they take on the Cubs the first of three at Great American Ballpark is to first first pitch Bye by that a home run by candelario in the bottom of the eighth makes it a 7 nothing game for Cincinnati and a second s recently and Stevenson gets hit in the head and looks right back at Nate Pearson this is the strike zone and this is the pitch that hits Stevenson in the head and Stevenson who is as kind and forgiving a human as I know is incredibly upset and understandably so umpires will get together as part of the standard post hit by pitch protocol these days for questions of intent Hoy Tails Bell we're going to get together no reason to argue before they even make a call now the umpires are huddled up if umpires determine intentionality they either have to eject or warn there are no other options you must do something cuz he got hit in the head right in the wake of a home run the rule book doesn't mince words about head shot to pitch at a batter head is unsportsmanlike and highly dangerous it should be and is condemned by everybody umpire should act without hesitation in enforcement of this rule are they going to contemplate a warning I don't know that that's going to go over great with Craig Council without intent your only option is a warning or doing nothing Well if Craig Council already won't like a warning then or David Bill wow no that's the factors that led up to this are blowout game proceeding batter hits a home run first pitch after is 96 mph at the batter's head Craig council's going to get work right here he'll he'll go with them right it's automatic absolutely what are you doing no he's not kidding you what he's doing is not ignoring An Occurrence on the field that requires attention to maintain control and order you know this is just there's reading too much into it guy just hit a home run and then then the next guy got hit obviously everybody's on edge when it's when it's a a head shot like that the Umpire manual stresses all surrounding circumstances game situation is taken into account and also reiterates that getting head at a game is bad no feel no feel is what Craig S have a feel for the game I guess the broadcaster was right Council really didn't like that warning Council goes on to argue for quite a while yeah I mean to me that's a bad read obviously the circumstances were pretty bad but if that's a bad read then I wonder what this is I I think James Hoy is conceding because he didn't throw him out yeah he just did the argument went quite a while and it's simply refusal to stop arguing that's the reason for the council's objection Hoy might be arguing uh look I don't want them retaliating at at your no hoist says he hit him in the head that's why it's a largely circumstantial ejection not the best way to end your day with a new team but the rule book really doesn't like batters getting hit in the head I mean big picture it's a lober game but imagine if that happens in a you know in a meaningful close game well then the circumstances change the manual makes a really strong point that you should take circumstances all circumstances including game score into account yeah the retaliatory hit by pitch there's not much of it there really is not I mean it's interesting argument we leave you now with our Research into evaluating this claim to