July 24 2008
DAYTON, Ohio---- Fifteen players and both managers were ejected -- and a fan was sent to the hospital -- following a 10-minute, benches-clearing brawl in a Class-A minor league game b...
July 24 2008 DAYTON, Ohio---- Fifteen players and both managers were ejected -- and a fan was sent to the hospital -- following a 10-minute, benches-clearing brawl in a Class-A minor league game between affiliates of the Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs on Thursday night.
The ejections were reversed by the league president George Spelius and the game was completed with Dayton winning 6-5.
The fan was taken to the hospital after being hit by a ball thrown by Peoria (Cubs) pitcher Julio Castillo, who was throwing at the Dayton (Reds) dugout but missed during the first-inning melee between Midwest League teams.
After a Peoria player was hit in the top of the first, Castillo hit two batters in the bottom half -- one in the head. The second hit batsmen by Castillo, Angel Cabrerra, made an aggressive slide into second to break up a double play. Castillo followed that by throwing his next pitch up-and-in to the next Dayton batter, prompting Dayton manager Donnie Scott to complain to the home plate umpire. Interim Peoria manager Carmelo Martinez -- filling in for Ryne Sanberg -- came onto the field to join the discussion.
The two managers began arguing, and when Martinez pushed Scott, the benches emptied.
During an hour-long delay, the teams protested the ejections by phone to league president George Spelius, saying they didn't want pitchers playing in the outfield to complete the game.
Spelius will take appropriate action once video footage of the game has been reviewed, Dayton general manager Gary Mayse said in a statement.
A telephone message left by The Associated Press left for Reds general manager Walt Jocketty, who attended the game, was not immediately returned.
Sandberg was in Cooperstown, N.Y., for the weekend's Hall of Fame induction ceremonies. Earlier this season, he was suspended three games for confronting the opposing manager during a game.
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That bat boy is a little white boy player who plays for the other team. The black/latino had 6 inches on the white boy who still took the black guy down!
dude the guy who hit the fan is facing felony charges. So they are not above the law. And two, yea the cops would arrest them but they would be release the next day or in a few hours.
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Had this been on a street corner the cops would have arrested everyone in the fight.
These players seem to have created a situation so that they are above the law
The guy that hit the fan is the exception. I have seen these guy beat the crap out of each other and not get arrested.