
Richie Sexson Charges Mound, Starts Brawl
Knuckle Curve —
What was Richie Sexson thinking? If you haven’t seen the video of Sexson charging the mound, check out the video at the end of this entry.
Texas Rangers pitcher Kevin Gabbard threw a pitch that was a tad high on the 6-foot-8 Sexson. The pitch didn’t seem too malicious, yet Sexson sprints to the mound. Even worse, Sexson throws his batting helmet at Gabbard before he even reaches him.
Expect Sexson to be suspended for about a week. He didn’t have any business charging the mound and throwing his helmet was classless and dangerous. Instead of charging mounds, Sexson should concentrate on moving his batting average north of the Mendoza ...
Juuuust a bit...well, it's high. Kinda over the plate. High, yes. But not really too close to Richie. Little lower and it's a strike.
The Big Picture —
Maybe that's the natural way to react when you're hitting .209 and your team has scored a combined one run in three straight losses to the lowly Rangers. Or, ya know, Richie wanted to keep his throwing arm warm between innings.
Bring Me the Head of Big Sexy
The Slanch Report —
The Seattle Mariners might as well go up to the plate without their bats right now, they might have a better chance. Mired in the midst of a 22 inning scoring drought nothing seems to be going right for the currently hapless M’s. Richie Sexson, a giant of a man, albeit one who is hitting .209 had a hunch he might get hit when he went up to bat in ...
Seriously, Richie? Am I Missing Something??
The Legend of Cecilio Guante —
OK, had to get something up on this. Just watched this highlight from last night's Rangers/Mariners game over at Deadspin and, quite honestly, I am still trying to figure out if I'm completely missing something. Briefly, I'm all for a good bench-clearing brawl. I don't want to see ...
And in the visiting dugout ...
Uwe Blog —
Like the Thunderdome Tonight the Texas Rangers and Seattle Mariners will box. And play a little baseball. Less than a week after Richie Sexon flipped out and threw a helmet at Kason Gabbard, the Rangers are throwing Vicente Padilla out there and he's so crazy he might throw at the ...
Morning Juice: Rangers-Mariners play nice this time around
Big League Stew —
This and every weekday a.m., let's rise and shine together with the most recent and decent major league happenings. Today's Major League Roll Call starts in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, where a match up between usually stingy aces, Seattle's Erik Bedard ...
Tom Grieve is back
Uwe Blog —
Tom Grieve is back. Nothing against Vic Rojas, but it's good to have TAG back.
macgsworld.blogspot.com 5/9/2008 — 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 ...
mvn.com 5/9/2008 — Video and descriptions of the absurd, yet exciting brawl between the Texas Rangers and the Seattle Mariners on Thursday evening.
www.sportingnews.com 5/9/2008 — Today's Calls: Tony Parker vs. Chris Paul, Chauncey Billups vs. Ben Wallace, Brandon Webb vs. Daniel Cabrera, Kason Gabbard vs. Richie Sexson, Papa John's vs. Speed Racer and More! The Opening Pitch: What, like the Spurs were just going to ...
deadspin.com 5/9/2008 — 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 ...
sports.aol.com 5/9/2008 — Let's set the scene for those who don't stay up all hours watching west coast baseball: Felix Hernandez comes inside and plunks Ian Kinsler on the shoulder in the fourth inning of the Rangers' tilt with the Mariners. This came after Kinsler took King ...
sports.yahoo.com 5/9/2008 — This and every weekday a.m., let's rise and shine together with the most recent and decent major league happenings. Today's Major League Roll Call — one Juice to rule them all — starts in the Land of Ichiro , where the Mariners were ...
www.wcbias.com 5/10/2008 — Who would’ve won an NHL-style brawl had Seattle Mariners “slugger” Richie Sexson not been a pansy and actually thrown a punch at Kason Gabbard? WCBias.com breaks it down: With that size, reach and enough pop for 300 career bombs, you’d have to label Sexson the favorite Then again, with a .209 average and 36 strikeouts in 33 games, he might have a hard time connecting on his swings at the ...
fivetooltool.blogspot.com 5/10/2008 — Tonight in Seattle, Richie Sexson charged the mound to attack Rangers pitcher Kason Gabbard on a ball that was over the middle of the plate and two feet away from being a called strike. He was anticipating contact following a couple of plunked ...
www.babeslovebaseball.com 5/9/2008 — In slow motion! Sweet. [ Bugs & Cranks ] | [ Knuckle Curve ] | [ The Big Picture ]
www.baseballthinkfactory.org 5/9/2008 — 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 ...
www.dugoutcentral.com 5/9/2008 — Richie Sexson is a lummox. He deserves a night in jail.
soxanddawgs.com 5/9/2008 — After Seattle Mariners starter Felix Hernandez hit two Texas Rangers hitters, former Boston Red Sox prospect and current Ranger Kason Gabbard did what any normal pitcher would do. He buzzed one of the other team’s stars. I do have to say the pitch wasn’t close to hitting him but obviously Sexson thought it was.
www.lookoutlanding.com 5/9/2008 — Draft Jeff Clement (2005) Brandon Morrow (2006) J.J. Putz (1999) Mark Lowe (2004) Willie Bloomquist (1999) Trade Erik Bedard (2008) Sean Green (2005) Jose Vidro (2007) Free Agency Richie Sexson (2005) Adrian Beltre (2005) Raul Ibanez ...
seamheads.com 5/10/2008 — "The Code" in baseball is an interesting aspect but often not discussed aspect of the game. Just this past week, both Richie Sexson and Joba Chamberlain have caused ripples in the game because of it. In Sexson's case, he thought a Kason Gabbard pitch was a little too high (it was) and a little too tight (it wasn't) and charged the mound. The incident led to a bench-clearing brawl spearheaded ...
sports.yahoo.com 5/12/2008 — We urge you to watch the clip of Richie Sexson charging the mound in reaction to a pitch that was nowhere near him . The broadcasters really summed up Sexson well. Although to be perfectly fair, he's 6-8 and he's hitting .209, but ...
www.epiccarnival.com 5/13/2008 — by DMtShooter , Five Tool Tool 12. Shame. Richie Sexson charges the mound on a pitch that wasn't anywhere near him. Alex Rodriguez screams at a third baseman like a little kid, and slaps at a glove like a bitch. Manny Ramirez watches every extra ...
www.babeslovebaseball.com 5/2/2008 — Congratulations to Richie Sexson for nailing his 300th career home run Thursday. The Seattle Mariners first baseman hit the first pitch he saw from Masahide Kobayashihyu to give his team a 2-1 lead with his sixth longball of the season and 100th ...
www.on205th.com 5/14/2008 — In honor of Richie Sexson going ape last week over a pitch that was clearly intended to send a message as it crossed over the plate almost armpit high, we are proud to present the 10 best basebrawls following a pitch that was a little too high and tight.
theworldofisaac.blogspot.com 5/14/2008 — Uh, Richie, pitch wasn't anywhere near you buddy. I hope somewhere at the bottom of the pile, someone punched you in the nuts
Richie Sexson charged the mound and flung his helmet at Rangers pitcher Kason Gabbard after the left-hander threw a pitch eye-high to the Seattle Mariners first baseman in the fourth inning of Thursday night's game. Both benches cleared, but no ...
Richie Sexson charged the mound and flung his helmet at Rangers pitcher Kason Gabbard after the left-hander threw a pitch eye-high to the Seattle Mariners first baseman in the fourth inning of Thursday night's game. Both benches cleared, but no ...
SEATTLE (AP) -- Richie Sexson charged the mound and flung his helmet at Rangers pitcher Kason Gabbar...
Ian Kinsler hit a two-run homer and then got hit by a pitch, setting up a fourth-inning brawl in the Texas Rangers' 5-0 win over the Seattle Mariners on Thursday night. Richie Sexson charged the mound and flung his helmet at Rangers starter ...
Richie Sexson is suspended for six games and fined by MLB after charging the mound and throwing his helmet at Rangers LHP Kason Gabbard.
Kason Gabbard is reluctant to talk about his fourth-inning altercation with Mariners first baseman Richie Sexson on Thursday in Seattle, the Rangers' pitcher says that he did not intentionally throw at the Mariners' first baseman.
Rangers pitcher Kason Gabbard had to come out of Thursday's start against the Mariners after getting shaken up in a bench-clearing brawl started by Mariners first baseman Richie Sexson.
Richie Sexson charged the mound and flung his helmet at Rangers pitcher Kason Gabbard after the left-hander threw a pitch eye-high to the Seattle Mariners first baseman in the fourth inning of Thursday night's game.
Richie Sexson charged the mound and flung his helmet at Rangers pitcher Kason Gabbard after the left-hander threw a pitch eye-high to the Seattle Mariners first baseman in the fourth inning of Thursday night's game.
Seattle slugger Richie Sexson was suspended for six games and fined Friday by Major League Baseball after charging the mound and throwing his helmet at a Texas pitcher the previous night.
Mariners first baseman Richie Sexson wasn't talking Friday about what might be his most memorable hits of the season — the batting...
The Mariners' Richie Sexson was handed a six-game suspension on Friday, mere hours after he charged the mound to ignite a benches-clearing brawl in Thursday night's game against Texas.
Seattle slugger Richie Sexson was suspended for six games and fined Friday by Major League Baseball after charging the mound and throwing his helmet at a Texas pitcher the previous night. Bob Watson, baseball's vice president in charge of discipline, ...
Seattle slugger Richie Sexson was suspended for six games and fined Friday by Major League Baseball after charging the mound and throwing his helmet at a Texas pitcher the previous night.
Seattle slugger Richie Sexson was suspended for six games and fined Friday by Major League Baseball after charging the mound and throwing his helmet at a Texas pitcher the previous night.
Seattle slugger Richie Sexson was suspended for six games and fined Friday by Major League Baseball after charging the mound and throwing his helmet at a Texas pitcher the previous night.
Seattle slugger Richie Sexson was suspended for six games and fined Friday by Major League Baseball after charging the mound and throwing his helmet at a Texas pitcher the previous night. Bob Watson, baseball's vice president in charge of discipline, ...
SEATTLE Seattle slugger Richie Sexson was suspended for six games and fined Friday by Major League Baseball after charging the mound and throwing his helmet at a Texas pitcher the previous night.
Jarrod Washburn allowed just one hit in the first six innings, then left when his calf tightened up in the seventh, but not before the Mariners had scored enough runs for a 7-3 win over the Rangers on Monday night. Richie Sexson and Wladimir Balentien ...


