Dodgers @ Mets May 20, 2014: No Really, Miguel Olivo Bit Alex Guerrero

The first I heard of today’s Triple-A dust-up between Miguel Olivo and Alex Guerrero was shortly afterward in the Dodger clubhouse here in New York, where one Dodger reliever walked into the clubhouse with another, saying “Did you hear that Olivo bit Guerrero? He went full Mike Tyson on him.” If Scott Boras is to be believed, that’s not an exaggeration, saying that “part of Guerrero’s ear was displaced” and that Guerrero is having plastic surgery. Seriously. This is a real thing that happened. I can’t believe I’m writing it.

	Dodgers			Mets
	4:10pm PT			New York, NY
2B	Gordon		LF	E.Young
RF	Puig		2B	Murphy
SS	Ramirez		3B	Wright
1B	Gonzalez		RF	Granderson
CF	Kemp		CF	C.Young
LF	Crawford		1B	Duda
3B	Uribe		SS	Flores
C	Ellis		C	Centeno
P	Beckett (R)		P	Montero (R)

When asked, Don Mattingly obviously wanted nothing to do with it, simply saying that “our baseball ops people are looking into it,” and Ned Colletti, standing nearby in the dugout, echoed that as well, though he clearly didn’t look happy.

That being said, it seems clear what side the team is taking here. Colletti spoke highly of Guerrero, saying that he wants to find a way to get his bat into the lineup, “maybe at a variety of positions.” When asked if Guerrero would see time at third base, Colletti replied with a sly smile and a “perhaps.” (Chris Jackson notes that Guerrero is expected to see time at the hot corner soon.)

So there’s all that… and still a game to play tonight, with Josh Beckett against rookie Rafael Montero. Mattingly confirmed that Hyun-jin Ryu would start tomorrow, but claims that there still hasn’t been a decision on who goes down to make room for him. Not that he’d tell us anyway; you certainly understand wanting to see what happens tonight before committing to much. If Chris Withrow suddenly throws 58 pitches in relief, that’s a pretty good sign.

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