A-Rod 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!!

[dash_riprock]

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]

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.

[LMan]

Originally Posted by tjones1

What's the difference between Strasburg and Dempster?

The difference is, Dempster was doing the Lord's work.

[tjones1]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

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

That would certainly stop it. But you'd have to include the dugouts too (which is fine).

Originally Posted by Manny A

Obvious to who?

Obvious to anyone knowing what's going on - including Ray Charles.

Originally Posted by LMan

The difference is, Dempster was doing the Lord's work.

It's hard to disagree.

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by ozzy6900

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!!

True. but if MLB REALLY want to address this, the suspension must be longer than just a normal rest cycle plus 1 game. 7-8 games would actually address the issue.

[Manny A]

Originally Posted by tjones1

Obvious to anyone knowing what's going on - including Ray Charles.

Then I guess there are a lot of players on the Braves team named Ray Charles, as well as suits in MLB HQ.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by tjones1

That would certainly stop it. But you'd have to include the dugouts too (which is fine).

And that just proves they are not serious about stopping fighting all together.

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.

[Steven Tyler]

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]

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!