<p>'tisthetruth,</p>
<p>pick one team and watch their games for the rest of the season, or watch their highlights on Sportscenter or Baseball Tonight, then report back to us with how many fistfights they were involved in. I can almost guarantee that the number will be under 5, probably 1 or 0. </p>
<p>Or better yet, go out and play in a baseball game and get plunked with a 95-mph fastball that was intentional. And then let me know if you’re just going to stand there and say “Oww, that hurt, thanks for throwing at me, I know you’re just upset. I’ll take my base now.” Would you rather see a guy on X team get hit and then in the other half of the inning a guy on Y team get hit, and teams X and Y get into a scuffle (which essentially is what baseball fights are–punches are rarely thrown repeatedly if at all), or would you rather see X team get hit, Y team get hit, X team get hit, Y team get hit, X team get hit, Y team get hit, for repeated innings? </p>
<p>Did it ever occur to you why there are only TEN “top fights” of all-time, and yet there are FIFTY “top plays” of all time? That’s because fights have occured so rarely over time that they’re basically a moot point. </p>
<p>If you don’t understand the game, don’t criticize the game.</p>