And The Benches Clear: 1997

Bench clearing incidents during the 1997 MLB Season.
Clips courtesy of SW561

[@Kmass1804]

Rip stuart Scott

[@mithrandirrules2034]

"My roids are better than your roids"

[@warrenaboudoinjr.2258]

Let's Play the Feud!

[@traviscoates6878]

God, I forgot about those hideous red AL Umpire uniforms

[@jacobrichardson1952]

They're not hideous, look like pizza workers.

[@jacobrichardson1952]

@TheyWantMoreMÀS in the 90s yes.

[@gforce97]

they look funny and out of place. i think they had them until the end of the 1999 season

[@gregjbaldwin]

3:28 I was 10 when I was at this game and this brawl was the coolest thing I had seen in my life up until this point and I told everyone about it. Jeff Kent immediately became my favorite player. I've never been able to find the actual video of the fight UNTIL NOW! Thank you for uploading this!!!!!

[@bigbrytunney8753]

best part of these are listening to how great the writing on "Sportscenter" used to be

[@EarlSkakel]

Amazing, thank you.

[@AdamOfTime]

Why would you intentionally draw the ire of Albert Belle?

[@FrankLucas81682]

Don't be scared homie

[@christophermclean3921]

The bull pens trot in 🥱

[@knucklevision]

3:50 "Now c'mon Jeff, you wouldn't hit a guy with a catcher's mask on, would you?"

[@bobbowie9350]

the days before the score graphic box lol

[@jackson5116]

2:15 that was setup to be an inside pitch. It's Prima Donna's like Jeter that took the inside part of the plate away from pitchers.

[@u.s.m.c.fewproudthemarines2987]

Gd old days

[@cjones3710]

When Americans played Americas past time.

[@jacobrichardson1952]

25 years of this hilarious brawl as an old soul person I'm dying laughing 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@falbi23]

Officer Jeff Kent with the classic hot head.

[@OrsilloFanClub]

That’s the year I was born in!!

[@jackson5116]

4:03 was that maybe retaliation for what happened in that park 12 years earlier??

[@hmhm856]

2:29 but that was a breaking pitch. Youre not suppose to get angry at those

[@forever-pk1hn]

Gary didn't get mad at that though he just went to first.

[@hmhm856]

@@forever-pk1hn I know. I was referring to Livan Hernandez hitting Atlanta as payback

[@jonlanier_]

I would not make a good teammate... I wouldn't run out on the field when the scuffle starts. But I would get tweaked if I got purposely hurt.... and just take the bat with me... he used a ball... I'll just use the bat.

[@tomitstube]

can you get hipolito pichardo (royals) hitting albert belle (cleveland)? one of the funniest things i've ever seen, 8th inning may 13, 1993. pichardo (all of 160 lbs) was obviously not trying to hit belle, the royals up 7-3 (in the 8th) and just looking for outs. but belle chased pichardo all the way into right field, i don't think he ever got to him... mike macfarlane getting the worst of it trying to tackle belle.

[@dave09gla]

There's a video of 1993 brawls and it's in there.

[@davidbernau8315]

Why do the bullpens even come out? I know the code and all, so no need to respond. But it would be more meaningful (and entertaining)if both squared off in center field and created their own scrum out there.

[@Joseph-lz5er]

Roid rage.

[@FrankLucas81682]

Albert Belle had some serious roid rage

[@roberthuot7887]

When are they gonna eliminate bullpens and dugouts brawls?

[@paulsiegel2915]

difelice needs psychiatric help sheffield too

[@josecarranza7555]

The first one the catcher is soft, there was nothing wrong there.

[@znsbj38]

If I was a batter and got hit on purpose I wouldn't go after pitcher I would take the bat and drill the catcher.

[@Veganerd_]

And then your baseball career would be over.

[@forever-pk1hn]

Yeah that's why these are more often just postering instead of becoming violent. At the end of the day nobody really wants to throw away a multimillion dollar baseball career.

[@kyleadam6728]

Ummm No…. have you never read about Juan Marchial doing exactly the same thing 50 something years ago??

[@Mannyr-bu7qv]

Roid rage