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The Reds shared video of Spencer Steer's contentious at-bat in the bottom of the seventh inning of Cincinnati's 8-3 win against San Francisco Giants relief pitcher JT Brubaker.
In the video, Steer appears to tell Brubaker to "throw the f---ing ball" before Steer singles on an 0-2 count. The Reds deleted the tweet, which included "ttyl" as a caption.
Steer called timeout after swinging at Brubaker's second pitch, and stepped out of the batter's box.
Brubaker waited, went into his windup, and home plate umpire Quinn Wolcott called timeout.
Brubaker protested, pointed toward home plate, threw up his arms and yelled.
Reds.TV's John Sadak and Barry Larkin sensed that there was beef during the plate appearance.
"He seemed at first perturbed that Steer had called time and stepped out," Reds.TV play-by-play announcer John Sadak said during the broadcast. "And then after getting back in, he started coming home before they made eye contact. And that's a particular underscored point for the umpires. You see that from time to time. A very long pause here (from Brubaker), almost to make a point."
Steer then singled into left field.
"And Brubaker goes right at Wolcott!" Sadak continued. "And Wolcott is not happy. He strides toward the pitcher, who turns his back on him and starts to walk away."
"I thought I saw a little hand gesture from Spencer Steer also as he was running (to) first base," analyst Barry Larkin added. "Watch after Spencer hits this ball. Brubaker's going at the umpire. But I thought I saw … Spence with a little bit of kinda 'take that.' Maybe a little woof."
"A little more fire in this five-run game," Sadak said.
"Indeed, man," Larkin replied. "The boys are competitive."
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Reds' Spencer Steer, Giants' JT Brubaker have beef over timeout
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In the video, Steer appears to tell Brubaker to "throw the f---ing ball" before Steer singles on an 0-2 count. The Reds deleted the tweet, which included "ttyl" as a caption.
Steer called timeout after swinging at Brubaker's second pitch, and stepped out of the batter's box.
Brubaker waited, went into his windup, and home plate umpire Quinn Wolcott called timeout.
Brubaker protested, pointed toward home plate, threw up his arms and yelled.
Reds.TV's John Sadak and Barry Larkin sensed that there was beef during the plate appearance.
"He seemed at first perturbed that Steer had called time and stepped out," Reds.TV play-by-play announcer John Sadak said during the broadcast. "And then after getting back in, he started coming home before they made eye contact. And that's a particular underscored point for the umpires. You see that from time to time. A very long pause here (from Brubaker), almost to make a point."
Steer then singled into left field.
"And Brubaker goes right at Wolcott!" Sadak continued. "And Wolcott is not happy. He strides toward the pitcher, who turns his back on him and starts to walk away."
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"I thought I saw a little hand gesture from Spencer Steer also as he was running (to) first base," analyst Barry Larkin added. "Watch after Spencer hits this ball. Brubaker's going at the umpire. But I thought I saw … Spence with a little bit of kinda 'take that.' Maybe a little woof."
"A little more fire in this five-run game," Sadak said.
"Indeed, man," Larkin replied. "The boys are competitive."
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This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Reds' Spencer Steer, Giants' JT Brubaker have beef over timeout
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