{"id":353410,"date":"2021-10-15T22:22:22","date_gmt":"2021-10-15T19:22:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/don-zimmer-brawl-was-low-moment-in-my-life\/"},"modified":"2021-10-15T22:22:22","modified_gmt":"2021-10-15T19:22:22","slug":"don-zimmer-brawl-was-low-moment-in-my-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/don-zimmer-brawl-was-low-moment-in-my-life\/","title":{"rendered":"#Don Zimmer brawl was low moment in my life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Don Zimmer brawl was low moment in my life<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Pedro Martinez never felt worse than the moment in the 2003 ALCS when he threw New York Yankees bench coach Don Zimmer to the ground during a dugout-clearing brawl. <\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the \u201conly blemish I would love to erase from my career,\u201d he said in a recent interview on an episode of <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AO5L6xV-bb8&amp;t=10s\">Bleacher Report\u2019s \u201cUntold Stories.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere hasn\u2019t been any other moment where I felt worse in my life \u2014 I will tell you, in my life \u2014 than that moment,\u201d Martinez said. \u201cAnd that moment led to a lot more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In one of his most detailed tellings of the altercation, the Baseball Hall of Famer revealed he joined the brawl later than everyone else. He\u2019d used the bathroom between the top and bottom of the fourth inning \u2014 the top of the fourth being the frame when he threw behind Yankees right fielder Karim Garcia and unlocked the chain reaction of events that led to the eventual brawl.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I came out, the brawl was already (h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ening) because I\u2019m zipping up my pants quickly, I\u2019m trying to get to see what\u2019s going on,\u201d Martinez said. \u201cAnd that\u2019s when I hear the mumbling kind of behind me. And I see Zimmer rushing towards me and I\u2019m like, \u2018What?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/pedro-martinez-don-zimmer-alcs-brawl.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Yankees bench coach Don Zimmer is thrown to the ground by Boston starter Pedro Martinez\" class=\"wp-image-19816640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/pedro-martinez-don-zimmer-alcs-brawl.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/pedro-martinez-don-zimmer-alcs-brawl.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/pedro-martinez-don-zimmer-alcs-brawl.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Pedro Martinez\u2019s altercation with Don Zimmer raised tensions between the Red Sox and Yankees even higher.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Chris Faytok<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When Zimmer reached Martinez, the longtime Yankees coach told Martinez words that he said he \u201cdidn\u2019t expect\u201d from Zimmer. Martinez then added that when Zimmer tried to \u201cjab\u201d at him, he \u201cpulled it\u201d and that\u2019s what caused Zimmer to end up on the ground.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>From Martinez\u2019s perspective, he threw the ball behind Garcia because he was dragging, tired and aching. He tried to throw a fastball high and inside, but it ended up diverting behind Garcia instead of finishing where it was supposed to. That led to Garcia trying to take Boston\u2019s second baseman out during a double-play attempt.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018What are you thinking?\u201d Martinez said he told Garcia after the double-play sequence. \u201cThis is a 3-2 <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> \u2026 who wants to hit you? You crazy? Clean it up.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Martinez finished the inning, but the benches cleared once the Red Sox started their next round of at-bats and Roger Clemens threw at Manny Ramirez. <\/p>\n<p>Eighteen years later, Boston opens its ALCS on Friday night against the Houston Astros, the organization\u2019s sixth championship <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> appearance since the one in 2003 that grew to define the rivalry between the Red Sox and Yankees \u2014 with the brawl and the extension of Boston\u2019s World Series drought that it ultimately snapped the following season.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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