Distant Replay: The White Sox and Tigers epic brawl in 2000

The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

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🗓️ 18 January 2022

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

Since the players and owners are in the middle of a labor fight right now, why not look back at one of the biggest on-field fights in baseball history. On this edition of Distant Replay, it's the infamous brawl between the White Sox and Tigers on April 22, 2000. The White Sox won the game 14-6 (featuring a home run by a young Paul Konerko), but the game will always be remembered for three big fights, one of them spilling into the outfield. Plus, too many cheap shots by the Tigers, a bloody Keith Foulke, and former Tiger Tony Clark, now executive director of the Players Association, trying to keep the peace.

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0:00.0	Well, the ball is just broken out as Park A drill, Dean Palmer, right in the back on the first pitch,
0:08.6	and both bitches had really fired out of that dugout.
0:11.8	I'll tell you what, this is a joke.
0:13.6	Right about now, I have to honestly say that that's some of the worst sportsmanship I've
0:18.8	seen in the history of this game.
0:24.0	It was one of the worst sportsmanship I've seen in the history of this game. It was one of the biggest maylays in MLB history.
0:28.9	The White Sox versus the Tigers on the south side, April 22nd, 2000.
0:34.4	And with a lockout, going on right now in Major League Baseball, it is time for a distant replay that fits with the time.
0:42.7	A good old-fashioned baseball fight, and this was one of the biggest ever.
0:48.9	Hey, everyone, it's Chuck Arfine.
0:50.4	Welcome to the White Sox Talk podcast, brought to you by Win Trust. And while we don't like
0:56.5	to glorify fighting, this is a game that turned into something that was a cross between a
1:04.5	wrestling match and the movie Slapshot. One of the fights spilled into the outfield.
1:11.5	Another fight featured the Tigers Dean Palmer, who was already ejected after the first
1:17.7	fight, and there he was going back for more.
1:20.4	The White Sox blew out the Tigers 14 to 6, but more players would get ejected and suspended
1:26.2	than the total runs scored in the game.
1:30.8	And who was in the middle trying to be a peacemaker?
1:35.0	None other than Tony Clark, now the head of the players union.
1:38.7	So it is two worlds colliding.
1:41.5	This fight between the White Sox and Tigers in 2000 and the players and owners of today, not having a brawl like this, fortunately, but not exactly getting along either. The latest edition of Distant Replay. Oh, it's been too long. It's coming your way.
1:59.0	At WinTrust, we know true fans show their team pride every chance they get.
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