With the race heating up in the AL West tension reared until it came a boiling surface Wednesday night as the Rangers and Angels duked it out in Arlington. Texas starting pitcher, Vincente Padilla first provoked the Angels starting lineup by plunking two of their batters in early innings. The Rangers pulled off a 9-3 victory after it was all said and done. Due to the beanings Angels' coach Mike Scioscia and the Padilla were ejected.
A bench-clearing brawl unfoiled were Angels' second baseman Adam Kennedy was hit in the back by Rangers' reliever Scott Feldman. Everyone tried to get in on the heated exchange. Kennedy charged the mound only to make by a punch to the armpit? (Who punches someone in the armpit? These guys sound like children). Teammates tried to restrain those fighting around the mound. It was truly a display of poor sportmanship by both teams. Neither team should've been trying to purposely hit any player in the game.
Then again, I can't blame Adam Kennedy for retaliating because he thought the pitcher was trying to injury him. There is a thin line here and players know when it's being crossed. Of course, it couldn't have been is a real melee without one guy being a real asshole. This award goes to Mark DeRosa, who took it upon him to sprint like a madman and tackle Kennedy from behind. What a cowardly act! This jerk should be ashamed of himself. Both teams really suffered the consequences. The Angels lost their hitting coach and another pitcher from the bullpen, being ejected after the brawl and the Rangers had 3 or 4 players tossed. Texas came out on top, though no one was really a winner.
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