Now, about that fight…

September 16, 2009 by Jason@IIATMS

About that fight last night at the Yanks game….

  • Completely unnecessary
  • Dumb move for Posada to put himself and his teammates in a position of being suspended and/or injured
  • Chicken-sh*t move to give a grazing elbow in passing. If you want to make a statement, do it. Do it like that it makes him looks weak. Get nose-to-nose and bark it out.
  • Posada was tossed immedately after that little move, before the fight really started.
  • I don’t think Mitre’s or Melancon’s pitches that hit TOR hitters were intentional. Not by a long shot.
  • Was the need for Carlson’s behind-Posada’s-back pitch really there? I don’t think so.
  • In fact, as Melancon was entering the game, Michael Kay & John Flaherty were remarking about his bouts of lack of control with his pitches. Then he hits Aaron Hill. Almost scripted.
  • Joe Girardi was in the center of the scrum faster than anyone to try to break it up before it got started. He ended up with a cut by his left eye, perhaps from knocking into someone’s head. I don’t think it was a connected punch.
  • Jesse Carlson, the pitcher, however, was knocked on the head, raising quite a welt. The picture to the right is proof.

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Anytime you see a real fight*, not a typical hug-fest, you have to be concerned. Watching Barajas get dragged out from the bottom of the scrum by his catcher’s gear let me know that it was more than serious. And as I mentioned up top, it was totally unnecessary. Even Posada realized what could have happened:

“it’s a tough example,” he said. “I don’t want my kids to see that. Somebody could have gotten hurt. I’m glad that nobody did.

Posada will be suspended a bunch of games, as he should be, and while the Yanks’ playoff spot is mostly assured, that doesn’t excuse him for his stupidity. To put his teammates at risk, both in the fight and with retribution tonite, was a terrible move. Considering the fact that the pitch missed him and was in retaliation for two Jays players getting hit, his bravado was out of place and out of line.

“We’ve already had a discussion,” Girardi said. “I told them: ‘There is a lot at stake here, and we can’t afford to get anyone hurt or lose anyone or get people suspended. We can’t do that.’ But there’s a lot of passion in this game.”

I’m all for backing up your teammates and having the right to retaliate if the situation warrants it. But in this case, Posada was dead wrong. Mark Feinsand agrees, too:

Jorge Posada can say whatever he wants, he is 100 percent responsible for the bench-clearing brawl that took place between the Yankees and Blue Jays on Tuesday night.

He ought to know better.

I know Posada is a fiery player whose heart and passion have made him the inspirational leader of this team for several years, but as a veteran who has been through it all, he should have recognized that a brawl was the last thing the Yankees needed with less than three weeks to go before the playoffs.

The Yankees got lucky that nobody was seriously injured during the fracas, and while Posada is certain to face a suspension, it’s not going to hurt them in the long run.

That’s exactly it. It was completely unnecessary and foolish.

*Though, if the Yanks are going to brawl, it’s good to know Shelly Duncan is in the building.

 
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