The Diamondbacks and Dodgers yell at eachother, a breakdown

Aug 10, 2019 3.1M views 2:19

MLB Los Angeles Dodgers 2019

What Happened

Jomboy breaks down a late-game dust-up between the Diamondbacks and Dodgers in 2019. The trouble started on a hit-by-pitch call that got overturned to a foul ball off the knob of the bat, with the Dodgers hitter insisting the pitch caught his hand while replay couldn't find a conclusive angle either way. Arizona's Archie Bradley closed out the win with a strikeout, then exchanged words with the chirping Dodgers dugout. The benches emptied, and the comedy peak came when Dave Roberts charged at Robbie Ray, who was standing on the field in shorts and a sweatshirt, mistaking the starting pitcher for a staff member.

Why This Matters

This is a small reminder of how replay can stoke tension instead of cooling it. When the original hit-by-pitch got reversed to a foul, the hitter believed his own body over the camera, which set the chippy tone for the rest of the inning. The real story isn't the call though, it's the visual of Roberts barking at Ray because he was dressed like a clubhouse attendant rather than a major leaguer. Roberts had a point on principle: non-active personnel shouldn't be instigating on the field, and Ray standing there in street clothes blurred that line. The 2019 Dodgers were rolling toward 106 wins and an NL West title, so a regular-season scrap with a division rival was mostly theater. The shorts detail is what made it travel.

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Key Moments

Who / What Is Involved

Players: Archie Bradley, Justin Turner, Dave Roberts, Robbie Ray, Ben. Teams: Dodgers, Diamondbacks.

Archie Bradley Justin Turner Dave Roberts Robbie Ray

Key Terms Mentioned

Manager Ejection Replay Review Umpire Controversy

we know weird to play in a dumb benches

clearing in this Dodgers Diamondbacks

name here's the play off the knob of the

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[ __ ] says no I didn't hit my bat I

hit my hand he said I had it off the

knob I had it off the knob I'll take a

look at it we'll go take a look because

I'm a good umpire alright hit me right

there so just when you watch the tape

watch out for that I watched every

single angle I don't think any were

conclusive that it did or didn't hit him

so they just stick with the original

call and I get that he says it [ __ ]

hit me right here

now he's gonna walks very slowly across

the field granted there was already a

delay because of the replay so if you're

the pitcher Bradley you're like dude

come on I get it in his mind

replay said it didn't hit him so he's

lying and just kind of whining right now

in Bradley's mind he's like go he's out

let's go god I just want to play Paul

looks like well it hit me dude that's

what you don't get is that it actually

hit me in his mind so bollocks like why

would I

well the [ __ ] you're gonna miss that

[ __ ] right [ __ ] there

next up Justin Turner's gonna line out

two third two outs and then Smith is

gonna strike out Bradley gets the K to

end the game stares that the Dodgers

dugout a little bit they're chirping him

so he's gonna yell back yep always

talking that's for you always talking

he's laughing always talking always

running your mouth something like that I

don't know he's just laughing I like

that reaction

all you do is talk you were [ __ ]

[ __ ] give him the game ball Kershaw

jump so Muncie jumps so Martin jumps

then they're gonna go have their moment

Martin's in the top there he's actually

trying to do something cuz he's

exhausting in this manner always trying

to do something or act like he's gonna

do something the Robbie Ray comes on the

field he is in shorts and a sweatshirt

Dave Roberts doesn't realize it's a

player just thinks it's a staff member

you gonna [ __ ] over there get over there

the [ __ ] are you doing get over there

Peralta with the little stiff arm on

Roberts I like that if you're Dave

Robertson you think that's a staff

member you're kind of right like what do

you doing dude we can't have staff

members instigating stuff on the field

that's terrible look the [ __ ] is that

guy well that's actually a starting

pitcher that's Robbie Ray Dave oh well

[ __ ] see wearing shorts oh okay [ __ ]

[ __ ] weird okay he's out here this

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