Famous Battles

Well there have been some real famous battles over the years, seen here is John Roseboro taking in hand after Juan Marichal.

Robert Fick apparently biting Mike Sweeney, Sweeney produced teeth marks, though Fick denies ever biting him.

Billy Martin and Reggie Jackson got into it at least once or twice.

Jays and Yankees last evening had quit the get together, over some hit batters, and purpose pitches, and brush backs.

The culmination was in the 8th inning after a pitch by Jessy Carlson sailed over Jorge Posada's noggin, Mr. Posada taking offense to that, this after 2 Jays had been plunked already.

Posada, and his posse began jawing, benches cleared, calmer heads prevailed ( or so they thought ). Then after Posada reached base and Cano and Gardner followed, a base hit scored the Yankee catcher. He strode home but as he reached home decided a little fore arm bump to Carlson was required. A model citizen he.

So that brought the ire of Jays catcher Rod the Bod Barajas, who challenged Posada to maybe arm wrestle or tiddleywinks, and that brought Jorge to begin some fisticuffs with Carlson and Barajas.

Afterwards, Carlson's wound was a welt the size of an Egg McMuffin on his forehead. I don't think Jessy ever got a legit swing either. That again rustled everyone , all the benches, the bullpen, the coaches, hell I think the grounds crew was there, and the hot dog vendors into this sea of humanity, or insanity.

The gist of it was this unwritten code to uphold, you hit my guy, we get you back, same in hockey happens all the time. With the teams having expanded rosters, let me tell you folks, there was enough people on the field to equal....well... a Phoenix Coyote home game, somewhere under a 1000, I guess. I may exaggerate to make a point.

The image of a Yankee with a warm up jacket yanking the straps of Rod the Bod's catching gear from behind, trying to drag him through the dirt was truthfully hilarious. This until Cito Gaston, the Jays Godfather stepped in to save Barajas from being roped and branded by the unknown Yankee wrangler.

Richard Griffin wrote in the Star today that this experience was somewhat a bonding for the poor Jays. I disagree, but it must have allowed them to vent much of the frustration pent up all year.

Suspensions are possible, and heck these guys go back at again tonight, so perhaps we'll get the rockets red glare, and the bombs bursting in air fireworks again.

I don't like baseball fights, but compared to basketball ones, there are some real nasty honest to goodness head banging, whereas the round ballers are wussies compared to teeth biting, cold cocking and hair pulling and body slamming that baseball players display. Sounding a lot like WWF rassling, don't it ??

Oh, and all but forgotten was a 5 home run a** kicking of the pinstripped millionaires club by your Toronto Blue Jays. Hey, give us something, it's been a long year, and it proves maybe to be a long winter of discontent.

Tonight it will probably end up a dreary return to the butt kicking we keep taking at the tail end of this season, but for one night, we rose as Blue Jays Nation, and gave them a Conn Smythe "Beat em in the alley and on ice " version , baseball style.

Enjoy !