Pirates, Tommy Pham and Blue Jays
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The pitch in question was this 2-0 sinker from Blue Jays lefty Brendon Little. According to TruMedia's calculations, that pitch had a 58.9% called strike probability -- that's based on empirical data, and not whether or not it should be called a strike based on the rulebook or any given umpire's judgment.
On Monday, the Toronto Blue Jays took on the Pittsburgh Pirates in a series that was marked by a heated confrontation between Tommy Pham and Tyler Heineman.
Tommy Pham was on one Monday night. During the Pittsburgh Pirates' 5-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays, the veteran outfielder set off a benches-clearing fracas, then decided to attack fans on social media.
Even at the age of 37, Pirates player Tommy Pham is a late entry on the all-time Toronto Blue Jays villain list.
So Tommy Pham wasn’t just being an idiot at the game last night, he carried it over to Twitter. I’m sure we’ve all met people like this, ones who think they should be policing everyone who doesn’t stand up to some moral code that they have made up.
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Sportschosun on MSNFrom small ball on a walk, to a verbal fight between a batter and a catcher and bench clearing
Bench clearing occurred due to a small bat flip that lightly turns the bat on the ballnet.That's also what happened when an argument broke out between the batter and the catcher.Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Tommy Pham and Toronto Blue Jays catcher Tyler Heinemann set the day in the seventh inning of the showdown at PNC Park on the 19th (Korea time),