The All Time Best Baseball Players In a BRAWL team

[Tedw9]

Reading this post reminded me of a story I was told some years back.

I was very close friends with one of Eddie Mathews teammates, pitcher Carlton Willey. I spent countless hours at his house just listening to stories about all the greats he played with and against. Those hours were some of the best of my life.

He told me the story of his first start, against the Giants. Eddie comes up to him before the game and tells him if he has to throw inside, go ahead and do it because "before anyone gets to you, they'll have to go through me."

Carlton said he never had a worry about brushing someone back.

[old13man]

What about Nolan Ryan at pitcher....he tore up Robin Ventura in that infamous fight. He was also up there in age at the time.

[JimStinson]

The Nolan Ryan thing ...was called nuggies on the head. Which you do with your knuckle in jest for the sake of irritating someone is not the same as a brawl.

[milkit1]

this one is simple - the 1895 Baltimore Orioles

[Deertick]

Dave Hollins backing up Matthews. You can't defend against crazy.
Jonny Gomes as 4th outfielder.

[deebro041]

George Bell(Blue Jays) was fun to watch at times charging the mound kung fu style.

[Wymers Auction]

Pedro Borbon Pitcher of the Big Red Machine. That guy was nuts and loved to fight.

[Frozen in Time]

Yankee ex-marine Hank Bauer apparently never backed away from a fight - and had the nose to prove it.

[JimStinson]

Great Eddie Mathews story !, Pete told me one that was amazing. They both played together in the minors and one night they were both drunk and went to a brothel in the middle of the night (probably just wanted a glass of water) and the owner swung open the door with a loaded shotgun aimed at their heads and Pete said Mathews walked right up to the guy , grabbed the screen door and slammed it in his face and told him something I can;t repeat and stalked off. That was pre-major leagues imagine how cocky he got after coming up to "The Show"