Dodgers: Max Muncy and Phillies Closer Hector Neris Exchange Words

The Dodgers finale against the Phillies came jam packed with a pretty intense ending, and I don’t mean the tense one-run Philly victory.

#Dodgers Max Muncy: “Neris got the save and looked right into our dugout and screamed as loud as he could, ‘(Expletive) you!’
“He’s blown about 8 saves against us over the last two years. I guess he was finally excited he got one. Whatever.”

— Bill Plunkett (@billplunkettocr) July 18, 2019

That last line from Max is the type of epic punch line people put on t-shirts. Before we take a look at “Muncy v. Neris” let’s step back and look at some of the history during and before this series.

Dodgers Getting Beaned

Liz Habib on Fox 11 had a good segment the other night about the Dodgers getting thrown at. Check it out here:

Dodgers beaned 6 times in the last 4 games. Chris Taylor has fractured wrist. Max Muncy plunked in the head. Isn’t it getting a little ridiculous? pic.twitter.com/CsJktv8jNp

— Liz Habib (@LizHabib) July 17, 2019

The Dodgers have the best record in baseball, and tend to rout teams when they win. Are they always being thrown at intentionally? No, of course not. Does that make it any less of a problem? Absolutely not. Hector Neris throwing at David Freese after blowing the lead the batter before is as petulant, and as low-class as it gets. His 3 game suspension is a good move by MLB. This is magnified when you remember that Justin Turner the night before defended the PHILLIES after being plunked (accidentally this time) by a poorly thrown slider. Now that I’ve already pulled a “Tarantino” on this timeline, let me remind you how far back this goes, in case we all forgot:

Absolute Madness

Remember early 2017? Cody Bellinger’s early career, and the game that had his first (two) home runs? If you don’t, it was a good one, including Joe Davis’ call of “Absolute Madness.” Check that out and relive some great Dodger history.

Pretty epic. 3 straight home runs to tie it in the 9th, and then a walk off single a few at bats later. Just who was that pitcher that gave up the back-to-back-to-back home runs?

Hector Neris. That’s right, Hector has 2 years of failure against LA coursing through his veins. There’s no denying he has a bad history with the Dodgers. By bad history, I suppose I mean the Dodgers have owned him.

Neris Is A Baby

Hector Neris plunking David Freese the other night appeared to be of his volition. Take a look at JT Realmuto’s reaction to Neris hitting Freese in the back.

I love Realmuto looking at Neris like “bro wtf” after he plunked David Freese because the dodgers hit a three run bomb off of him. pic.twitter.com/OS6r9OSxVo

— Noah (@noahjensen27) July 17, 2019

He clearly didn’t know that headhunting was part of the plan that night.

Dodgers Reaction

As for yelling at the Dodgers dugout after recording the final out, even Dave Roberts showed his displeasure.

#Dodgers Dave Roberts on Neris: “He was very emotional with the save. It was a big win for them. I think we played this series the right way, played it straight. To look in our dugout and to taunt in any way, I think it’s unacceptable. … Look in your own dugout.”

— Bill Plunkett (@billplunkettocr) July 18, 2019

As for the Dodgers, they clearly weren’t happy.

I’m not sure what happened after the last out but it certainly got the Dodgers attention pic.twitter.com/itz25VPxjw

— Jomboy (@Jomboy_) July 18, 2019

Muncy/Neris Cagefight?

Just for fun we asked you guys who’d win this particular fight. Take a look at the results.

Who’s winning the MMA Fight? #BieberGotNext

— Dodgers Nation (@DodgersNation) July 18, 2019

Final Thoughts

It’s pretty cowardly after blowing saves against the Dodgers various times in the past 2 years, to yell obscenities at the dugout immediately after the game is over. It seems even more cowardly to do so after the season series has concluded. I suppose the next time the Dodgers can get their revenge against the Phillies is in the playoffs, except–

The Phillies probably won’t be there.

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