I am definitely getting fed up with the absolute disarray Major league is in, especially in regard to its bench- clearing brawls. This season has witnessed two of the ugliest displays in recent history during American League baseball games: between the Yankees and Orioles, and then again just a couple of weeks ago with the Royals and the Angles.

It is no coincidence that these episodes happened in the AL, where the pitchers don’t have to step into the batter’s box with luxury of the designated hitter. The NL pitchers aren’t quite as eager to throw high and tight, especially when they will have to step into the batter’s box later.

Currently there is no commissioner over the Majors; rather, they have commissioners over the respective leagues, which has added to the disorganization. There is an obvious need for something to be done. There needs to be harsher penalties for players and coaches leaving the bench or bullpen in order to turn the national pastime into an ultimate fighting contest.

Before the implementation of the DH, teams handled these situations themselves. If batters would do something to show up a pitcher or do anything else out of line, they could expect to be thrown at their next at bat. They would handle the situation like men. But in today’s game, if a pitch is inside at all, a hitter acts like a 4- year-old.

If they don’t actually charge the mound, they’ll cry and whine around to the umpire and threaten the hurler with gestures or vulgarities. A pitcher needs to throw inside in order to keep the hitters off the plate. Far too often, the big bashers crowd the plate and dive into the pitch in order to have greater plate coverage. They have such quick hands that they can get around on most pitches, but sometimes their aggressiveness can get them into trouble.

A pitcher usually throws at a hitter in retaliation, but sometimes when they’re throwing close to 100 mph the ball is going to sail. It’s a part of the game.

The best way to end this growing trend of brawling is to have stiffer penalties in order to make the players think twice about coming onto the field and doing away with the DH. It may be a bit extreme, but if a player or coach comes onto the field for the purpose of fighting — suspend them for half the season.

Whatever is done needs to be done quickly, before Major League Baseball begins to look like a weak fight promoted by Don King.

Scott Johnson is a senior in liberal studies from Holstein.