(VIDEO) DODGERS-PADRES BRAWL & L.A. TWEETS PIC OF RON BURGUNDY


Carlos Quentin charges the mound after Zack Greinke hits him with a pitch.
The Dodgers and Ron Burgundy have a message for the Padres.

Hours after the two teams engaged in a bench-clearing brawl, which resulted in Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke breaking his collarbone, the team’s official Twitter account posted a still from Will Ferrell’s “Anchorman” that reads “You stay Classy San Diego.”

Along with the picture the Tweet reads "See you Monday in Los Angeles."

The Dodgers and Padres got into a benches-clearing brawl Thursday night. The Dodgers' Twitter account posted a photo of "Anchorman" star Will Ferrell and the line from the movie "You stay classy San Diego.


Greinke, who signed a six-year $147 million contract with the Dodgers this offseason, hit Padres outfielder Carlos Quentin with a pitch in the sixth inning, causing the slugger to charge the mound where Greinke lowered his shoulder as the fight erupted.



The two players have a history as Greinke had plunked Quentin twice prior when the two were in the American League (Greinke with Kansas City and Quentin with Chicago).

Still, Greinke remained adamant that he did not mean to hit Quentin on purpose.

"I never hit him on purpose," said Greinke, who had his left arm in a sling and appeared shaken after the game. "I never thought about hitting him on purpose. He always seems to think that I'm hitting him on purpose, but that's not the case. That's all I can really say about it."

The fight did not end there however, as Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp nearly came to blows with Quentin after the game as the two were leaving Petco Park and had to be separated by police and security.

San Diego's Clayton Richard stopping Los Angeles' Matt Kemp when he confronts Carlos Quentin in the tunnel leaving Petco Park following the game.
"I think Carlos Quentin went to Stanford, something like that?" Kemp said. "I heard there's smart people at Stanford. That wasn't too smart. Greinke didn't do anything wrong. That stuff happens in the minor leagues. It doesn't happen in the big leagues."

Quentin has developed a reputation as a hitter who is frequently hit by pitches. The outfielder has led the majors in hit-by-pitches in each of the past two seasons and has the seventh-highest total among active players with 116.

It is unclear how much time Greinke will be forced to miss after the incident.

          

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