Let’s talk about the worst form of human nature, revenge. In baseball, a batter sometimes gets hit with a pitch for any of the following reasons: the batter before him flips his bat when he hits a home run, the same batter does likewise (gets plunked next time up), an opponent gets hit by a pitch and his team retaliates, or the Skipper orders his pitcher to plunk the current batter.
This is one unwritten rule that needs to be thrown in the garbage. First of all, it is a safety issue. Remember Ray Chapman? He died as a result of being hit by a pitch. Batting helmets won’t always save you. Let’s put an end to this rubbish of intentional hit by pitch. The last thing we want to see is a MLB or minor league game turn into a WWE event. Fans didn’t pay to see that nonsense.
Please govern yourselves accordingly, baseball players.
With that said, play ball!