Cal Quantrill zinged Reese McGuire with the ultimate insult on Wednesday to spark a bench-clearing incident between the Colorado Rockies and Boston Red Sox at Coors Field in Denver, Colo.
Quantrill was pitching with his Rockies lead 8-2 in the top of the fourth inning. Boston had a runner on third with two outs and McGuire batting. Quantrill got McGuire to hit a fly ball to center field and immediately began to celebrate with a big yell. McGuire didn’t appreciate being shown up by Quantrill, which led to a confrontation. Benches from both teams cleared, as did the bullpens.
Take a look:
BENCHES JUST EMPTIED BETWEEN THE RED SOX AND ROCKIES
JARREN DURAN WANTS ALL THE SMOKE pic.twitter.com/t71jxOuAlN
— Tyler Milliken ⚾️ (@tylermilliken_) July 24, 2024
What set McGuire off? He probably didn’t like the way Quantrill began to celebrate before the out had even been made. But worse than that was the insult Quantrill hurled at McGuire.
“You j-cked off in a f–king parking lot you dumb f–k,” Quantrill shouted at McGuire.
Here’s the video of Cal Quantrill calling out Reese McGuire for the parking lot incident…
pic.twitter.com/sKz3sm8zVb— Boston Strong (@BostonStrong_34) July 24, 2024
Ouch! That one hurts.
Quantrill was referring to McGuire being arrested in 2020 for pleasuring himself in his car while parked in a strip mall parking lot in Florida. McGuire was embarrassed and apologetic over the incident, and he continues to take insults from it. Quantrill certainly hasn’t forgotten about it.
