Here's the full transcript of Richie Sexson's postgame interview following last night's game in which he was ejected for charging the mound and throwing his helmet at Rangers' starter Kason Gabbard. It took Richie a while to come out for the interview. But he was very honest about the situation ...

Here's the complete transcript.

I understood the situation. There's a right and a wrong way to play the game. H it me below the shoulders and I'm fine with it. I was well aware of the fact that he's probably going to hit me and I go to first. But if you get up near the face that's when you start talking about careers and you start talking about family. There's a lot of stuff you can lose going up toward the head.

I'm sure it will turn into a he said, she said, and I wasn't throwing at him, but everybody in the ballpark knew what was going on. You get up it near the face or the head, nobody should deal with that. It's the wrong way to play baseball.

What goes through your mind in that moment?

It's a rage. If that ball hits me in the face, what are we talking about here. Who knows what that could have led to. At that time you're so (expletive) off, you don't know what even exactly happens for the next five minutes. It's a rage at that point.

I know throwing the helmet was the wrong thing. It's a chicken (expletive) move. I know in the end it wasn't the right thing to do. I lost it right there. I kept on thinking about a lot of things.

The whole time I was walking up to the plate, I was saying I don't mind getting hit, just keep it down.

Last night, I missed the game. I was with my child at Children's Hospital. It's just a lot of (expletive) running through your head right there. So if you get up near my face, I'm not dealing with it.

I wouldn't have been angry if he kept the ball down. He knows where it's going, keep it down.

Did the team's recent woes also help fuel his anger?

I'm sure it all came to a head right there. It's no secret we haven't scored any runs for a while. It's no secret we haven't been living up to our potential.

Has he ever seen a team struggle like this offensively?

No I haven't. This team offensively, on paper we're way better than this.