On this date 18 years ago Armando Benitez gave up a go-ahead three-run home run to Bernie Williams, and responded by drilling Tino Martinez in the back with a fastball. Then all hell broke loose. Both benches cleared and punches were thrown — and landed — during the mayhem. Most benches clearing brawls involve a lot of standing around. Not this one. There was a lot of hatred between those two teams back in the day.
Anyway, we’ve got yet another West Coast night game tonight, so here’s the open thread until the game thread comes along.