Rangers Improving; Mariners Regressing; Sexson’s a Lummox

VIDEO: Mariners/Rangers bench-clearing brawl

Crookednose posted 5/9/2008 from www.bugsandcranks.com

Richie Sexson’s decision to charge the mound on this “purpose” pitch from Kason Gabbard pretty much highlights his knowledge of the strike zone. Rangers’ announcer Tom Grieve might have dropped the quote of the year: “That is a gutless, 6-foot-7, .200-hitting, formerly good player.”

On Richie Sexson, Kason Gabbard, And Outright Idiocy

jamcadbury posted 5/9/2008 from mvn.com

Video and descriptions of the absurd, yet exciting brawl between the Texas Rangers and the Seattle Mariners on Thursday evening.

MLB: Sexson sets off fracas in Seattle

6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog found this 5/9/2008 on www.baseballthinkfactory.org

SEATTLE—The location of the pitch, not the intention of it, sent Mariners first baseman Richie Sexson “into a rage” Thursday night, and ended up with him throwing his helmet and then pile-driving the pitcher into the ground. “I understood ...

Richie Sexson is a Punk

Cuzoogle found this 5/9/2008 on macgsworld.blogspot.com

Mariners 1B Richie Sexson charges the mound after freaking out by a high fastball that was nowhere near his head. Rangers color man Tom grieve deftly describes Sexson's cowardly act. "That is a gutless six foot seven, 200 hitting, formerly good ...

The Placement Of That Pitch Has Vexed Me, Sir. Now We Shall Wrestle [MLB Closer]

The Legend of Cecilio Guante found this 5/9/2008 on deadspin.com

It's not really a classic baseball brawl until a tubby Don Zimmer is thrown to the turf, but this'll do. It happened on Thursday at Safeco Field: After the Rangers' Kason Gabbard tossed a fourth-inning delivery at the Mariners' Richie Sexson at ...