We covered it at the Fanhouse yesterday, but Jose Guillen and Brendan Donnelly have a long history of hating each other. It all stems from their days together with the Angels.
Guillen was then traded to the Washington Nationals, and before he left Anaheim he had some choice words for the Angels and Mike Scioscia. Of course a few months later the Angels and Nationals met, and Guillen tipped umpires on the fact that Donnelly kept pine tar in his glove.
Benches cleared, words were exchanged, and grown men hugged each other in anger.
The two met again yesterday in Boston, and once again they nearly came to blows after Donnelly struck out Guillen.
Kenji Johjima was the next Mariners batter and he received a fastball to his thigh.
After the game though, Guillen wasn't finished talking about Brendan Donnelly, and he went on a long rant/threat.
You can read the highlight's of Guillen's rant after the jump.
"If he wants to take care of his problem, the clubhouses are pretty close," Guillen said. "He can just send one of the batboys to come get me outside, and then we'll take care of this as a man."
"This goes way back, back since I was with the Angels and got traded," Guillen said. "I caught him cheating once. Unfortunately, he keeps running his mouth like he's going to hit me. He's got to be man enough to hit me and not hit a catcher."
"Let me tell you something, bro: I'm not afraid of getting hit. If he says he's going to hit me, I just want him to hit me, and then we'll take care of this as a man. Don't be running your mouth like a chicken.""I caught him cheating once. He don't play the game clean, the way it's supposed to. If you're cheating, you're cheating. I catch you, that's it. Take it like a man."
Maybe it's just the violence loving American in me, but I'm hoping this continues tonight as the teams meet again. It just doesn't feel like a baseball season has really started until there's a bench clearing brawl.
Previously at the Fanhouse:
Brendan Donnelly, Jose Guillen Renew Two-Year Old Fued At Red Sox Home Opener
Jose Guillen Does Not Forgive And Forget
Jose Gullen Has An Expensive Speed Habit
