BY JON PAUL MOROSI
Ryan Perry's third pitch to Alexei Ramirez nearly hit him on the head. The first pitch to Brent Lillibridge soared past his helmet and straight to the backstop.
By the time Josh Fields ducked away from another wild fastball, Wednesday's eighth inning had reached a flash point.
Fields didn't think Perry purposely had thrown the fastball at his head, but he barked toward the mound just the same.
The tension dissipated quickly -- no players left the bench -- thanks to mediation by the umpires and catcher Gerald Laird.
But one wonders if those events will be recalled during some of the 16 remaining games between the Tigers and White Sox.
"He's just wild," said Fields, the Chicago third baseman, after Detroit's 9-0 win. "The scouting report says, 'Wild.' Everyone knows he's wild -- 98 at your face, you're not going to like.
By the time Josh Fields ducked away from another wild fastball, Wednesday's eighth inning had reached a flash point.
Fields didn't think Perry purposely had thrown the fastball at his head, but he barked toward the mound just the same.
The tension dissipated quickly -- no players left the bench -- thanks to mediation by the umpires and catcher Gerald Laird.
But one wonders if those events will be recalled during some of the 16 remaining games between the Tigers and White Sox.
"He's just wild," said Fields, the Chicago third baseman, after Detroit's 9-0 win. "The scouting report says, 'Wild.' Everyone knows he's wild -- 98 at your face, you're not going to like.
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