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April 20, 2015
BP Daily Podcast
Effectively Wild Episode 660: The Weekend-Long A's-Royals Rumble
by Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller
Ben and Sam banter about Alex Rodriguez and discuss the three-day dispute about unwritten rules between the A's and the Royals.
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I agree with much of your podcast up until the Kazmir HBP on Cain. I believe there was intent; Cain is a speed player and the Royals #3 hitter, and throwing at his legs makes sense. Kazmir had perfect control the rest of the game, I don't buy it. Herrera's actions logically follow from this conclusion, but he could have also hit a leg or low on the body to reduce the danger. There was also no discussion of how the Royals had already lost Rios to the DL because of a HBP. Thanks for the discussion!
I tend to agree (note that I have no particular rooting interest for/against either of these teams). There seems to be conventional wisdom out there to the effect that a HBP on an off-speed pitch is never intentional ("come on, he's not gonna throw a changeup<" says Sam), which exonerates Kazmir. I don't buy this. There have been altogether too many "slips" in recent years on breaking stuff in these semi-retaliation situations that wind up slipping into a hitter's foot, or higher.