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Minor League Brawl: Nick West Isn’t Surprised
By Chad Gramling | July 26, 2008
I have hesitated to comment on the minor league brawl that everyone seems to be talking about because it really does not involve the Wizards or Fort Wayne players. Plus, the actions of the individuals are horrendous and downright shameful. Baseball doesn’t need any more negative attention.
I personally hope that Julio Castillo, the pitcher who foolishly chucked the ball toward the dugout and instead hit a fan, never plays professional baseball again. Yes, I think it is that bad. If we can ban Pete Rose for his foolish actions, we can ban a Low-A never-will-be for assaulting fans.
In any regard, local Wizards beat writer, Nick West has his thoughts on the incident. He isn’t too surprised that it happened between Dayton and Peoria.
Topics: IMHO |
July 26th, 2008 at 12:32 pm
Chad,
Thanks for the link.
From what I’ve read, Castillo is being held in jail until he surrenders his passport… which he LEFT IN PEORIA! Oops for him. If Ohio is like Indiana, I think Mr. Castillo will be locked up until Monday morning.
I wouldn’t be surprised if that fan sues both organizations, the player and maybe even the Midwest League.
July 26th, 2008 at 12:37 pm
Yeah. Evidently, the guy had only been in the states for a month and doesn’t speak much English. I think it’s pretty much a foregone conclusion that there will be lawsuits or some out-of-court settlement. I did like Mike Nutter’s comment on the news last night - something like “there’s been thousands of minor league games this year, and unfortunately this is the one everyone’s talking about”.