Ready to rumble

Maybe it was the heat. Maybe it was the game. Whatever it was, something made tempers flare Wednesday in Avon, Ohio during a game between the Lake Erie Crushers and the Rockford RiverHawks (the Wild Things' opponent tonight).

According to the Chronicle-Telegram, a benches-clearing brawl started in the third inning after Lake Erie had already forged a big lead. Lake Erie’s Evan Sharpley (recently picked up after being released by Traverse City) was walked on four inside pitches by Rockford starter Joe Scumaci while the Crushers had already forged a big lead. Sharpley and Rockford catcher Carlos Dominguez -- they were involved in a home-plate collision an inning earlier -- then got into an argument. Sharpley tackled Dominguez and the benches cleared. Five players were ejected. You can expected some suspensions.

Here is a link to the story. Make sure you check out the photos from the brawl. They have more than 70.

Read the story here.