Actually, no Pillar did not do the same thing as Escobar.  Escobar's action was planned ahead and premeditated; Pillar's words were spontaneous, spoken in the heat of the moment.  

That's the difference between 1st degree murder and manslaughter, isn't is, Cathal?  Of course the author of this "opinion piece" (?) is tone deaf, and doesn't bother much with such fine distinctions.  

Honestly, I don't know why Mr. Kelly continues to write about the Blue Jays or baseball.  He clearly doesn't care for the sport, and likes the Blue Jays even less.