After being pulled from tonight's game in the third inning, Toronto pitcher Ted Lilly and his manager John Gibbons had an argument in the dugout and Gibbons somehow ended up with a bloody nose. It is not known whether punches were thrown or maybe the weather is just really dry in Toronto now.
Canadian Press photographer Aaron Harris, one of a handful of photographers to witness the skirmish, said Lilly was waiting for Gibbons in the tunnel leading to the clubhouse.
"Gibbons just went at him," Harris said. "It looked like Gibbons grabbed him and they disappeared. Then the whole dugout emptied back there. It was mayhem down in the tunnel."
What's Lilly's problem? You blow 7 runs of an 8 run lead by the third inning, you should expect your manager to be unfriendly. Mike Scioscia's probably pretty mad at Lilly, too.
I suspect ownership will be pressuring J.P. to change the way things are going around Toronto. Certainly the trainwreck that that clubhouse is turning into can't be good for selling tickets.. Maybe allowing betting on Gibbons's fights will. :)
17 Yeah, but what's scarier? Glaus might swear, curse and fight like most baseball players but the Pentagon guys wear shades, are all built like razor blades with features just as sharp and their heartrates barely break 50 when they dip the hand in the jacket to pull out Lord knows what to finish the job.
Of course, I think Ellsberg stole the papers from RAND, right? So... never mind.
Think Gibbons and Ozzie Guillen have some stories to tell when their managing days are over?
Nobody wants to tangle with a war vet.
Lilly went back into the hallway and wrote "THIS IS A SINKING SHIP" on the wall!
Alas, that turned out not to be the kind of photo I expected to see when I clicked on the link.
Of course, I think Ellsberg stole the papers from RAND, right? So... never mind.
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