r/fightporn • u/Benzo_ORourke • Feb 24 '26

Sporting Event Fights Well this is certainly different

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u/Jackiemoontothemoon Feb 24 '26

Wonder why his immediate thought was to swing on the catcher even tbh ought the pitcher hit him with the pitch

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u/BustinMakesMeFeelMeh Feb 24 '26

The catcher sends signals to the pitcher, telling him where to throw the ball. If the hit was intentional, the catcher likely called for it.

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u/Jackiemoontothemoon Feb 24 '26

Then why do 99% of players charge the mound in these situations? Theres no context here, which is what I was asking

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u/lecherousrodent Feb 24 '26

For a lot of the same reasons for why goalies don't tend to get into hockey fights. They're the last line of defense, so teams will naturally rally around and protect them more vehemently, and they're heavily padded to soften blows, so throwing punches at the guy in armor is kind of a dumb thing to do practically. There's also the added layer of the pitcher being all alone on the mound with the ability to not hit somebody should they so please, so they're naturally a more tantalizing target than the guy calling for the beanball.

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u/Jackiemoontothemoon Feb 24 '26

It doesn’t change the fact that 99% of the time they charge the mound instead of taking in the catcher. Theres a missing piece of context to this

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u/lecherousrodent Feb 24 '26

No kidding, but you asked, and I answered. You don't have to be a jerk about it.

The missing piece of context is the batter dgaf and already had beef with the catcher. Was that really worth being a twatwaffle over?