I noted yesterday how odd it was that Twins’ Delmon Young was screaming at his own dugout after being hit on purpose by a Jeremy Bonderman fastball. At the time, it was unclear what Young was angry about. But after the game, the Twins let us know: Young, and his teammates, didn’t appreciate their own pitcher — Jose Mijares — throwing behind a Tigers batter and thus putting Young in harm’s way.
Twins Angry at One of Their Own
↵From Yahoo!’s Jeff Passan:
↵↵So when Young melted down, they stopped him – though if Mijares took a wayward fist to the jaw, no one would have blamed Young.
↵“I knew somebody was going to have to wear it,” Young told Minneapolis-area reporters. “You can’t throw behind one of their players … and expect nothing to happen. …
↵“He needs to pay attention to how baseball’s played.” […]
↵“It was a selfish act on his part,” [Orlando] Cabrera said. “Because as a team we’re here to win ballgames. We’re not here to get into fights or hit people.” […]
↵“We told [Jim Leyland] we screwed up,” Gardenhire said. “They did what they had to do, and it’s over with. They did the right thing.”
↵↵And to think: we were this close to seeing a team brawl with itself while winning the most important game of their season.
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