Sean Rodriguez is a tool.
That’s the only logical explanation for his actions Wednesday night in the Chicago Cubs’ National League Wild Card Game win over the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park.
Rodriguez stormed out of the dugout when the benches cleared in the seventh inning after Cubs starter Jake Arrieta was hit by a pitch. The Pirates utility player proceeded to blow a gasket, even mixing it up with Cubs catcher David Ross, who is like the nicest guy in the world.
But that was the undercard for the real fight of the evening: Rodriguez versus a Gatorade cooler in the Pirates’ dugout.
Sean Rodriguez vs. Water Cooler is an instant-classic Sports Twitter moment http://t.co/jVdmJWLIiO https://t.co/Hqe5leTfUx
— SB Nation (@SBNation) October 8, 2015
Forget Ali-Frazier, Ward-Gatti or Hagler-Hearns. This was a bout for the ages, and one could argue the cooler scored a victory by outlasting Rodriguez, who was ejected from the elimination game.
The cooler’s performance was Homer Simpson-esque.
Needless to say, Twitter wasn’t impressed with Rodriguez’s tough guy antics. The 30-year-old was torn to shreds for acting like a tool and looking like a tool, all of which suggests he is indeed a tool.
Remember that time Sean Rodriguez got pulled before a single ab then fought a Gatorade jug and said he was going to murder everyone?
— Big Cat (@BarstoolBigCat) October 8, 2015
SAT question.
Sean Rodriguez : Cooler :: Cubs : _____
a) Pirates
b) Pirates
c) Pirates
d) All of the above— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) October 8, 2015
Safe to say Sean Rodriguez won't be getting an endorsement deal with Gatorade anytime soon.
— Michael McCann (@McCannSportsLaw) October 8, 2015
Seriously, Sean Rodriguez should demonstrate how upset he is by climbing the rigging and sliding down a rope and waving his cutlass around
— Bruce Arthur (@bruce_arthur) October 8, 2015
I like Sean Rodriguez's commitment to the 1-2 combination on the Gatorade cooler. Not looking for a one-punch KO. Good strategy.
— Andy McCullough (@ByMcCullough) October 8, 2015
Sean Rodriguez is clearly a Powerade guy.
— Richard Deitsch (@richarddeitsch) October 8, 2015
Dude, Sean Rodriguez has a headband.
All. Bets. Are. Off. #CubsVsPirates
— Randy Scott (@RandyScottESPN) October 8, 2015
Had Sean Rodriguez on my fantasy team for 2 years in Tampa Bay. Wish he had played with that passion for one day…
— Tim Cowlishaw (@TimCowlishaw) October 8, 2015
https://twitter.com/celebrityhottub/status/651949413833789441?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
FLAWLESS VICTORY. @PeteBlackburn pic.twitter.com/2bcm1QPV1b
— Dan (@bruinshockeynow) October 8, 2015
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