Holy Cow!!! A Basebrawl Game!!

Baseball received a black eye the other day when the Dayton Dragons took on the Peoria Chiefs.  Chiefs pitcher Julio Castillo had been wild through the first couple of innings and had hit a couple of Dragons players.  In response, one of the Dragons had slid hard into second base, resulting in a broken leg for one of the Chiefs players.  

Tempers exploded as the two managers came out to argue.  Castillo, presumably in response to ribbing from the Dragon bench, launched a baseball towards the Dragon dugout.  the ball sailed high and struck a fan, sending that fan to the hospital.  Benches had already cleared at that point but things just exploded.  Punches, kicks, and all around mayhem ensued.  Fifteen players and both managers were ejected.  So many players were kicked out that the league had to be petitioned so that the game could be continued.  

After the game, Castillo was arrested and was being held on $50,000 bond and was forced to surrender his passport so he didn't skip the country.  Castillo should be handed a lifetime ban from baseball.  What he did was a conscious effort to hurt someone.  Does he think a 90 MPH fastball is harmless?  What he did is no different from taking a loaded weapon.  Baseball should show it has some teeth here.  Suspend the clown for life.