“Little Bull****”: Merrill Kelly Sounds Off After D-Backs Suspected Cubs Coach of Relaying Signs
Kelly said the Cubs gained an unfair edge after Berry appeared to relay his pitch grip, sparking a fifth-inning dugout confrontation.
- On Monday, Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Merrill Kelly accused Chicago Cubs third base coach Quintin Berry of stealing signs during a 7-0 home loss. Kelly confronted Berry after suspecting him of relaying pitch grips to hitters.
- According to Kelly, while players spotting pitch grips is fair game, involvement from coaches outside the lines is 'bush league.' He believes such advantages should remain strictly between players on the field.
- During the fifth inning, coaches and players from both dugouts exchanged shouts. Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo, who spoke with umpire Lance Barrett, noted that tensions often rise during the long season.
- Lovullo dismissed the incident as standard gamesmanship, stating both teams are protecting their sides. He noted that modern baseball rarely sees retaliatory bench-clearing brawls common in earlier eras.
- The 37-year-old veteran admitted he must adjust to hide his grips better. Kelly's fastball carries an expected slugging percentage of.748, making him vulnerable to pitch-tipping going forward.
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Chicago Cubs’ pitch tipping brouhaha highlights how teams keep trying to find an edge in the PitchCom era
In the era of PitchCom, Monday's theatrics between the Chicago Cubs and Arizona Diamondbacks are a reminder of the small margins every team is searching for to swing in their favor.
Arizona pitcher Merrill Kelly expressed strong displeasure during a game against the Chicago Cubs, raising suspicions that the opposing third base coach was stealing signs. While acknowledging the technical understanding of signs between players, he maintains that a coach's intervention is abnormal. A war of words broke out between the two teams' bench coaches, highlighting the heightened tension and conflict within the league amidst the fierce …
August Baseball Game Briefly Spiced Up By Runaway Dugout Red-Assedness
The Arizona Diamondbacks are angry at Quintin Berry, third base coach for the Chicago Cubs. Several Diamondbacks, including manager Torey Lovullo, suspected Monday night that Berry was picking up the changeup grip of Diamondbacks starting pitcher Merrill Kelly and then using not-subtle-enough hand gestures to ping information to Cubs hitters, relayed through a runner on second base. This matter came to a head in the fifth inning, with Michael Bu…
The Diamondbacks Think the Cubs Were Stealing Pitcher Signs and Grips, Which Made Them Very Sad - Bleacher Nation
Before the season, Major League Baseball decreed that third base coaches will no-seriously-please-comply-now have to stay inside their coaching box when the pitcher is getting ready to deliver. The cited reason was safety, but apparently it was known around the game that coaches had been taking liberties with their positioning in part so that they could get particular views at the pitcher. Pitch tipping, grips, etc. The coaches were seeing what …
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