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Yeah, Rats, when Garcia got drilled, (and it was a full throttle fastball) the first thought that came to my mind was that old Dusty was situated in the Astro’s dugout. When Adolis hit that 3 run tater he slammed his bat down into the dirt of the HP area before circling the bases and then triumphantly stomping on HP for added emphasis. We all know what Dusty’s capable of from his back and forth battles with TLR during his days as manager of the Giants, Cubbies and Reds. Dusty’s from back in the cave man days, so there was no question that he personally relayed the signal to Abreu and his catcher Maldonado that Garcia had to go down. I thought Garcia was a bit more that a little over the top with the theatrics he displayed during his trot around the bases, so I somewhat expected that a message would be sent. The problem that I had with the HBP, which was undoubtedly a purpose pitch, was that it was up. At any rate, Dusty’s from an era when guys put their heads down and simply circled the bases because it was in their best interest to do so…Haha!

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