“ After Giants reliever Billy Sadler struck out Casey Blake to end the eighth, the rookie made a demonstrative celebratory gesture similar to the one he did after getting Manny Ramirez last month. This time, Blake and Matt Kemp exchanged words with Sadler, causing both dugouts to empty. “Apparently, that’s his gig,” Blake said. “It’s dumb. If I hit a home run off him, I’m not going to pump my fist and yell, especially if I’m not in the race.
Flashback from 2008 about Casey Blake’s dislike of gesturing Giants:
