A-Rod and Dempster

[grunewar]

MLB suspends Ryan Dempster 5 games for hitting A-Rod

[JRutledge]

I do not understand the reluctance to just dump these guys. It was obvious he was throwing at A-Rod. He should have gotten more games, but I can live with that suspension.

Peace

[tjones1]

Originally Posted by grunewar

MLB suspends Ryan Dempster 5 games for hitting A-Rod

Originally Posted by JRutledge

I do not understand the reluctance to just dump these guys. It was obvious he was throwing at A-Rod. He should have gotten more games, but I can live with that suspension.

Peace

What equates to 1 game is BS, imo.

He should have been dumped. He had his chance to drill him "undetected" and he missed.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by tjones1

What equates to 1 game is BS, imo.

He should have been dumped. He had his chance to drill him "undetected" and he missed.

I think anytime you hit someone on purpose you should be ejected. Forget all this warning stuff and "This is pro ball" crap that I hear about at that level. The NFL is cracking down on stuff. The NBA is cracking down on stuff. What the heck is wrong with MLB. They allow all this fighting and bench clearing while even the NHL makes it clear if a single person comes off the bench in that sport they will be ejected and suspended. All these stupid, unwritten rules.

Peace

[grunewar]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

They allow all this fighting and bench clearing while even the NHL makes it clear if a single person comes off the bench in that sport they will be ejected and suspended.

Wouldn't it be great if all the relief pitchers in the bullpens got ejected and suspended if they left their areas and jogged toward the mound/plate during a "base-brawl?"

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by grunewar

Wouldn't it be great if all the relief pitchers in the bullpens got ejected and suspended if they left their areas and jogged toward the mound/plate during a "base-brawl?"

You do not even have to eject them, suspend their behinds. Then when bullpens are going to be messed up during a crucial stretch, this crap will stop.

Peace

[Steven Tyler]

Originally Posted by grunewar

Wouldn't it be great if all the relief pitchers in the bullpens got ejected and suspended if they left their areas and jogged toward the mound/plate during a "base-brawl?"

Most of them look too winded to do anything after they get there.

[PeteBooth]

Agreed, Dempster getting a 5 game suspension is a joke. He doesn't miss a start. There should be different rules for pitcher's as opposed to position players.

Pete Booth

[grunewar]

Originally Posted by PeteBooth

Agreed, Dempster getting a 5 game suspension is a joke. He doesn't miss a start. There should be different rules for pitcher's as opposed to position players.

Pete Booth

I agree, but was trying to think of a "like" punishment.

i.e - There are 162 games in a season. If you suspend a position player for five games (for whatever reason), that's 3% of his potential season. If a starting pitcher were expected to start 30 games and was to be suspended for the equivalent 3%, that equals one start. What about relievers? What's the best way to do this?

[ozzy6900]

And for all those who don't think baseball polices itself, MLB just suspended Dempster for 5 games.

See, like I said so many times, you can't criticize the pros though the eyes of an amateur.

[scrounge]

Originally Posted by ozzy6900

And for all those who don't think baseball polices itself, MLB just suspended Dempster for 5 games.

See, like I said so many times, you can't criticize the pros though the eyes of an amateur.

I don't really think the suspension rules out criticism of the PU at the time. Dempster should have been dumped AND he should have been suspended, as he was.

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by ozzy6900

And for all those who don't think baseball polices itself, MLB just suspended Dempster for 5 games.

See, like I said so many times, you can't criticize the pros though the eyes of an amateur.

And as the schedule lands ... he'll miss ZERO games.

[tjones1]

What's the difference between Strasburg and Dempster?

[ozzy6900]

Originally Posted by MD Longhorn

And as the schedule lands ... he'll miss ZERO games.

So? Suspension is suspension in MLB. The Player's Union and MLB could never agree to actual games played as a suspension basis. Heck, they were arguing that when I played eons ago! As a matter of fact, I sat a suspension for our clean up hitter. Back then you could do that!!