Out to the brawlgame

National | The only good news is that these guys have about 150 games to cool off. | John Dawson

The only good news is that these guys have about 150 games to cool off. A recap of late April events proves just how ugly major-league baseball seems to be in the early season.

Just look at what happened over Easter weekend. A brawl erupted in St. Louis when Cardinals first baseman Tino Martinez felt Arizona pitcher Miguel Batista was staring at him too menacingly after he was hit by a Batista pitch and again as he trotted back to the dugout after being retired at second base. When Martinez charged the mound, Batista hurled the ball at him and fled to left field. In typical baseball style, Cardinals reliever Jeff Fassero beaned Diamondbacks star Luis Gonzalez in retribution. Fassero branded himself a symbol of vigilante justice: "I play old baseball, I don't play this new style of baseball. I still believe in the old ways, settling scores for teams and stuff like that."

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