LEEEEEEROY JEEEEEEENKINS pic.twitter.com/mkgFN3k7Hq

— Todd Serbent (@TSerbent) July 31, 2019

Yasiel Puig can drink from my canteen anytime. The dude just got traded so he technically wasn’t even on the Reds anymore yet he was still ready to throw hands.

Here’s the full brawl in the #Pirates–#Reds game last night. Yasiel Puig, who is reportedly getting traded to the #MLB‘s Cleveland #Indians, is in middle of everything pic.twitter.com/yzfbMj9ZLK

— Gabriel Schray PxP (@schrayguy) July 31, 2019

Since we’re in the trust tree I’ll admit that the older I’ve gotten the more I’ve soured on baseball fights. It’s usually a bunch of dudes who’ve never thrown a punch in their lives just throwing their gloves at each other and flailing away. Last season’s Joe Kelly brawl was the exception.

JOE KELLY DOESN’T CARE FOR YOUR ANTICS #RedSox #Yankees pic.twitter.com/YdNPi0AoMZ

— The 300s (@The300sBoston) April 12, 2018

But, THIS was different. So when an actual fight breaks out with haymakers being thrown, all started by a pitcher literally turning into Leroy Jenkins, I am all the way in.

Hell even the managers got into the mix and ended up getting tackled to the ground.

Reds manager David Bell (who was previously ejected) had been wrestled to the ground by Pirates hitting coach Rick Eckstein after charging Pittsburgh manager Clint Hurdle, and nobody seemed convinced that this drama was actually over at all.

“I wouldn’t be surprised if it sparks up again. We don’t take lightly to what happened tonight and the way that they acted,” Bucs starter Joe Musgrove said. “The guy that’s running their team over there is the ringleader. You saw him come out and go right after our manager after being ejected. Who knows what’s going to happen down the line, but we definitely expect something to happen at some point. We’ll be ready for it.”

Also, shoutout to this cop who said fuck this I do not get paid enough to break up fights between millionaires, let them sort it out.

The police officer is the best part of the Reds Pirates brawl.#Pirates pic.twitter.com/dZM3x5UzbO

— Sarah Walker (@SarahWa77544514) July 31, 2019

If baseball is going to thrive despite its pacing problem, length of games, umpire debates etc. etc. then some legitimate brewhahas couldn’t hurt to drum up excitement. Hell it was the 15 year anniversary the other day of my favorite baseball fight: A-Rod vs Tek