It was ridiculous of Quentin to react the way he did, even if it was the third time Greinke had dotted him with a fastball (most of that history traces back to previous teams, in a different league). Dodgers manager Don Mattingly, normally as laid-back as they come, made a good point after the game even amid the haze of his own simmering anger. At one point, Mattingly called Quentin an "idiot" during a televised interview.
Quentin played in only 86 games last season and was hit by 17 pitches, most in the league. He's this era's Don Baylor.
"The guy basically dives into the plate and, on a 2-1 game, we're trying to hit him on a 3-and-2 pitch?" Mattingly said on TV afterward. "It's just stupid is what it is. He should not play a game before Greinke can pitch."