Mt. Olsen Erupts…Again.

Olsen_1Well, folks, it was only a matter of time before Scott Olsen’s blazing temperament made headlines again. Especially after Hook, Line Drive, and Sinker awarded Ollie’s previous outbursts of fury with gold and bronze status in the GameFish Mid-Season Ceremonies. I am sure the acollades, coupled with the fact that Scott was irritated at not sweeping the category, were the motivation behind Sunday’s dugout scuffle with Sergio Mitre.

Olsen, 23, was suspended for two games without pay for what Marlins officials are calling "insubordination and conduct detrimental to the team." While the Marlins are remaining hush-hush about the specifics of the melee, an eyewitness told reporters that Scott became quite enraged over a faulty button on his jersey. His "unprofessional" comments regarding the offending garment apparently disturbed several people in the dugout, one of whom was pitcher Sergio Mitre. According to the eyewitness, Olsen had to be restrained by two police officers, while Sergio Mitre looked at Scott as though he was "ready to kill him."

Now I am not one to defend Scott’s tendency to volcanic explosions of temper (as long-time readers of HLD&S are well aware), but I do have to question the validity of this supposed eyewitness account. Forgive me for being skeptical, but when, exactly, has Sergio Mitre not looked as though he wanted to kill someone? The man looks like he eats little children for breakfast, and I am almost certain that I have never seen even the slightest smirk cross his intimidating features. How can we be certain that his outraged expression was directed at Scott?

Furthermore, have Marlins officials never known the hideous annoyance of a deffective button? I, for one, know the stress it can cause, and am shocked that a mere pair of deputies were able to subdue the southpaw after such a vexatious inconvenience.   

I suppose we will never know what exactly transpired in the corner of the home dugout Sunday (at least not for a decade or so, when Olsen–kicked off of yet another MLB team for his incurable petulance–releases his memoirs). For now, we will have to be satisfied with the fact that in-house fisticuffs tend to bring out the best in Ollie on the mound. Last season, his shiner courtesy of Randy Messenger induced a winning spree of sorts, and the shoving match with Miguel Cabrera didn’t exactly hurt his ERA either.

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