What the...?

A couple of ex-Midwest League managers got involved in a Southern League disagreement back on July 12.

The Midwest League Connections: Don Money is the former long-time Beloit Snapper manager. Mike Goff managed the Timber Rattlers in 1995 and 1996.

Brawl has managers stewing at the break

First reaction:

Huntsville's Don Money - particularly irked by what he viewed as Lookouts manager Mike Goff taking part in the fracas - said he'll discuss the matter with Southern League president Don Mincher.

"Their manager was in there throwing punches," Money said. "He came out on the short end of the stick on that deal, but for a manager to be out there throwing punches, you're not supposed to do that. I will be talking to Don about that."

Here's the setup:

Goff said Sunday he was angry that Huntsville reliever Patrick Ryan hit Tonys Gutierrez with a fourth-inning pitch in what he deemed retaliation for Gutierrez's grand slam earlier in the game. Ryan also had surrendered a solo homer to Danny Dorn in the previous at-bat.

"I think what Huntsville's pitchers did was chicken-(expletive), if you want to know the truth," Goff said. "They did that earlier in the series, and they did it again last night when they smoked Gutierrez. We let it slide the first time, but I thought the whole thing was chicken-(expletive) on their part."

And the rebuttal:

Among Chattanooga's ejections was Goff, tossed for arguing after the fight ended. He was not ejected for fighting and bristled at Money's claim that he threw punches.

"There were five guys out there on Tatum, and I grabbed Brantley's shirt and pulled his shirt off," Goff said. "I got smoked a few times, but I wasn't throwing any punches.

"Let (Money) run his mouth all he wants to. We're going to play those guys again. I thought it was chicken-(expletive) what his pitchers did, and you can tell him I said that."

Next meeting?

The teams don't meet again until Aug. 13 in Huntsville.