I have to disagree...that was no beanball. Not even close. I haven’t heard what you did about a warning before the game, if so I still this was a over-reaction...it was no beanball. I have seen beanballs, I have seen balls thrown behind my back. This was not that. What you are saying is that Kershaw was told that he could not pitch inside to a certain batter...no, I don’t buy that. Not at all.
No major league umpire would take away the inside pitch from a pitcher beforehand, no matter what. If the umpire did that, it was even more overbearing, and should not be tolerated by the league.
You are putting words in my mouth (are you a liberal?). No, he was told if hit the batter he threatened with payback, that would not be seen as "an inside pitch," it would be seen as deliberate. There is no room in baseball for that kind of unsportsmanlike behavior.
Get off the "inside pitch" BS. There is a difference between a close pitch and a hit by pitcher, and Kershaw (having probably the best control in the business) knew it. It was on purpose.
If you want to go around declaring assault "part of the sport" you go on ahead. I believe differently and am finished discussing it with you.