Pitcher tells runner to keep relaying signs, a breakdown
What Happened
In a close game between two teams with storied rivalries, right-hander Jack Flaherty of the St. Louis Cardinals takes the mound against Lamont Wade Jr. of the Pittsburgh Pirates. With one out in the inning, Wade rips a double down the line, putting himself in scoring position. As Wade stands on second base, he begins dancing and moving around, seemingly trying to distract Flaherty. The Cardinals' pitcher takes notice and says something to Wade, though the exact words are unclear. Wade continues his antics, prompting Flaherty to deliver a curveball that strikes him out for the second out of the inning. Flaherty then approaches Wade and tells him, "Go man, just f***ing go. Go ahead, take third if you want." It appears Flaherty is suggesting that Wade should steal third base, implying he is not concerned about it. However, Flaherty seems to believe Wade may be relaying signs to the batter, saying "Spider doesn't know what's going on. Maybe he thinks he's passing info that's what I think." After the inning ends with a groundout, Flaherty continues to engage with Wade, becoming increasingly animated. He says, "You're f***ing passing f***ing, go ahead, go f***ing pass f***ing, ain't nobody looking at you f***ing, yeah, get the f*** out of here, get the f*** up out of here, I ain't doing f***ing that's f***ing." The umpire steps in, trying to calm Flaherty down and saying, "I'm trying to keep you in the game." The benches clear, and as Flaherty walks away, he turns back and says something else to Wade, though the exact words are unclear. This heated exchange between the two players highlights the intensity and competitive nature of the rivalry between the Cardinals and Pirates. Flaherty appears to believe Wade was attempting to steal signs or relay information to the batter, leading to the confrontation on the field. The incident showcases the high stakes and emotions involved in a close game between these two divisional foes.
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Click timestamps to jump to that momenttwo teams with interlocking s's as their
logo facing off one run game Flaherty on
the bump Lamont Wade at the dish and
he's going to take this 01 fastball hit
it down the line for a double this video
is brought to you by Jolly Olive Wade Jr
number 31 gets to second base there's
one out he finds himself standing there
he's like this is cool looks around
checks his surroundings now Jack is on
the bump and look at the birds on the
bat
I ever think that the bird on the left
the sea kind of looks like a worm it
caught and then the bird on the right is
kind of side eyeing him like you gonna
share that dude because I see that every
time I look at the jersey and I think
it's just me now Wade's dancing off
second base a little bit he's going to
be moving a lot maybe he's just trying
to distract the pitcher distract the
catcher maybe other things are going on
I think he's just trying to you know be
a nuisance Jack looks at him he's like
hey blah blah blah I promise you blah
blah blah I'm not sure what he said
there but he doesn't really like it but
then Wade's gonna keep doing it that's a
nice pitch by Flaherty fastball up top
O2 count another fastball top of the
zone and you can see Wade dancing around
and Jack pitching O2 curveball taken by
Tyro now here's a shot of Lamont Way Jr
moving around moving around kind of
bobbin bobbing and weaving Jack looks at
him and he's kind of like okay shuffling
his feet right shoving his feet left
okay and curveball gets him now there's
two outs and Jack looks at me he's like
go man just [ __ ] go go ahead take
third if you want Spider doesn't know
what's going on maybe he thinks he's
passing info that's what I think but I'm
not positive but I do think that Jack is
either like steel third or why are you
not stealing are you passing info to the
batter because I'm giving you third base
just go stop being annoying and maybe if
you're like what do you mean by passing
info to the batter
well he could be looking in at the
catcher and see him setting up outside
or see him setting up inside and doing
some movement with his feets left or
right bobbin and weaving which then lets
the batter know
he's outside he's inside stuff like that
it happens it's part of baseball that's
a curveball ground out third out of the
inning and Flaherty still he still wants
to just chat a little bit you know he's
competitive he's in competitive mode he
says you're [ __ ] passing [ __ ] go
ahead go [ __ ] pass [ __ ] I'm not
[ __ ] something something
you're [ __ ] passing [ __ ]
ain't nobody looking at you [ __ ]
yeah get the [ __ ] out of here
get the [ __ ] up out of here
I ain't doing [ __ ]
that's [ __ ]
and then he's got to get held back a
little bit Jack's walking up and the UMP
comes up to him and he says I'm trying
to keep you in the game I'm trying to
keep you in the game okay all right you
see they're still yelling at each other
so the bench is clear everyone gets out
there and then Jack says something here
as he turns around turns one more time
and he says something like uh blah blah
blah and then Waits
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