David Price doubles down on ‘trash’ Dennis Eckersley criticism
Boston Red Sox pitcher David Price has a long-running feud with broadcaster Dennis Eckersley that keeps getting dragged to the forefront.
Eckersley and Price infamously had a heated exchange on a team flight in 2017, but never spoke to clear up the incident. In a Boston Globe feature released this week, Eckersley said he “[doesn’t] plan on seeing him, never” and has no intention of apologizing.
Price gave a brief response on Twitter, but really doubled down Wednesday when asked by reporters.
Price is shocked this is still a story. “Two years. Two years. That’s like 800 days.” Wants to move on but they haven’t had face to face meeting.
— Chris Cotillo (@ChrisCotillo) July 17, 2019
David Price on Dennis Eckersley: pic.twitter.com/bew0LDKKLn
— Chris Cotillo (@ChrisCotillo) July 17, 2019
In other words, Price is saying that it’s a good indication of Eckersley’s character that so few teammates were willing to speak on his behalf during a special about his career.
Price went on to defend Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Marcus Stroman, whose antics Eckersley called “tired” in June.
Price on Eckersley/Stroman feud from a couple weeks ago: "Have you seen videos of Eckersley pitching? Have you seen the stuff that he did when he struck somebody out? Really? Shooting them with a finger gun? Come on. Stroman is out there yelling, ‘Yeah.’ No. He needs to wake up."
— Chris Cotillo (@ChrisCotillo) July 17, 2019
This feud had largely been relegated to the backburner, and probably will be again in the coming days. The bad blood, however, is still as strong as it always was.