Fun read by Jayson Stark

[TSJ55]

Man I love baseball. Early March and these guys are already heating up. Lot's of good quotes from the players involved.

http://espn.go.com/blog/spring-train...urpose-pitches

[SirFelixCat]

Great piece, thanks for the heads up.

And, man, it's damn good to have the boys of summer back!

[dubc47834]

Watching the highlights of this and then reading this article I don't think Strasburg was going after Utley, but I don't believe for a second that Halladay wasn't sending a message. Should be good entertainment come the regular season. I can't wait for the Reds/Cards rivalry to heat up now.

[TSJ55]

Originally Posted by dubc47834

Watching the highlights of this and then reading this article I don't think Strasburg was going after Utley, but I don't believe for a second that Halladay wasn't sending a message. Should be good entertainment come the regular season. I can't wait for the Reds/Cards rivalry to heat up now.

Interesting Dub. I have to disagree (respectfully of course). I definitely think Strasburg was going after him and there's no doubt Halladay was rightfully returning the favor.

What I love is, how everyone involved handled it with humor and class while still letting the other guy know that "It's on". I don't want to see any headhunting when they meet up again but I am looking forward to some chippy'ness.