Fight night: Kevin “The Hebrew Hammer” vs. Rick “The Tiger” Porcelli

This would fall into the JML Update “On the downs” section, as in “down on the ground”

On the downs: Kevin Youkilis (Red Sox), as in “down on the ground.” Here’s a summation from Yahoo sports:

The hostilities had been brewing since Monday night, when Cabrera was hit in the top of the fourth and Youkilis was plunked in the bottom half; Detroit’s Brandon Inge(notes) was hit in the eighth.

They picked things up in the first inning on Tuesday, when Tazawa hit Cabrera in the left hand; in the bottom half, Porcello threw one inside to Martinez, who took a few menacing steps toward the mound before returning to the batter’s box.

Youkilis led off the second inning and was hit in the back with the first pitch. He dropped his bat and ran toward Porcello, throwing his batting helmet at the pitcher—and missing—before wrapping him up and bringing him to the ground. Players ran out of the dugouts and trickled in from the bullpens, but they mostly milled around as the umpires sorted things out. [Kap's komment: Not sure what game this reporter was watching, but to me it looked like it was Porcello who threw Youkilis down.

More analysis in this video from MLB.com.]

Youkilis headed straight to the dugout and, after a discussion, Porcello was tossed, turning back to bark at the umpire on his way off the field.

Mike Lowell came in for Youkilis. Good move: he hit two home runs in the Red Sox’s 7-5 win.

More on the festivities:

• Youkilis tired of being target (from the Boston Herald)
• Youkilis: Charging Porcello not premeditated (with video from NECN.com)
  

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