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Wells didn't see Soriano's strut because he was watching the ball, but the entire Padres dugout got a good look. ?I didn't appreciate that. Just play the game,? Peavy said. ?They pay him $136 million to hit home runs. They don't pay him to be a circus act on the field. If I think a player shows me up like that, I like the next guy to take one in the stinkin' ribs. That way, his teammate will let him know about it, (he) will tell him, 'Hey, you'd better run the bases.' ?Respect the game. That's the way it used to be. When you were growing up, did you see anybody act like that? Now it's accepted.? Wells said he could understand a hitter preening after walloping a ?massive? home run that, say, clears Waveland and strikes a building. But that wasn't the case. ?I don't like people to show me up,? he said. ?Respect the game. I take offense when people stare at (their home run). I don't show (hitters) up. I respect the game and the players.? |
On Friday, Alfonso Soriano sashayed backward toward first base for several strides, admiring his solo homer off David Wells and 11th overall, which had just made the score 4-1.