Is it time to eliminate the bench-clearing brawls from baseball?

I wouldn't really call them brawls, 99% of the time there is one I laugh because my 6 and 3 year old daughters fight each other harder than that. But I do think it's stupid, there is no reason at all to have players running more than the length of a football field to push each other around , if you want to charge the mound then deal with it one on one and let the umps break it up. Anyone else involved should get a 50 game suspension.

No, that would be stupid and eliminate feelings and passion from the game. It's immature to fight when you're grown men, but seriously, it's not that bad. The other three major sports have more rough contact than baseball, and there's fighting in the NHL. Need we bring up the Malice in the Palace in the NBA?

NMo its time to suspend a player longer than 5 games for charging the mound

bench clearing brawls are rarew anymore

NBA still has fights

NFL still has fights

NHL always had fihgts

Boys will be boys - I don't want the human element removed for some idiotic reason of sensitivity. I love baseball and I love hockey both - there is even the occassional fight in the NBA and I am for keeping it there too. 30 teams, 162 games each, frustrations are bound to build - steam has to be released from time to time.

I agree with the first responder BORN2B1 and nba_gsw above.

then it wouldn't be baseball i think the penalties should be higher is the problem why they do it. But eliminating brawls would be like telling hockey players not to fight each other basically a waste of time.

come on bro you want to take away the little bit of action you might catch at the usually snoozefest games. Used to be a huge baseball fan, I just dont have the patience anymore for a 6 min at bat or 35 min inn because of 3 pitching changes and batter/pitcher ball scratching!!

the two that I endure in suggestions the final is the purple Sox-Yankees brawl the place Pedro threw down Don Zimmer and the combat the place Nolan Ryan placed Robin Ventura in a headlock and proceded to pound the crap out of him.

Quinton should be suspended for 50 games. He caused the brawl. The Padres should have to pay Grienkes salary too.

no and i like how the style of play was in the wbc, for example canada-mexico they did everything which was barely allowed to make hits, score runs, etc. many people might disagree but if it's still allowed, you should do it.

and if your pitcher gets beaten up, would you just sit there in the dugout saying "the batter doesn't show good manners, eh?" ??

All of the other sports have the same amount of players on the field at the same time.

My thoughts? You should think a little.