So Much For World Peace...
Video: Canada vs. Mexico turns into an actual slugfest.
Baseball brings the world closer together.
Bench-clearing brawl unfolds in WBC clash between Canada and Mexico.
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PHOENIX (AP) - A bunt single turned this WBC matchup into a World Boxing Classic.
Alfredo Aceves and several players threw nasty punches when a fierce, full-scale brawl broke out in the ninth inning Saturday of Canada's 10-3 romp over Mexico in the World Baseball Classic, a melee that also involved fans and set off skirmishes in the seats.
Canadian first base coach Larry Walker, a former NL MVP, said he held back Mexico star Adrian Gonzalez during the altercation. The solidly built Walker also tried to restrain Aceves.
"I had a hold of him and I thought I saw Satan in his eyes," Walker said.
The collision of WBC rules and the unwritten rules of the game led to the blowup, Renteria said. Whitt said WBC officials need to look at the tiebreaking rule.
"There's got to be another method other than the scoring runs, running up the score on the opposing team. No one likes that. That's not the way baseball's supposed to be played. There's professionalism that we're all accustomed to here in North America. And unfortunately teams are knocked out of the tournament because other teams run up the score on them."
Alfredo Aceves' cranium shows a few battle scars.
Mar 10, 2013 at 12:37 AM
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