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Rangers’ Beltre Incites Bench-Clearing Brawl After Walk-Off Home Run

Posted Jun. 4, 2010 2:41 pm by Ben Badler
Filed under: Daily Dish

When you hit a walk-off home run, it's usually best to celebrate after you cross home plate.

Unless, apparently, you are Rangers high Class A Bakersfield center fielder Engel Beltre. After connecting for a game-winning home run on Tuesday at home against Visalia (Diamondbacks), Beltre decided that simply rounding the bases wasn't enough for him.

I won't spoil the video for you, but something tells me Beltre won't be getting any Christmas cards this year from anyone on the Visalia roster.

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4 Comments

You have to love the music still playing and the fans absolutely loving it.

Posted by Ben Duronio | June 4, 2010 at 3:50 pm | Shortcut

The umpires missed the call — when Beltre's teammate, the catcher, pushed him toward home plate, to get him away from the brewing melee, he should have been called out for being assisted on the basepath.

Posted by Paul Ivice | June 5, 2010 at 11:09 am | Shortcut

"When you hit a walk-off home run, it's usually best to celebrate after you cross home plate."
So what do you call it when Kirk Gibson pumps his fist around second? The pitcher shouldn't be walking over to the hitter's base path. The defense was the instigator, IMO.

Posted by Bob Cobb | June 9, 2010 at 5:12 pm | Shortcut

is Bob Cobb related to Ty?

Posted by Rich COBB!!! | June 10, 2010 at 5:19 pm | Shortcut

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