I watch baseball. I’m very familiar with a brushback pitch, so no, you don’t have to waste 500 words explaining to me what anyone who’s ever watched a baseball game knows.
You’re also, however, full of nonsense. Ventura started off in the very back of the batter’s box. He briefly opened his stance so much, he might have been out of the box, and then closed it back to normal.
It’s funny you mention Don Baylor. He was the all-time modern leader in getting hit by pitches. He’s defending himself against frequent charges that he’d get himself hit deliberately. There is absolutely nothing Baylor-ish about Ventura’s stance.
Fine. End of conversation. I don’t have to say you are right or wrong on what you saw. I watch baseball is great. But until you are within the game long enough and deep enough to understand from the players standpoint what really happens, having the lying announcers tell you what you are supposed to think is a tarnished part of the game. If the quotes I gave you from the pitcher, the hitter in question, and two other players on the topic that had successful careers to include one, Baylor, that went into managing, that voiced an opinion you disagree with, then we have nothing further to talk about. Enjoy the games.
Oh, better check your records. To show you there’s no hard feelings I will give you some info: Don Baylor is not the “modern” player with the most HBP’s. Craig Biggio from the Astros is. He was hit 18 times more than Baylor in his career.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/HBP_career.shtml
So long,
rwood