It's not every day that baseball fans find themselves on the same page, but Tuesday night came pretty close. When Detroit Tigers starter Framber Valdez intentionally plunked Boston's Trevor Story with a 94-mph fastball in the top of the fourth inning, the reaction was swift—and nearly unanimous.

Valdez had just surrendered back-to-back homers to Red Sox sluggers Willson Contreras and Wilyer Abreu. Then, with Story at the plate, he threw his very first four-seam fastball of the entire season—right into the batter's back. The benches cleared, Valdez was ejected, and the baseball world had plenty to say.

Among the loudest voices were the Red Sox broadcast team of Dave O'Brien and Will Middlebrooks. O'Brien delivered some sharp play-by-play commentary, but it was Middlebrooks who stole the show. "That's so tired," he said of the beanball. "You can't get him out, so you throw at him. What a joke." O'Brien summed up Valdez's "weak" fourth inning, and Middlebrooks fired off another zinger: "Well, let's just hope he doesn't cross up his catcher now that he's mad"—a nod to Valdez's infamous mishap last season with the Astros.

Tigers manager A.J. Hinch didn't mince words either, even if he stopped short of outright condemning his own pitcher. "We play a really good brand of baseball here," Hinch told MLive. "That didn't feel like it. I'm not judging intent, but I know when you go out on the field in those confrontations, you usually feel like you're in your right. It didn't feel good being out there." It was about as close as a manager can get to saying his player was wrong without actually saying it.

As for Valdez, a suspension could be coming in the days ahead. For now, the baseball world seems to agree on one thing: throwing at a guy after giving up back-to-back homers isn't a good look—on any field.