit then-Diamondbacks catcher Miguel Montero in the back with a 91 mph Chicago Bears Women Jersey fastball. Montero took a couple of steps toward the mound, and the benches cleared, but no physical altercation occurred. Greinke did to s his glove behind the mound during the coming together, perhaps anticipating he would Gale Sayers Jerseys need to use his hands in a fight. His collarbone was broken during a fight with Padres outfielder Carlos Quentin earlier in the season.
Non-violence proved unsustainable when Greinke came to the plate in the next half inning. Kennedy drilled Greinke in the upper back, coming close to the pitchers head. He was promptly ejected. The benches cleared again. This time, each team wanted to fight. The ma s of angry players pushed toward the Arizona dugout, and double-digit punches were thrown. At one point, a furious Mark McGwire, then LAs hitting coach, needed to be restrained.
Arizona also lost the 9.5 division lead it held June 22, as Los Angeles went 61-28 to close the campaign.As a result, the Diamondbacks had to watch the Dodgers splash around in their pool, the ultimate final word to a fiery divisional race.
When the Diamondbacks were eliminated by the Dodgers in Game 3 of the 2017 NLDS, they deployed security guards to keep the Dodgers from Khyiris Tonga Jerseys replicating their 2013 celebration. One time was more than enough.
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