Pirates and Reds Managers Clint Hurdle and David Bell Didn't Shake Hands Before Wednesday's Game
By Adam Weinrib
Both Clint Hurdle and David Bell insisted there was no bad blood between two teams that hate each other on Tuesday night, following the Amir Garrett 1-on-25 fight that lit up Twitter.
Well, what about on Wednesday fellas?
Bell and Hurdle brought out the lineup cards prior to Wednesday's tilt, but didn't go so far as to shake each other's hands.
Clint Hurdle and David Bell both take lineup cards out before the game today. There are handshakes all around -- except between the managers
— C. Trent Rosecrans (@ctrent) July 31, 2019
Ice cold!
I mean, to be perfectly honest, after the state the two managers found themselves in last night, did we expect normalcy on Wednesday?
David Bell aka The Maniac
— Cincy Reds Talk (@CincyRedsTalk) July 31, 2019
And I love it pic.twitter.com/2AEAwz21Q5
Pirates-Reds is the greatest and most fun rivalry going right now that gets absolutely no publicity (perhaps because both teams aren't nearly good enough).
Every time the two sides meet, however, blood is drawn in some capacity.
Hopefully, this pair of managers sticks it out in their respective positions long enough to continue the steely-eyed glaring now that Yasiel Puig has been traded out of the battle.