This had followed a couple of pitches of them bantering back and forth about the placement of the rosin bag. Weaver had placed it on top of the mound where it was distracting, Sweeney had asked Weaver and the umpire to move it. The umpire asked him to move it, Weaver wouldn’t, then he said something, and Sweeney went bizzerk.

Sounds like nothing, but nothing good happens when the pitcher and batter talk. Even something simple can get things started.. I remember Omar Vizquel saying that the glare from Arthur Rhodes’ diamond ear studs were distracting him. Omar complained to the ump, then Rhodes and Omar started exchanging words, next thing we know the benches are clearing (if I remember correctly), though no punches were thrown.

Actually, Rhodes’ wiki entry mentions this:

In 2001, Rhodes was pitching against the Cleveland Indians when Indians shortstop Omar Vizquel said that Rhodes’ glowing diamond earrings were distracting him from seeing the ball. This incited an argument between both teams that led to Rhodes’ ejection from the game. Since then, players have not been allowed to wear distracting jewelry on the field.

I don’t know where I’m going with this.. just rambling as usual. The moral of the story is this:

It was JEFF WEAVER. He deserved it BECAUSE he is Jeff Weaver.