| Players Behaving Badly.com Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago Cubs June 19, 2003 |
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June 19, 2003 - CINCINNATI - The 2nd fight in less than a week for the Cincinnati Reds. This time the Reds fought the Chicago Cubs.
Wilson held Sammy Sosa to a harmless single in seven strong innings, then was bloodied and ejected during a fight that will have an impact far beyond
Cincinnati's 3-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs. "I've got a question: Didn't they just get into a fight a couple days ago?" Cubs manager Dusty Baker said. "It
looks like they've got some bad blood brewing with some other people. "All I know is we're not the club to have bad blood with because we've got some guys
that can hurt you with that ball. So I don't suggest too many people get into some knockdown war with us."
The Reds and the Phillies squared off 6 days ago in a much nastier fight. Sean Casey and Adam Dunn were the two Reds ejected and suspended.
Wilson got into it with reliever Kyle Farnsworth, who threw a fastball inside as he tried to put down a sacrifice bunt with a man on first and the Reds up 2-1 in
the seventh inning. "It's a 2-1 game and he's trying to bunt and make an out," Farnsworth said. "I'm not trying to hit him. He came at me, and I just did what I
had to do. It kind of surprised me." Wilson wheeled after the pitch flew past and yelled at Farnsworth, starting an exchange that escalated as they drifted
toward each other. Finally, Farnsworth tossed off his glove and Wilson dropped his bat.
Farnsworth tackled Wilson with a right-shoulder takedown, then threw a wild punch that missed its mark. The two players were quickly blanketed by
teammates. Wilson, who gave up only three hits, left the field with blood streaming from a cut on the bridge of his nose and red drops spattered across his
white jersey. He had a bandage on the nose after the game.
"He was coming inside with no respect," Reds manager Bob Boone said of Prior, who didn't hit a batter in six innings. "There was no question that Farnsworth
threw at Wilson. He was squaring to bunt. That's grounds for ejection right there."
The two pitchers were the only ones ejected. Boone wasn't surprised at how it all played out.
Wilson held Sammy Sosa to a harmless single in seven strong innings, then was bloodied and ejected during a fight that will have an impact far beyond
Cincinnati's 3-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs. "I've got a question: Didn't they just get into a fight a couple days ago?" Cubs manager Dusty Baker said. "It
looks like they've got some bad blood brewing with some other people. "All I know is we're not the club to have bad blood with because we've got some guys
that can hurt you with that ball. So I don't suggest too many people get into some knockdown war with us."
The Reds and the Phillies squared off 6 days ago in a much nastier fight. Sean Casey and Adam Dunn were the two Reds ejected and suspended.
Wilson got into it with reliever Kyle Farnsworth, who threw a fastball inside as he tried to put down a sacrifice bunt with a man on first and the Reds up 2-1 in
the seventh inning. "It's a 2-1 game and he's trying to bunt and make an out," Farnsworth said. "I'm not trying to hit him. He came at me, and I just did what I
had to do. It kind of surprised me." Wilson wheeled after the pitch flew past and yelled at Farnsworth, starting an exchange that escalated as they drifted
toward each other. Finally, Farnsworth tossed off his glove and Wilson dropped his bat.
Farnsworth tackled Wilson with a right-shoulder takedown, then threw a wild punch that missed its mark. The two players were quickly blanketed by
teammates. Wilson, who gave up only three hits, left the field with blood streaming from a cut on the bridge of his nose and red drops spattered across his
white jersey. He had a bandage on the nose after the game.
"He was coming inside with no respect," Reds manager Bob Boone said of Prior, who didn't hit a batter in six innings. "There was no question that Farnsworth
threw at Wilson. He was squaring to bunt. That's grounds for ejection right there."
The two pitchers were the only ones ejected. Boone wasn't surprised at how it all played out.
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