Devil Rays prospect throws bat at plate umpire

[GarthB]

Originally Posted by Clint Lawson

That was a good pitch! I think they get that pitch all the time in Triple A! Maybe he should call the union president. Never mind....he is not in the union. I dont feel bad for the guy at all.

Funny. I was involved in a teacher's strike twenty=eight years ago. A substitute teacher's car was trashed by a group of otherwise educated people who allowed the emotionalism of the strike and union group-think rule their behavior instead of using their intellect.

I felt very sorry for the substitute, as did most of the rational teachers on strike. We took up a collection and paid for the damage to her car.

No one, union or non union, deserves to be treated like that bat throwing punk treated that umpire. I am disappointed that anyone would approve of what happened.