Minor League Brawl: Dragons V. Chiefs

Is there extra Testosterone in the water in the Midwest or is this just purely coincidental. Last night, there was bench clearing brawl at a Minor League Baseball game in Peoria, Illinois. It occurred in the bottom of the 1st inning, I am just curious but were tensions really that high in the bottom of the first inning at a Class A minor league game in the middle of July? Couldn't they at least wait till the 7th inning stretch? The incident killed more than an hour before the game was resumed. (I'm sure the fans loved that)

Here is a Video of the Brawl:
Anyhow, the big story to come out of all of this was that Chief's pitcher Julio Castillo tried to throw a baseball into the Dragon's Dugout but instead chucked a baseball 80 MPH into the stands inadvertently striking a fan. He was later arrested on assault charges and all I have to say to Mr. Castillo is: Dude, You are SO Sued!

No wonder he still in Single-A ball, he can't hit a freakin' dugout from 30 feet away. Plus, he hit 3 batters in the same inning earlier in the game. If I was his attorney, I would advise him to plead not guilty, on the premise that he is just an awful pitcher with no control and bad placement. I am sure his pitching coach would vouch for him. Here is what the trial would be like:

"Ladies and Gentleman of the jury, I intend to prove that my client is an awful pitcher with a 4-12 record, 21 Wild Pitches, 70 walks and a career ERA of 7.27, he couldn't hit the broad side of a barn." or simply "If the Mitt don't fit you must acquit."

On a serious note, the staff of Tranceponder wishes the fan who was injured a speedy recovery.

This is the second brawl in less than a week, Athletes have got to slow their roles, its just entertainment! Fans shouldn't be put in harms way when they attend a ball game. Fans should be able to have the choice of drinking themselves into harms way. That is what makes this country so mediocre.