The pitch was up and inside. A lot of Jordan Lyles' pitches through four innings in the Pirates' 11-3 loss to the Cubs Thursday at PNC Park were up and inside. You gotta give Cubs manager Joe Maddon that much.
But this? This WWE-esque blowup, the spin moves, the screaming directed toward Clint Hurdle in the opposite dugout?
A bit much.
See for yourself:
You can almost hear Jim Ross egging it on, begging for home plate umpire Joe West to slip so Maddon can squeak through and get to Hurdle.