Twins/Indians Rivalry

[LesPaul]

Minnesota managed to get past a heated series against Cleveland without any injuries, including Thursday's game, when the Indians plunked two Twins batters.

Shannon Stewart took batting practice before Friday's game after he was nailed by a pitch on the left elbow by reliever Jason Davis. Gardenhire said he felt fine. Backup catcher Mike Redmond, who was on the bench Friday, was hit in the elbow in the second inning Thursday by Sabathia.

"He's going to be OK, too," Gardenhire said



I feel this thread could see a lot more action as the year progresses :D

[LesPaul]

For the second time this season, Gardenhire was ejected from a game. After Stewart was plunked by Davis, it brought warnings to both benches from home plate umpire Ted Barrett. Predictably, it also brought Gardenhire's blood to a boil.

Sabathia had already hit Mike Redmond in the elbow in the second inning. Long an advocate against the league's warning system and mad because his club had no chance at protecting itself, Gardenhire launched his hat out of the dugout. He soon followed to argue with Barrett before he was tossed.

"Ted Barrett did what he had to do," Gardenhire said. "The old school way was to let the players handle it. But they're trying to get away from that. They don't want to see somebody else get whacked with the baseball.

"I grew up in an era when there was no warning. The only warning was when our guy whacked their guy after he whacked our guy."


Lots of whacking taking place in the olden days :cool:

[LesPaul]

Notes: Indians rivalry percolates
Twins and Tribe have small incident at home plate Thursday
By Mark Sheldon / MLB.com

MINNEAPOLIS -- The old guard Indians that used to bug the Twins -- like Kenny Lofton and Robbie Alomar -- are long gone. But there still appears to be some embers burning in the Minnesota-Cleveland rivalry.
Twins outfielder Shannon Stewart and Indians pitcher Jason Davis exchanged words near home plate in the seventh inning of Minnesota's 9-0 win. The benches cleared, but no punches were thrown or ejections came from the incident.

Cleveland starter C.C. Sabathia, who's on record for saying he "hates the Twins," was seen glaring into the Minnesota dugout while he struggled in the fifth inning.

"Not very classy," Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said of Sabathia. "There's a way to handle things and a way not to handle things."

Davis drilled Stewart with a fastball to the left elbow with two outs in the seventh. When Stewart scored on Lew Ford's double, the two bumped into each other as Davis covered the plate.

Davis said he was elbowed. Stewart said it was inadvertant contact and claimed Davis said something to him.

"I bumped into him," Stewart said. "He brushed into me and he said something like, 'What are you doing?' I said, 'What?' I was already upset."

"Getting hit is part of the game," Davis said. "But those little cheap elbows isn't. ... That surprised me."

Twins batters have a history with Davis. The right-hander drilled Torii Hunter in the ribs a couple of years ago and sparked a bench-clearing incident.

"I don't know what's going on with that guy," Hunter said. "He has good stuff. I don't think he should act like that. They have no class whatsoever."


Seeing Sabathia glaring into the dugout would have been a great sight to see; I would have laughed a lot.

[Timberwolf]

I don't know who I hate more. The Indians or the White Sox.

I guess the White Sox.

There are several Indians players I respect though. My only beef with that team is Sabathia and Davis and other than that, I don't have much problem with them. Still like the White Sox, the Indians find a way to start up trouble with the Twins.