Clint Hurdle Saying Pirates Don't Teach Throwing at Hitters After Reds Brawl Proves He's Full of it

Cincinnati Reds manager David Bell has to feel good about all the explicit name-calling he directed at Pittsburgh Pirates manager Clint Hurdle after Tuesday night's brawl.

The second installment of this melee was the direct result of the Pirates once again throwing at Reds slugger Derek Dietrich, who has been a target ever since showboating a couple of homers earlier in the year. This time it was reliever Keone Kela that delivered some heat that got tensions rising.

But, according to Clint Hurdle, the Pirates don't teach their pitchers to throw at hitters. Sure, you might not teach them to do it, but you instruct them to do it. You're not fooling anybody.

That's just not enough to convince anybody of anything.

As a result of the ugly scene from a few nights ago, the MLB handed down a slew of suspensions, with Kela leading the way with a 10-game ban. Hurdle was given two games, which was the fewest of anybody involved.

Bell got six games after he was ejected, returned to the field, and subsequently lost his mind on Hurdle over what had happened. You can hear how incensed he was after the game, and rightfully so.

Given that we've seen two incidents spill over into fisticuffs between these two teams -- both of which have been the direct result of the Pirates throwing at Reds players -- it's safe to say Hurdle is so full of it he might as well start wearing adult diapers at this point.