FanHouse Julio Castillo

You probably remember the crazy fight above. You know, the one where Cubs prospect Julio Castillo decided to whip a baseball at the opposing dugout and instead struck a fan in the head. Smart thinking, Julio! For his trouble, he's been indicted on two felony counts: felonious assault with a deadly weapon, and felonious assault causing serious physical harm.

That's not really all that surprising. I mean, dude semi-intentionally hit a fan in the head with a baseball. What is surprising is that Castillo remains the Cubs organization. For the good of everyone -- especially minor league fans that want to attend games without the worry of a pitcher throwing a ball at their faces -- the Cubs should probably let Castillo go. The damage is done, I'm afraid.

(HT: Walkoff Walk)

Minor league brawls come, and minor league brawls go. But this one is a shameful doozy, as the Class A affiliates of the Reds (Dayton Dragons) and Cubs (Peoria Chiefs) went at it hard Thursday night. After Julio Castillo hit two batters in the first inning in response to one of his own players getting hit, and a hard slide by the player that was hit in the head (Angel Cabrerra), the "fun" begins. After the managers (Donnie Scott for Peoria, and former Padre Carmelo Martinez for Peoria, who was filling in for Ryne Sandberg) start screaming at each other, Castillo saw it as an opportunity to throw at another Dayton Dragon. Only this time he missed ... and hit a fan in the stands who had to go to the hospital!!!

Castillo was arrested and charged with a felony assault charge. The fan was treated for injuries, and there's no report on his injuries so far.