We are all for boneheaded incidents in sports. It’s fun and humorous sometimes. But what Julio Castillo of the Single A Peoria Chiefs did on Thursday was flat out STUPID. It was downright criminal actually. In a minor league baseball game between the Peoria Chiefs and Dayton Dragons the first inning had some fireworks. A Chiefs hitter was hit by pitch which prompted pitcher Julio Castillo to hit 2 batters in the top of the next inning. This prompted an aggressive slide into 2nd base. Castillo then pitched up and in to the next batter which brought out the Dayton manager. Chiefs interim manager, Carmelo Martinez (there for Ryne Sandberg) came out to here the discussion as well. The two managers got into a heated verbal exchange as things escalated.

Next thing you know, Julio Castillo fires a fastball from about 30 feet into the Dayton dugout. It is unclear who he is trying to hit – but that is besides the point. The ball did not hit anyone directly but bounced into the stands and hit a fan. The fan had to be taken to the hospital but little details are known at this point. This started a 10 minute bench clearing brawl between the two teams.

These are the Cubs and Reds class A teams. So it leads to the question… How can someone have that much anger built up to throw a ball that fast at someone. If that lands and hits someone squarely in the head, someone is dead. BONEHEAD BONEHEAD BONEHEAD. Actually, this may qualify for Bonehead of the year. Castillo was arrested and hopefully gets kicked out of baseball. Cya Bonehead.