"Not in my House" - What ha... happened? (May - Part One)

"Not in my House" - What ha... happened? (May - Part One)
by Dan Salem and Todd Salem (5-13-13)



We scour the internet for a crazy sports photo and someone must try to explain it. Seesaw Sports asks what ha... happened? Monday: Opening statement. Friday: Rebuttal.

Real photos. Real results. But what in the heck happened?



DAN:
I present to you the following:

Photo: Batter is angry. Batter wants to fight using his bat. Oh no!

Title: "Not in my House"

Description: There are two solid descriptions here. The first racially charged version that has nothing to do with sports: "You have the right to remain silent..." These kind men are arresting the volatile individual with the bat. Let's move on.

Keeping sports in mind, we have our second description. An outraged batter is being restrained by both the catcher AND the umpire. They are teaming up, what gives? Usually the catcher is the first to throw down and the umpire has to hold him back. But no. Something insane must be happening for them to join forces against the man with the bat. But what exactly took place?

What ha... happened?


TODD:
Your ridiculously racist reaction is not that far off. However, the double-team restraint was not taking place because of the batter's skin color. It was occurring because of the batter's name and personality. This appears to be a photo of outfielder Jose Guillen. Mr. Guillen has....a track record of misbehaving.

In 2004 he was suspended for two weeks for inappropriate conduct.

In 2008 he was suspended for the first fifteen days of the season; the suspension was later rescinded, probably out of fear.

Later in 2008 he was involved in a confrontation with a fan. He had to be restrained by teammates.

Guillen was a member of eleven different franchises; he also was famously known for carrying a gun or a rocket in the outfield. This may have been in reference to his strong throwing arm but cannot be confirmed.

So really, it appears as though Paul Lo Duca and the umpire gang up to hold back Guillen in this photo just to be safe. You can never be sure what Jose will do. If I had to guess, I would say this happened before any pitches were even thrown. As soon as Guillen stepped onto the field, the two must have rushed him. They would have been silly not to.

[Part Two - "Come on, Seriously?"]