WHAT A HEEL: Figgy’s Fracas
Struggling Seattle Mariners second baseman Desmond DeChone "Chone" Figgins hit what The Associated Press calls “a new, most unseemly low” when he got into a tiff in the dugout with manager Don Wakamatsu after he got yanked after the top of the fifth inning in Friday night’s game, which the Boston Red Sox won 2-1:
The brief but intense scrum included: a shouting match across the length of the bench; pushing between players and coaches who were trying to intervene; one Mariner climbing over others and lunging toward Figgins; the starting pitcher in the middle trying to make peace; and third baseman Jose Lopez having his jersey pulled off his back.
An irate Figgins spent the last few innings stewing inside the clubhouse. Veteran clubhouse leader Russell Branyan went back there to talk to Figgins. Branyan was glad to see Figgins hadn't left the stadium during the game, as Milton Bradley had done after Wakamatsu benched him during a game in May.
Figgins was not suspended, and was in the lineup Saturday, batting second and playing second base.
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