A Little Dust Up

Justin Turner and Yasmani Grandal had a little dust up the night against the Milwaukee Brewers but I believe the media is making a much bigger deal out of it than what it was. The Oakland A's of the early 1970's and the New York Yankees of the late 1970's used to stage "Friday Night at the Fights" and the Oakland A's won three consecutive World Series titles from 1972-74 and the New York Yankees won titles in 1977 and 1978.

In Justin Turner's estimation, Yasmani Grandal made a base running error that almost cost the Los Angeles Dodgers the tying run in a close game. It was also a lot of frustration on Grandal's part. Grandal's batting average is down into the low .180's, he has been fighting injuries for much of the season, and his play has suffered. A base running mistake is something you would not expect from a veteran player like Grandal.

Justin Turner goes out in the next game against the Milwaukee Brewers and drives in all three of the Los Angeles Dodgers runs with two solo homeruns and the walk off single in a 3-2, 10 inning victory. The Dodgers need something to get the offense started and maybe this was a team building event.