Someone on SoSH pointed out this quote from Dewon Brazelton, apres-fight:
“I’m embarrassed I got thrown out of the ball game,’’ Brazelton said. “Normally, when you go out there, it’s a song and dance but in this case I was trying to protect our pitcher. Nobody wants to hurt anybody but we had just had two really hard-fought games and sometimes emotions get the best of you.
“I’m an educated fellow but that was uneducated. I really have more class than that.’’ (Boston Herald)
I really found Brazelton’s quote refreshing. Sure, maybe it was PR but at least there was no finger pointing, he took the blame and didn’t start with the “they started it”. And while he said he was trying to protect his pitcher he didn’t make it into a whole macho “I was protecting our pitcher, and therefore what I was doing is justified” thing.