After all the hype, I think hitting a HR off Clemens is a much better way of retaliating than hitting him. And to have Estes do it also just put the icing on the cake.

I was a big Graig Nettles fan growing up. I remember a couple of times pitchers knocked Nettles down with a high inside pitch. He didn't charge the mound. He got up and hit a HR. (I was at a double header on July 4th, 1978 where this happened, and I remember watching games on TV where I saw it happen, but sometimes 25 years plays tricks with your memory.) Trying to intimidate a hitter with an inside pitch is part of the game. Showing that the intimidation doesn't work is great revenge.