Los Angeles Angels got chippy last night with the Rangers

Last night, the Los Angeles Angels played their second of three games in Texas versus the Rangers. As the game wore on, tempers flared and things got chippy between the two clubs.

The Los Angeles Angels messed with Texas last night. The frenzy started with a questionable call of Andrelton Simmons blocking second base resulting in an out for Rangers outfielder Carlos Gomez.

Following that, Daniel Wright hit multiple players including Carlos Beltran. The Rangers retaliated with right-hander Keone Kela throwing a 96-mph pitch that struck Simmons in the back.

Mike Scioscia was all fired up following that pitch, he began barking at Rangers coach Spike Owen. The Rangers maintained that the pitch that hit Simmons wasn’t intentional, Sosh disagrees.

Things calmed down following warnings to both sides until the eighth inning. Angels lefty Brett Oberholtzer hit Elvis Andrus near the ribs. Due to those events, he was ejected.

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Who says the Angels aren’t fun to watch in September? Sosh was about to pop a blood vessel the way he was yelling at Owen. The Angels and Rangers will face off tonight for the final time this season.

The Texas Rangers aren’t strangers to a scuffle here and there. Everyone remembers when Rougned Odor punched Jose Bautista in the face earlier this season.

Some people will say that fights and bench clearings have no place in sports. I say they do, that’s passion. Seeing Sosh losing it on Owens to defend what happened to Simmons was good for the Angels and the game. You want to see your coach fired up; personally, it showed me that Sosh still has a pulse.

If you’ve ever picked pick-up basketball at a local gym, or a two-hand touch football game, you know that sometimes things can get heated. We as a culture like to watch people fight. That’s part of the reason why we all were glued to Jerry Springer in the 90’s.

In sports, fighting isn’t the norm. There’s always jawing between players. There’s always pushing and shoving in the NBA and NFL. We haven’t seen anything close to the Malice and the Palace incident with Ron Artest aka Metta World Peace. As a result, fans can enjoy players getting into scuffles without being subjected to fighting the players.

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So, the question now is will the events of last night carry over to tonight? I’ll definitely be watching to see if they do.