Albert Belle approves of this brawl

• Tickets for you, your wife and two kids to a minor-league baseball game: $40.
• Hot dogs, soda and popcorn for family: $35.
• Getting drilled with a baseball thrown at 90 mph by a pissed off pitcher trying to chuck it into the other team's dugout during a brawl: Thousands of dollars of medical bills
• Getting drilled with a baseball thrown at 90 mph by a pissed off pitcher trying to chuck it into the other team's dugout during a brawl: A six-figure settlement on your lawsuit just waiting to happen.
• Getting drilled with a baseball thrown at 90 mph by a pissed off pitcher trying to chuck it into the other team's dugout during a brawl: Priceless.

If you didn't see it on SportsCenter or your local news last night, that's the souvenir that a lucky fan walked away from a game featuring a wild brawl between Dayton and Peoria thanks to Peoria pitcher Julio Castillo. And when I say "walked away from", I mean "was taken on a stretcher to the hospital from" which explains why Castillo got to spend the night in jail.

Here's a fan video of the brawl, complete with Castillo going nhuts for several minutes after the fight is over, and a bunch of mouthy, idiot fans who probably wouldn't be so loud if there wasn't a big screen separating them and the large, irate professional athlete. (Note: the fan is not only a loudmouth but also swears a lot, so NSFW if you are using speakers in the open:



Throwing a baseball at a fan should get you kicked out for life. Unless you are Albert Belle and a really good hitter, then maybe it should get you a few games supension.

Posted by The Duke of Everything at 9:46 AM