Follow up on ump hit by the bat

[fonzzy07]

hey guys i didn't see this posted so I thought I'd post it.
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2438919
Do you think the punishment is fair?

[SanDiegoSteve]

He "flipped the bat underhand????????"

And the Titanic was a rowboat!

[BigUmp56]

Originally Posted by fonzzy07

hey guys i didn't see this posted so I thought I'd post it.
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2438919
Do you think the punishment is fair?

H@11 no, I don't think it's fair! This puke will be able to come back and earn $350,000 because the IL didn't suspend him for the rest of the season. He should have been done for the remainder of the 2006 season.


Tim.

[tmp44]

Well I put the over/under on how long he would be suspended at 50 in the original post so, yea, it's fair . In all honesty, I do think 50 games is a good call, although I just wonder if the penalty would have been more if he actually would have injured the ump....

[tmp44]

Originally Posted by PWL

"It's an unfortunate incident and there should be no place for actions like that in the game of baseball", the umpire said in a statement released by Pawtucket, "Any official should not be treated like that. He embarrassed himself and his teammates".

Poor little scab making a statement about how people should be treated. He helps PBUC stab the AMLU umpires in the back, and he feels mistreated. Maybe scab boy should have thought about that before he took the job. Kind of like the AMLU umpires who knew what they were getting into when the signed their crappy contracts. Does this sound familiar?

If he has hard feelings about the job, he can just "quit" like the striking umpires. No, he will just cry about his shabby treatment and not even reveal his name. A real manly man, wouldn't you say.

He wanted to drive in the fast lane, he just doesn't want to go over the speed limit.

Here we go again...I think I'll get a super-sized box of popcorn for this one .

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by PWL

"It's an unfortunate incident and there should be no place for actions like that in the game of baseball", the umpire said in a statement released by Pawtucket, "Any official should not be treated like that. He embarrassed himself and his teammates".

Poor little scab making a statement about how people should be treated. He helps PBUC stab the AMLU umpires in the back, and he feels mistreated. Maybe scab boy should have thought about that before he took the job. Kind of like the AMLU umpires who knew what they were getting into when they signed their crappy contracts. Does this sound familiar?

If he has hard feelings about the job, he can just "quit" like the striking umpires. No, he will just cry about his shabby treatment and not even reveal his name. A real manly man, wouldn't you say.

He wanted to drive in the fast lane, he just doesn't want to go over the speed limit.

Once again, you missed the point. Young deserved to be ejected, and the umpire did not deserve a bat to the chest. That is the point. Your anti-scab argument is moot. Not "mute" as you would incorrectly say.

[bobbybanaduck]

Originally Posted by tmp44

Well I put the over/under on how long he would be suspended at 50 in the original post so, yea, it's fair . In all honesty, I do think 50 games is a good call, although I just wonder if the penalty would have been more if he actually would have injured the ump....

looks like our bet was a push. damn over/unders.

that guy's name is common knowledge in my neck of the woods. i'm not gonna post it, but i might share if you wanna message me.

[RPatrino]

I wish we could "MUTE" him.....hahaha


Bob P.

[Stripes1950]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

He "flipped the bat underhand????????"

And the Titanic was a rowboat!

It looked to me like it was thrown underhand but it's still a bat and a guy in blue. Bad move, Delmon!

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by Stripes1950

It looked to me like it was thrown underhand but it's still a bat and a guy in blue. Bad move, Delmon!

You can throw objects underhand pretty darn fast, as do fastpitch softball pitchers. My objection was with the word "flipped." That bat was "winged" at the umpire as it bounced off of him a good 6 ft. at least.

Speaking of "flipped," how about Bernie Williams intentionally throwing his helmet at the umpire? Totally bush, and old washed up Bernie should get a few days off for that stunt. Now if it had been an AMLU umpire working the game, it would never have happened.