QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 18, 2013 -> 05:01 PM)
You don't hit Ramirez there on purpose to load the bases. That's just dumb baseball, especially for how Blanton has pitched this season.
Alexei scored, by the way.
Plus, Trout's the most valuable player on their team. When you hit him so hard on the kneecap that it looks like a bunt coming back to the mound, there's going to be repercussions.
That said, why would you want to hit anyone unless there's 2 outs and nobody on base?
The last thing you want to do is give the momentum back to the White Sox after getting right back into the game.
They pull a knife, you pull a gun. He sends one of yours to the hospital, you send one of his to the morgue. That's the Chicago way! DV was #2 this game.