A-Rod and Dempster

dash_riprock · #1 (**permalink**) Wed Aug 21, 2013, 07:18pm

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Originally Posted by grunewar

Strasburg missed on several attempts, never actually hit the batter, but was eventually ejected by the PU. No suspension.

Dempster missed on several attempts and eventually hit A-Rod. No ejection, but suspension.

The penalty is for intentionally pitching at the batter. To me, the suspension is MLB saying (among other things) Dempster should have been ejected.

briancurtin · #2 (**permalink**) Wed Aug 21, 2013, 09:40pm

Maybe next year Girardi can throw a red flag and then the base umpires will vote on the ejection, or they'll poll the audience based on cheers.

Steven Tyler · #3 (**permalink**) Sat Aug 24, 2013, 03:31pm

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Originally Posted by dash_riprock

The penalty is for intentionally pitching at the batter. To me, the suspension is MLB saying (among other things) Dempster should have been ejected.

He got a five game suspension so he would have a start pushed back one day.

I doubt O' Nora has any respect for A Fraud either, or he would have dumped Dempster. Hell, he never even gave a warning for the first three pitches. It like a green light to throw at him as long as you don't hit him. I loved it.

UMP45 · #4 (**permalink**) Sat Aug 24, 2013, 08:20pm

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Originally Posted by Steven Tyler

He got a five game suspension so he would have a start pushed back one day.

I doubt O' Nora has any respect for A Fraud either, or he would have dumped Dempster. Hell, he never even gave a warning for the first three pitches. It like a green light to throw at him as long as you don't hit him. I loved it.

Really?! Yhen you question O'Nora's integrity? WOW!