In a game between the Milwaukee Brewers and Atlanta Braves late in the 2013 season, we got what may be still the most notable clash between proponents of old-school and new-school baseball in MLB history.
Milwaukee’s Carlos Gómez led the game off with a towering home run. He had a rather emphatic bat drop and took his time getting around the bases, something the Braves didn’t appreciate. Gómez jawed with different Atlanta players and when he turned for home, things got taken up a notch.
Brian McCann, the catcher of the Braves, was standing in front of home plate, waiting for Gómez.