Thoughts on the Yadi Brawl and St. Louis Home Opener Series
The home opener series with the Arizona Diamondbacks was awful. It gave a glance at what this team could be ... and what it could be. Both good. And awful. Robbie Ray and the D-Backs beat an Adam Wainwright led Cardinals at the home opener, 3-1. The Cardinals came back Saturday with an offense and Michael Wacha to win 5-3. Things got heated as the Cardinals lost Sunday 4-1. Don't Call Yadi A ... Don't Call Yadi a Motha Y'all! Arizona Diamondback manager Torey Lovullo made some ... fans ... in St. Louis Sunday. I say that with a ton of sarcasm. Lovullo instigated a brawl Sunday arguing balls and strikes after A.J. Pollack was called out. The strike zone had been questionable all weekend, but Arizona really took exception to it on Sunday. During his argument with home plate umpire Tim Timmons, Lovullo pointed in Yadier Molina's direction and called him apparently called him a "motherfucker." Molina told reporters after the game Sunday, yo