Why did Gerrit Cole wag his finger at the Seattle Mariners dugout on Monday night, you ask?
The answer is: It’s a whole saga.
The New York Yankees pitcher was seen pulling a Dikembe Mutombo at the Mariners on Tuesday night, and thanks to Jomboy, we have a breakdown of the sequence that led up to it.
It started with the Mariners’ Jose Caballero, who called time right as Cole was getting set to pitch in the fifth inning. That irked Cole, who threw heat during the at-bat. More antics, and Caballero got a lucky broken-bat hit off him.
Another at-bat in the seventh and Caballero took another time out. Cole overthrew a ball way over the hitter’s head. Eventually, he struck Caballero out … and wagged his finger.
Why? Turns out, as Cole explained, Mariners manager Servais was wagging his finger.
Here’s the full breakdown, but: WARNING: Some NSFW language is in here:
Gerrit Cole throws over the batter's head then wags his finger, a breakdown pic.twitter.com/Ghjc64WCih
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