It was billed as an evening of peace and love, but became a frustrating night for a lot of people as the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks came in to Winnipeg and beat the Goldeyes 13-4 at Canwest Park.
The promotion was the “40th Anniversary of Woodstock Night” presented by local radio station 92-CITI FM and what started out as an evening of peace, love and baseball, turned into a scuffle between Fargo manager Doug Simunic and Goldeyes third base coach Tom Vaeth.
After Fargo starter Garry Bakker threw one pitch over the head of Goldeyes third baseman Kevin West and then, later, hit West with a pitch, an argument began between Simunic and Vaeth. Simunic then whacked Vaeth with an open hand, a couple of punches were exchanged and the dugouts cleared. Eventually, the umpires gained control of the situation, Vaeth and Simunic were tossed and play resumed without incident.
Through it all, Goldeyes manager Rick Forney was nowhere to be found. With the playoff roster deadline approaching, he was in his office working the phones.
On the field, Goldeyes starter Ace Walker gave up eight runs on 10 hits over four-plus innings and left the game with his team down 8-3.
“We played poorly tonight,” said Forney. “We just didn’t get a good performance from our starter. Ace just didn’t have good command of his pitches. Most of what he threw was out over the plate and against a team that’s as hot as these guys (the RedHawks), you’re going to get hit pretty hard.
“You have to pitch very well to beat this team and we didn’t pitch very well.”
The RedHawks scored two in the first, three in the second, two in the third and five in the fifth and that was plenty. The Goldeyes could manage only four runs on eight hits.
The Goldeyes also got some bad news during the game. Second baseman Josh Asanovich twisted his knee on the wet grass in the outfield and will be out at least week and maybe 10 days.
“He really tweaked something,” said Forney. “I’m not certain what the problem is but it looks like he’ll be out for awhile.”
The two rivals are back at tonight for a double-header beginning at 6 p.m.
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