Brandon Phillips said he would play with one leg against St. Louis. His reason I hate the Cardinals. All they do is (complain) and moan about everything, all of them. Theyre little (expletives), all of em. I really hate ...

Brandon Phillips said he would play with one leg against St. Louis. His reason I hate the Cardinals. All they do is (complain) and moan about everything, all of them. Theyre little (expletives), all of em. I really hate the Cardinals. Compared to the Cardinals, I love the Chicago Cubs. Let me make this clear -- I hate the Cardinals. The scuffle began as Phillips stepped into the batters box during the bottom of the first inning at Great American Ballpark and began to jaw with St. Louis catcher Yadier Molina. Phillips tried to tap his bat to the shin guards of Molina and home-plate umpire Mark Wegner in a friendly gesture. When he attempted to do so, Molina kicked at his bat, then took off his mask and challenged the All-Star second baseman face-to-face. Carpenter, who got pinned against the backstop screen, wound up with several scrapes across his lower back and right side. I turn around and Ive got Cueto kicking me in the back with his spikes, Carpenter said. Its super unprofessional. I dont know where he learned how to fight. Cardinals catcher Jason LaRue had some facial damage from the kicks and sustained a slight concussion, according to La Russa.

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