A's, Tigers Trade "#@%! You"s Then Shoves As Fight Breaks Out In Ninth

[Brandon]

I like it

[kevinb]

That's awesome! Baseball need some heat and some fire. It seems that football and hockey are the only two sports where people get that added intensity. Balfour seems a bit crazy in the head, but what was Martinez doing staring him down from the second he fouled it off. Wish we had some fire like that other than Weaver on the mound. 

[markb]

Was definitely an unusually long staredown from Martinez, I'd have been miffed too.  Seems like he did it, knowing Balfour's temperament, to intentionally get under his skin.  

[Brandon]

Let's talk about guys running in from the bullpens...

Was and still is gay. They always find a way to come on the field after everything is done.

[Jobu]

If they were for real, they'd just start brawling on the warning track.

[mrwicked]

Was and still is gay. They always find a way to come on the field after everything is done.

 

yeah i love it,

its always fun to see them lightly jogging in 5 minutes after the fact.

[Brandon]

not only that, but there is always one dude that purposely jogs slower with a smirk and has this look of being pissed he has to actually do something besides sit on a bench.

on the other end, the dude that sprints out of the pen like Heath Bell is fun to watch because there is that period between him sprinting to the action where you wonder if he is going to punch someone.

But yeah, if they really wanted to do something they would brawl on the warning track right away.

Like someone mentioned in the other thread, it's even more goofy when both teams have to use the same bullpen entrance.

[Tank]

Was and still is gay. They always find a way to come on the field after everything is done.

"Hi honey . . . No, I didn't pitch today but technically I did get into the game for about give minutes . . . "

[notherhalo]

Im waiting for someone to beat the crap out of Ballfour

[ukyah]

i saw it as a perspective confrontation. if i was balfour and a guy is maddoging me, then i say something. if i'm martinez and some dude starts talking shit to me, then i say something too.

 

sometimes, there's just gonna be a fight and that's the way it is.

[ukyah]

Im waiting for someone to beat the crap out of Ballfour

 

 

you might be waiting awhile. he looks like he's significantly more ready to throw than almost all big leaguers, and you can add in the fact that he looks like he can throw.

[DW711]

That and he's supposedly a black belt. Might not be wise.

[Glen]

not only that, but there is always one dude that purposely jogs slower with a smirk and has this look of being pissed he has to actually do something besides sit on a bench.

on the other end, the dude that sprints out of the pen like Heath Bell is fun to watch because there is that period between him sprinting to the action where you wonder if he is going to punch someone.

But yeah, if they really wanted to do something they would brawl on the warning track right away.

Like someone mentioned in the other thread, it's even more goofy when both teams have to use the same bullpen entrance.

 

 

"You first!"  

 

"No, you go ahead, I insist."

 

Yeah, I'd love to see a brawl that starts on the field and then both bullpens just throw down on each other away from the main fight.  That'd be commitment.  

[notherhalo]

[notherhalo]

Jon Rauch looks funnier I think

 

[HaloMagic]

Yeah, honestly Balfour is one dude I probably wouldn't mess with. I don't need my whole family murdered just because he threw a slider when I wanted a fastball or some shit.

[Lhalo]

Was definitely an unusually long staredown from Martinez, I'd have been miffed too.  Seems like he did it, knowing Balfour's temperament, to intentionally get under his skin.

I'm thinking Balfour was talking smack on previous pitches as well, hence the stare down.

[Lhalo]

Yeah, honestly Balfour is one dude I probably wouldn't mess with. I don't need my whole family murdered just because he threw a slider when I wanted a fastball or some shit.

Who wins a fight in the Bellevue psych ward cafeteria, Balfour or Tad?

[arch stanton]

Balfour crosses the line between intense competitor and hotheaded jackass. That said, the team that employs Jose Valverde shouldn't whine about reliever antics.

[Angel Dog and Beer]

Exactly what I thought as I watched the replays last night.

[halobob]

Balfour crosses the line between intense competitor and hotheaded jackass. That said, the team that employs Jose Valverde shouldn't whine about reliever antics.

Jose Valverde is employed?

[Angel Oracle]

Balfour would probably have some success at Bellator.

[Troll Daddy]

Balfour is a di*khead and the classic example of a douche.

I'd still take him if available in the off season.

Edited October 8, 2013 by Troll Daddy

[m0nkey]

At least he didn't throw at his head on the next pitch