Sometimes You Gotta Fight When You're A Man

There's a quote that Kenny Rogers once made famous a while back. No, it's not "you gotta know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em." Although, that is a good one. The one I'm thinking of is "Sometimes you gotta fight when you're a man." A lot of people have been telling me I should control my temper because it's gonna get me in trouble one day, and maybe so. However, there are situations where one should stand up for what they believe in. If your significant other was being thrashed would you stand by and let it happen? No. So I cracked a smile this evening as I was listening to the Jays game in the back room at work. The reason behind it? Jays pitcher Josh Towers hit Alex Rodriguez in the leg. It was warranted. A while back Alex Rodriguez (A-Rod) distracted 3rd baseman Howie Clark as he was rounding the bag which led to Clark dropping the pop up. That's classless. So the pitcher who's been struggling all season had to be the one to save face for the leaderless Jays.

Towers has been controversial all season. He was put in the starting rotation where he's struggled on and off all year. Not only that, but he openly criticized coach John Gibbons and the whole coaching staff as well as his teammates for not putting in 100 percent on the field. Although I wasn't the biggest fan of Josh Towers previously I am very proud of the young man tonight. He showed a lot of character by taking initiative and throwing at A-Rod and clearing the benches. On a team that seems to be short on leadership a young man has claimed the spot. Doc, Vernon and even guys like Frank Thomas have dropped the leadership ball. These are the guys who are supposed to step up and carry the team on their shoulders but they haven't done it this season and it's evident with Towers being the one who has to take things into his own hands. Bravo young man, you did us proud tonight.

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