Sexson Ejected After Brawl


	Sexson Ejected After Brawl
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5-9-2008 8:56 AM
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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/84513ca9-6c85-437c-9f91-5ba966bb35bc/E65C7E6A-67FA-43CE-A2E3-C9DB04D9B83C/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/baseball/mlb/05/09/bc.bba.rangers.mariners.fight.ap/index.html" href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/baseball/mlb/05/09/bc.bba.rangers.mariners.fight.ap/index.html" style="font-size: 11px;">sportsillustrated.cnn.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/baseball/mlb/05/09/bc.bba.rangers.mariners.fight.ap/index.html"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/sportsillustrated.cnn.com/img/83327704-6C1E-4B2A-9DBC-0277D0599A50" alt="Richie Sexson tackles Kason Gabbard after the Rangers pitcher threw a pitch eye-high." /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/baseball/mlb/05/09/bc.bba.rangers.mariners.fight.ap/index.html"><DIV class="cnnInlineT1Caption">Richie Sexson tackles Kason Gabbard after the Rangers pitcher threw a pitch eye-high.</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/baseball/mlb/05/09/bc.bba.rangers.mariners.fight.ap/index.html"><P> SEATTLE (AP)  -- <A href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/players/7821">Kason Gabbard</A> threw an eye-high pitch at <A href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/players/5931">Richie Sexson</A>. That was it for the Mariners 6-foot-8 first baseman.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/baseball/mlb/05/09/bc.bba.rangers.mariners.fight.ap/index.html"><P> He charged the mound, sparking a fourth-inning brawl in Texas' 5-0 win over Seattle on Wednesday night.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/baseball/mlb/05/09/bc.bba.rangers.mariners.fight.ap/index.html"><P> "I'm 6-foot-8. He can hit corners at will," Sexson said. "6-8 and all of a sudden he's up that high? I'm a huge target. How hard is it to hit me? Hit me in the back or thigh. Up near my face is no good.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/baseball/mlb/05/09/bc.bba.rangers.mariners.fight.ap/index.html"><P> "I've been in the game a long time. I've been hit on purpose before. But it's been the right way. You go to first. It's part of the game. You know how it works."</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/baseball/mlb/05/09/bc.bba.rangers.mariners.fight.ap/index.html"><P> <A href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/players/7490">Ian Kinsler</A> hit a two-run homer and then got hit by a pitch, setting up the fourth-inning scuffle.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/baseball/mlb/05/09/bc.bba.rangers.mariners.fight.ap/index.html"> When Sexson charged the mound, he flung his helmet at the 6-foot-3 Rangers starter. Both benches cleared, but no punches were thrown. Sexson was ejected.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/baseball/mlb/05/09/bc.bba.rangers.mariners.fight.ap/index.html"><li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">
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