The Los Angeles Dodgers were none too pleased with Carlos Quentin after his idiotic charging of the mound in last week's game that left Zack Greinke with a broken collarbone, but the team CEO took it one step further, calling the pitcher mentally challenged and blaming him for the fight.
According to Yahoo, who obtained the audio, San Deigo Padres CEO Tom Garfinkel spoke about the brawl on the phone with season ticket holders and basically blamed Greinke and his personality for the entire thing, trying to take away blame from his own idiot outfielder who is a professional and probably should grow up, after all he did lead the league in hit by pitches last season.
The reports says that Garfinkel said that despite the fact that it was a 2-1 game with a 3-2 count, Greinke his Quentin on purpose and of course, Quentin rushing the mound was not his own fault, but Greinke's, since he is "a different kind of guy." He then brings up the film "Rain Man" and says Greinke is like the character in that and isn't a good teammate, doesn't eat with his team and has "social anxiety disorder." It wasn't his outfielders fault, but the pitcher who he compared to a character that has severe autism and mental issues.
Later on he walked back his comments, realizing how dumb and idiotic they were, saying: "I was emotional the day after the game and regrettably, while defending our player, I said some things I shouldn't have, especially as it relates to Zack Greinke," Garfinkel told Yahoo! Sports. "I was out of line and I apologize."
Stay classy San Diego.
