The Detroit Tigers played their home regular season finale yesterday afternoon against the hated Chicago White Sox and fell by an 8-7 decision that saw the Tigers roar back from an 8-2 deficit to make it a ballgame late. However, the game wasn’t without some emotions flaring as White Sox slugger Jose Abreu, on an 0-2 count, mind you, as plunked in the elbow with a fastball and decided to take his frustrations out by attempting to take out the Tigers’ Niko Goodrum on a late and aggressive slide into second base during a steal attempt.

That’s when the fun began:

Here’s what Tigers skipper A.J. Hinch had to say on the matter:

On the flip side, this is what White Sox manager Tony La Russa, who’s approaching 77 years old, by the way, had to say about the incident:

You can read more about yesterday’s scuffle here.

(Also, we think it’s safe to assume that all Tigers fans are happy that the White Sox passed on Hinch in favor of La Russa last offseason.)