ANALYSIS/OPINION
So why did Hunter Strickland appear to go rogue and hit Bryce Harper on his own – without, apparently, the support of his San Francisco Giants teammates?
Why? He probably figured, “This is the Washington Nationals. I don’t need any help. What are they going to do?”
AUDIO: Former Nationals Manager Manny Acta with Thom Loverro
The National have earned that pacifist reputation over the years, but Monday in San Francisco, Harper told not just the Giants, but the rest of baseball — the Nationals are no longer Gandhi apostles.