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Gordo

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Baseball Isn’t Boring
BIB Notes: Home Run Robberies And Bench-Clearing Brawls Aren't Boring

Oh, it's Jorge Soler and Reynaldo Lopez.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
BIB Notes: Home Run Robberies And Bench-Clearing Brawls Aren't Boring

And, oh, my God, how?

Baseball Isn’t Boring
BIB Notes: Home Run Robberies And Bench-Clearing Brawls Aren't Boring

We never – baseball brawls, I would say, what percent of the time?

Baseball Isn’t Boring
BIB Notes: Home Run Robberies And Bench-Clearing Brawls Aren't Boring

Nine out of ten times the quote-unquote brawl is the dugout's empty and maybe max there's a little bit of pushing and shoving getting in each other's faces.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
BIB Notes: Home Run Robberies And Bench-Clearing Brawls Aren't Boring

Rarely do you see full-on punches thrown, not to mention baseball in hand punches that actually land, which Reynaldo Lopez did to Jorge Soler.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
BIB Notes: Home Run Robberies And Bench-Clearing Brawls Aren't Boring

This is the epitome.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
BIB Notes: Home Run Robberies And Bench-Clearing Brawls Aren't Boring

of Joe Kelly's vision of why baseball isn't boring was the Angels versus the Braves in the first real brawl of 26.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
BIB Notes: Home Run Robberies And Bench-Clearing Brawls Aren't Boring

The crazy thing is people forget, like, this is the World Series MVP of the last Atlanta Braves World Series champion.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
BIB Notes: Home Run Robberies And Bench-Clearing Brawls Aren't Boring

Like, I'm trying to think.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
BIB Notes: Home Run Robberies And Bench-Clearing Brawls Aren't Boring

We...

Baseball Isn’t Boring
BIB Notes: Home Run Robberies And Bench-Clearing Brawls Aren't Boring

We do the Red Sox show.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
BIB Notes: Home Run Robberies And Bench-Clearing Brawls Aren't Boring

I can't imagine Manny Ramirez fighting the Red Sox.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
BIB Notes: Home Run Robberies And Bench-Clearing Brawls Aren't Boring

Imagine Mike Lowell fighting the Red Sox.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
BIB Notes: Home Run Robberies And Bench-Clearing Brawls Aren't Boring

Or David Ortiz or Steve Pearce fighting the Red Sox.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
BIB Notes: Home Run Robberies And Bench-Clearing Brawls Aren't Boring

Question.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
BIB Notes: Home Run Robberies And Bench-Clearing Brawls Aren't Boring

I am.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
BIB Notes: Home Run Robberies And Bench-Clearing Brawls Aren't Boring

Fight.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
BIB Notes: Home Run Robberies And Bench-Clearing Brawls Aren't Boring

yeah i i will openly advocate for it i have a question for you guys uh i know you guys are both a little bit more hockey guys than i am i had a college roommate that was super into hockey and i always i used to ask why do they let the hockey players fight and he would tell me it's okay you just tell me the answer i'll tell you if it matches what he said because the sport pleases itself um

Baseball Isn’t Boring
BIB Notes: Home Run Robberies And Bench-Clearing Brawls Aren't Boring

Yes and no.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
BIB Notes: Home Run Robberies And Bench-Clearing Brawls Aren't Boring

He said it's safer to let them fight with their fists than to let them play out and they would probably do dirty crap on the ice in the game, which is way more dangerous than fighting.