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Old 05-13-2009, 10:05 AM   #451
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Re: 5/12/09 Reds vs D-Backs

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Originally Posted by OnBaseMachine View Post
Jon Rauch threw up and in on Phillips. He missed hitting him by 6-8 inches. The DBacks announcers thought it was intentional. Mark Grace mentioned that Owings has a history of taking up for his teammates.
That baby was a fastball at his head and seemed to be pretty clearly a message pitch. The only reason it seemed "6-8 inches" is that Phillips leaned way back out of the way immediately. But, in his stance, it was defintely chin music.
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