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Dodgers Twitter Account Jabs Padres With 'Anchorman' Reference After Brawl (VIDEO/PHOTOS)

Dodgers Take Shot At Padres On Twitter

Anyone watching the benches-clearing brawl between the Dodgers and Padres on Thursday night, that resulted in a broken collarbone for Zack Greinke, could have found themselves thinking, "Boy, that escalated quickly. I mean, that really got out of hand fast."

After the dust settled at Petco Park, however, the Dodgers' official Twitter account dusted off another quote from "Anchorman."

In the bottom of the sixth inning of the Dodgers' 3-2 win, Greinke hit Padres outfielder Carlos Quentin in the arm with a 3-2 pitch. Quentin stared out at Greinke, who appeared to say something, then charged the mound. The benches and bullpens cleared as Quentin took Greinke to the ground. The 29-year-old right-hander suffered a broken left collarbone in the scrum.

"I never hit him on purpose," Greinke told reporters 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." Even if the injured ace was left speechless, many of the other parties, and Twitter accounts, involved were doing plenty of talking after the game. Dodgers star Matt Kemp confronted Quentin after the game and the pair needed to be separated by security and police.

With another three-game series beginning on Monday in Los Angeles, this Southern California feud may just be heating up. Prepare your "Anchorman" references accordingly.

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PHOTOS: Greinke vs. Quentin
Carlos Quentin, Zack Greinke(01 of37)
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San Diego Padres' Carlos Quentin charges into Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke after being hit by a pitch in the sixth inning of baseball game in San Diego, Thursday, April 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi) (credit:AP)
Carlos Quentin, Zack Greinke(02 of37)
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San Diego Padres' Carlos Quentin charges into Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke after being hit by a pitch in the sixth inning of baseball game in San Diego, Thursday, April 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi) (credit:AP)
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San Diego Padres' Carlos Quentin charges into Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke after being hit by a pitch in the sixth inning of baseball game in San Diego, Thursday, April 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi) (credit:AP)
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SAN DIEGO, CA - APRIL 11: Carlos Quentin #18 of the San Diego Padres charges Zack Greinke #21 of the Los Angeles Dodgers after being hit with a pitch during the sixth inning at Petco Park on April 11, 2013 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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SAN DIEGO, CA - APRIL 11: Carlos Quentin #18 of the San Diego Padres slams into Zack Greinke #21 of the Los Angeles Dodgers as he charges the mound during the sixth inning at Petco Park on April 11, 2013 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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SAN DIEGO, CA - APRIL 11: San Diego Padres players and Los Angeles Dodgers players brawl after Carlos Quentin #18 charged Zack Greinke #21 of the Los Angeles Dodgers after being hit with a pitch during the sixth inning at Petco Park on April 11, 2013 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Carlos Quentin, Zack Greinke(07 of37)
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San Diego Padres' Carlos Quentin, center, and teammates battle the Los Angeles Dodgers after Quentin was hit by a pitch thrown by Angeles Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke in the sixth inning of baseball game in San Diego, Thursday, April 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi) (credit:AP)
A.J. Ellis, Jerry Hairston Jr.(08 of37)
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Los Angeles Dodgers' Jerry Hairston Jr. points at someone on the San Diego Padres as he is restrained by A.J. Ellis after a braw that had subsided started up again during the sixth inning of baseball game in San Diego, Thursday, April 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi) (credit:AP)
Zack Greinke, Don Mattingly(09 of37)
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Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke is attended to by the team trainer Sue Falsone as manager Don Mattingly, left, and coach Davey Lopes look on during an interlude of a braw that started when Greinke hit San Diego Padres' Carlos Quentin with a pitch in the sixth inning of baseball game in San Diego, Thursday, April 11, 2013. The battle restarted moments later. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi) (credit:AP)
Yonder Alonso, A.J. Ellis, Jerry Hairston Jr.(10 of37)
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Los Angeles Dodgers' Jerry Hairston Jr. and a teammate, right, are restrained by A.J. Ellis and San Diego Padres' Yonder Alonso after a braw that had subsided started up again during the sixth inning of baseball game in San Diego, Thursday, April 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi) (credit:AP)
Yonder Alonso, A.J. Ellis, Jerry Hairston Jr.(11 of37)
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Los Angeles Dodgers' Jerry Hairston Jr. is restrained by A.J. Ellis and San Diego Padres' Yonder Alonso after a braw that had subsided started up again during the sixth inning of baseball game in San Diego, Thursday, April 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi) (credit:AP)
Zack Greinke, Don Mattingly(12 of37)
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Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke is attended to by the team trainer Sue Falsone as manager Don Mattingly looks on during an interlude of a braw that started when Greinke hit San Diego Padres' Carlos Quentin with a pitch in the sixth inning of baseball game in San Diego, Thursday, April 11, 2013. The battle restarted moments later. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi) (credit:AP)
Nick Hundley, A.J. Ellis(13 of37)
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San Diego Padres catcher Nick Hundley, left, restrains Los Angeles Dodgers catcher A.J. Ellis during a braw between the two teams that occurred when Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke hit batter Carlos Quentin with a pitch in the sixth inning of baseball game in San Diego, Thursday, April 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi) (credit:AP)
Carlos Quentin, Zack Greinke(14 of37)
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San Diego Padres' Carlos Quentin and teammates battle the Los Angeles Dodgers after Quentin was hit by a pitch thrown by Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke in the sixth inning of baseball game in San Diego, Thursday, April 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi) (credit:AP)
Carlos Quentin, Zack Greinke(15 of37)
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San Diego Padres' Carlos Quentin and teammates battle the Los Angeles Dodgers after Quentin was hit by a pitch thrown by Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke in the sixth inning of baseball game in San Diego, Thursday, April 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi) (credit:AP)
Carlos Quentin, Zack Greinke(16 of37)
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San Diego Padres' Carlos Quentin and teammates battle the Los Angeles Dodgers after Quentin was hit by a pitch thrown by Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke in the sixth inning of baseball game in San Diego, Thursday, April 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi) (credit:AP)
Carlos Quentin, Zack Greinke(17 of37)
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San Diego Padres' Carlos Quentin and teammates battle the Los Angeles Dodgers after Quentin was hit by a pitch thrown by Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke in the sixth inning of baseball game in San Diego, Thursday, April 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi) (credit:AP)
Carlos Quentin, Zack Greinke(18 of37)
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San Diego Padres' Carlos Quentin and teammates battle the Los Angeles Dodgers after Quentin was hit by a pitch thrown by Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke in the sixth inning of baseball game in San Diego, Thursday, April 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi) (credit:AP)
Carlos Quentin, Zack Greinke(19 of37)
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San Diego Padres' Carlos Quentin and teammates battle the Los Angeles Dodgers after Quentin was hit by a pitch thrown by Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke in the sixth inning of baseball game in San Diego, Thursday, April 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi) (credit:AP)
Carlos Quentin, Zack Greinke(20 of37)
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San Diego Padres' Carlos Quentin charges into Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke after being hit by a pitch in the sixth inning of baseball game in San Diego, Thursday, April 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi) (credit:AP)
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San Diego Padres' Carlos Quentin charges into Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke after being hit by a pitch in the sixth inning of baseball game in San Diego, Thursday, April 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi) (credit:AP)
Carlos Quentin, Zack Greinke(22 of37)
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San Diego Padres' Carlos Quentin charges into Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke after being hit by a pitch in the sixth inning of baseball game in San Diego, Thursday, April 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi) (credit:AP)
Carlos Quentin, Zack Greinke(23 of37)
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San Diego Padres' Carlos Quentin charges into Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke after being hit by a pitch in the sixth inning of baseball game in San Diego, Thursday, April 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi) (credit:AP)
Carlos Quentin, Zack Greinke(24 of37)
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San Diego Padres' Carlos Quentin charges into Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke after being hit by a pitch in the sixth inning of baseball game in San Diego, Thursday, April 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi) (credit:AP)
Carlos Quentin, Zack Greinke(25 of37)
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San Diego Padres' Carlos Quentin, center, and teammates battle the Los Angeles Dodgers after Quentin was hit by a pitch thrown by Angeles Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke in the sixth inning of baseball game in San Diego, Thursday, April 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi) (credit:AP)
Carlos Quentin, Zack Greinke(26 of37)
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San Diego Padres' Carlos Quentin charges into Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke after being hit by a pitch in the sixth inning of baseball game in San Diego, Thursday, April 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi) (credit:AP)
Carlos Quentin, Zack Greinke(27 of37)
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San Diego Padres' Carlos Quentin charges into Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke after being hit by a pitch in the sixth inning of baseball game in San Diego, Thursday, April 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi) (credit:AP)
Carlos Quentin, Zack Greinke(28 of37)
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San Diego Padres' Carlos Quentin charges into Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke after being hit by a pitch in the sixth inning of baseball game in San Diego, Thursday, April 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi) (credit:AP)
Matt Kemp, Carlos Quentin(29 of37)
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Los Angeles Dodgers' Matt Kemp, left, confronts San Diego Padres' Carlos Quentin, right, in the tunnel walk way exiting Petco Park following the baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres in San Diego, Thursday, April 11, 2013. A brawl between the two teams occurred in the sixth inning of a baseball game between the two teams when Quentin was hit by a pitch from the Dodgers' Zack Greinke. Greinke broke his left collarbone in the fight. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi) (credit:AP)
Matt Kemp, Carlos Quentin(30 of37)
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A San Diego police officer arrives to break up a confrontation involving Los Angeles Dodgers' Matt Kemp, left, and San Diego Padres' Clayton Richard after Richard stopped Kemp when he confronted the Padres' Carlos Quentin in the tunnel walk-way exiting Petco Park following the baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres in which a brawl occurred when Quentin was hit by a pitch from the Dodgers' Zack Greinke in San Diego, Thursday, April 11, 2013. Greinke suffered a broken left collarbone in the brawl. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi) (credit:AP)
Matt Kemp, Carlos Quentin(31 of37)
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A San Diegop police officer arrives to break up a confrontation involving Los Angeles Dodgers' Matt Kemp, left, and San Diego Padres' Clayton Richard after Richard stopped Kemp when he confronted the Padres' Carlos Quentin in the tunnel walk-way exiting Petco Park following the baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres in which a brawl occurred when Quentin was hit by a pitch from the Dodgers' Zack Greinke in San Diego, Thursday, April 11, 2013. Greinke suffered a broken left collarbone in the brawl. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi) (credit:AP)
Matt Kemp, Carlos Quentin(32 of37)
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Los Angeles Dodgers' Matt Kemp, left, and San Diego Padres' Clayton Richard have their hands on each other after Richard stopped Kemp when he confronted the Padres' Carlos Quentin in the tunnel walk-way exiting Petco Park following the baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres in which a brawl occurred when Quentin was hit by a pitch from the Dodgers' Zack Greinke in San Diego, Thursday, April 11, 2013. Greinke suffered a broken left collarbone in the brawl. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi) (credit:AP)
Matt Kemp, Carlos Quentin(33 of37)
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Los Angeles Dodgers' Matt Kemp, left, and San Diego Padres' Clayton Richard have their hands on each other after Richard stopped Kemp when he confronted the Padres' Carlos Quentin in the tunnel walk-way exiting Petco Park following the baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres in which a brawl occurred when Quentin was hit by a pitch from the Dodgers' Zack Greinke in San Diego, Thursday, April 11, 2013. Greinke suffered a broken left collarbone in the brawl. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi) (credit:AP)
Matt Kemp, Carlos Quentin(34 of37)
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Los Angeles Dodgers' Matt Kemp, left, and San Diego Padres' Clayton Richard have their hands on each other after Richard stopped Kemp when he confronted the Padres' Carlos Quentin in the tunnel walk-way exiting Petco Park following the baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres in which a brawl occurred when Quentin was hit by a pitch from the Dodgers' Zack Greinke in San Diego, Thursday, April 11, 2013. Greinke suffered a broken left collarbone in the brawl. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi) (credit:AP)
Matt Kemp, Carlos Quentin(35 of37)
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Los Angeles Dodgers' Matt Kemp, left, is stopped by San Diego Padres' Clayton Richard when Kemp confronted the Padres' Carlos Quentin in the tunnel walk-way exiting Petco Park following the baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres in which a brawl occurred when Quentin was hit by a pitch from the Dodgers' Zack Greinke in San Diego, Thursday, April 11, 2013. Greinke suffered a broken left collarbone in the brawl. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi) (credit:AP)
Matt Kemp, Carlos Quentin(36 of37)
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Los Angeles Dodgers' Matt Kemp, left, and San Diego Padres' Clayton Richard have their hands on each other after Richard stopped Kemp when he confronted the Padres' Carlos Quentin in the tunnel walk-way exiting Petco Park following the baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres in which a brawl occurred when Quentin was hit by a pitch from the Dodgers' Zack Greinke in San Diego, Thursday, April 11, 2013. Greinke suffered a broken left collarbone in the brawl. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi) (credit:AP)
Matt Kemp, Carlos Quentin(37 of37)
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Los Angeles Dodgers' Matt Kemp, left, is stopped by San Diego Padres' Clayton Richard when Kemp confronted the Padres' Carlos Quentin in the tunnel walk-way exiting Petco Park following the baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres in which a brawl occurred when Quentin was hit by a pitch from the Dodgers' Zack Greinke in San Diego, Thursday, April 11, 2013. Greinke suffered a broken left collarbone in the brawl. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi) (credit:AP)
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