Why do guys always have to fight?

There are a lot of physical altercations on the New York Kings, and most of them have to do with pitcher Bruce “Jilly” Gillette and third baseman Drake Schultz. These two always seem to be going at it—in hotel hallways, in the shower room, on the floor of the stadium. They’re full of testosterone, ready to duke it out at the drop of a hat. They like to curb their aggression by kicking each other’s asses.

Growing up, Jilly was always picked on despite being the biggest kid in the room. On the playground, he learned to defend himself by using his fists. Drake had a complicated childhood, too, resorting to violence as his first means of defense whenever he had a problem with someone. So it’s not surprising that when these two become teammates, they tend to settle matters by wrestling each other to the ground.

They both know it’s not the best way to solve things, but Drake comes to respect Jilly’s toughness and Jilly just comes to see Drake as a bloodthirsty lunatic, especially when Drake attacks him while he’s still recovering from Tommy John surgery. Jilly usually goes after Drake in order to right a wrong or to shut him up whenever he starts running his mouth, but for some reason Drake seems to take particular pleasure in seeing how much bodily harm Jilly can take, always testing his limits.

Jilly knows he’s not the only one on the team who wants to beat the living daylights out of Drake, but so far, he’s been the only one to do it. Drake is the kind of guy who likes to push his teammates over the edge, so they’ll go after him. He bates them, needles them, but Jilly’s doesn’t let his taunts go unanswered. He keeps the team troublemaker in check, as much as he can.

But is Drake really nothing more than a bully? You’ll have to wait and see what happens in Drake’s story, coming in 2015. I can’t wait to open the door to his heart and reveal why he is the way he is.