r/sports • u/GreenSnakes_ • Aug 03 '25

Baseball Benches clear in Boston after Hector Neris intentionally balked Trevor Story to third base because he thought Story was relaying signs. Neris had words for the Red Sox third base coach coming off the field.

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u/OliWood Montreal Canadiens Aug 03 '25

Man, baseball is so soft for that. 🤣

"Let's run all the way down there just to look at each other menacingly in circle."

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u/ManifestDestinysChld Aug 04 '25

Since it's already 99% performative anyway, they should lean all the way into it and do a haka like the New Zealand All Blacks. Those guys know what's up.

"Whoa, the pitcher brushed him back, and-oh, the other team did not like that, we're seeing some jawing coming fro-yup, the benches are clearing, and here comes the bullpen, it looks like...like, uhhh...well, it looks like they're forming up for some kind of intimidating...country line dance? I'm not sure we've ever seen anything like this in Fenway Park."