Please Don’t Call It a “Base Brawl:” the Nationals and Marlins Tumble for You

I haven’t checked Google Trends but I imagine the phrase “base brawl” is blowing up on the heels of the last night’s Washington Nationals-Florida Marlins scuffle. It’s one of the lamer puns used in sports journalism. Not that “diamond dust-up,” “slugfest” or “bean-ball wars” are necessarily any better.

If nothing else the video is worth watching for Gaby Sanchez’s spectacular clothesline on Nyjer Morgan, trying to protect Marlins pitcher Chris Volstad. Apparently, unwritten rules about stealing bases when trailing by 10 runs still matter to today’s players.