Jorge faces three game suspension
ByAs expected, MLB has levied a suspension on Jorge Posada. The brawling catcher will sit for four three games and pay a $3,000 fine. There’s no word, at this moment, if Jorge plans to appeal. Jesse Carlson received an identical penalty, although the $3K will hurt him more than it will Posada. It would make sense for Jorge to start serving his suspension immediately. He’s already sitting out tonight with a sore neck, and the next three games are in Seattle. Jorge would then be back for the series in Anaheim.
Update: Jorge’s suspension has been reduced to three games, and he’ll start serving tonight. Smart man.
Update by Ben: Apparently, Shelley Duncan is getting a three-game suspension too. Rod Barajas, Kevin Long and Edwar Ramirez were all fined but were not suspended. Jorge won’t play until Sunday and can use the time off to rest his aching finger. The Yankees will miss Shelley only if the Blue Jays start something tonight.
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$3,000 vacation HUZZAH!
$3,000 vacation with Laura Posada’s sweater puppets HUZZAH!
I bet Carlson has a sore face.
He should toughen it up with some urine.
“You don’t want to do that!”
That’s not that bad, I thought he’d get more games. I hope he takes it now for the reasons you said plus I need him for my fantasy baseball playoffs next week!
More games? More than someone charging the mound, throwing your helmit at the pitcher, and failing to tackle him?
It would make sense for Jorge to start serving his suspension immediately. He’s already sitting out tonight with a sore neck, and the next three games are in Seattle.
Jorge Posada at Safeco Field, career – .248/.318/.380 (.698) in 37 games (154 PA)
Sure, works for me…
Its whats fair…might be able to get it down to 3 games but Jorge should just leave it be and take it like a man!
Not a bad suspension.
A $3000 fine is not nearly enough. At the minimum the fine should be $10k. Posada’s actions are inexcusable. The pitch behind him was like a warning flare, it didn’t hit him, don’t know how a lefty reliever can do that and not hit the batter, but if he wanted to hit him I’m sure he could have. The pitch was a message that the Yankee pitchers need to have better control and not hit batters. Posada clearly over reacted to the situation.
Posada clearly over reacted to the situation.
No but you sure did.
IETC
+20
Posada is a grown man. This type of violence from him should not be exhibited. He put his entire team and Yankees playoff hopes in jeopardy by instigating the altercation.
We all like to see a good fight or argument in baseball, but when you step back and think about it the brawl does nothing to help the Yankees.
PeteAbe is that you?
Nope, just a fan who’s tired of violent outbursts from professional athletes.
I’m fine with it. Baseball fights are usually just shoving matches anyways. Rarely do you see all out brawls.
Usually its fine, but this evolved into more than the normal shoving or shouting match. That last thing I want is for any Yankee player to get hurt in a fight. The Yankees need the be at full strength for October and have the best record in the AL.
“This type of violence from him should not be exhibited.”
Wow, he shoved him. Chill out buddy.
You also can’t discount that emotion is part of the game and that over a 162+ game season, you are going to have a few dust-ups along the way. No one is condoning what Jorge did, but I really don’t appreciate the moralizing that is going on either. In the end, Jorge gets a little break and all of the fanboys/girls get to see their hero Frankie Cervelli get a few more AB’s over the next three games.
He put his entire team and Yankees playoff hopes in jeopardy by instigating the altercation.
Well, that’s just great. You hear that, Ed?
Bears.
add another zero….fine is $30,000
I read $3000 on another site.
http://www.rotoworld.com/conte.....038;spln=1
LoHud has it at 30,000
that
Feinsand has it at $3K, twice. Once in the headline, once in the post. And has it at both $3K and $3,000. I’m trusting that one.
wow $3,000 is a joke
Yeah, but the fines are all on the same scale for everyone, regardless of player salary. They can’t make them too high.
A 3 day suspension is a loss of $6,666 for someone making the $400k minimum. So almost a $10k loss for the player. That becomes huge when you’re talking about a player bouncing between the minors and majors.
And duh, following out that train of thought…
Posada gets a $3k fine and loses $218,333 in salary. The fine isn’t much but salary loss is still a nice chunk of money.
Do you remember how much Youk got fined? I couldn’t find it via google. He used his helmet as a weapon so I’d guess his was more, I just wanted to compare the fines.
cant find it either, all the articles just mentioned they were both fined
Does missing with the helmet get factored in?
cant imagine, its all abour intent. and he intended to hit porcello with his helmet
Well I was thinking that he should get fined more because he missed and got tackled.
ha, yeah i missed your point there.
fine him more for a bad thow and bad attempetd tackle
All the more epic fail, given the helmet size
It cud hv been ugly… for once Bob Watson didnt look at the uniform… i was damn sure he would give 5+ game suspension for JoPo.. lucky lucky idiot…
now lets go win this one
hear Shelley Duncan got 3 games.
I wouldn’t want to be on the receiving end of Duncan’s blows. I guess he wasn’t going to play much anyway.
too many forearm smashes
SMASHSMASHSMASH
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Kyle Farnsworth and Shelley Duncan would make up an impressive duo of baseball players more known for their fighting abilities than their baseball abilities.
don’t forget when Brian Bruney was fat…he was also a force to be wrecking with.
i gotta ask…did you use wrecking on purpose, or did you not know the saying is ‘reckoned’ with (sic)?
It was mind-bottling, that’s for sure.
i want to pull back my middle finger with my thumbs and THWACK! you each time you say that!!!
you say tomato…i say Tamato
Is “MATT $@%#ING BUSH” a free agent?
I like the way you thing, Jack.
(picks up freshman, hurls him)
$@%#ING EAST COUNTY!
Every September, we bring up Shelley and Matt and start “reckoning” shit.
Smart man for serving his suspension now. He’ll be fresh for Anaheim.
So did he appeal it?
Nope. I believe the DN got the news wrong the first time. The suspension was three predicated on Jorge’s not appealing.
“Rod Barajas, Kevin Long and Edwar Ramirez were all fined but were not suspended.”
First he singlehandedly turns all the Yankee hitters into Babe Ruth, then he starts mixing it up in brawls, choking mad bitches like Wayne Brady.
I love you, Kevin Long.
Kevin Long is headed for Monument Park.
No man can carve a liking of Kevin Long into any material, lest He be upset and condemn the earth to a thousand year draught
No man can carve a liking of Kevin Long into any material, lest He be upset and condemn the earth to a thousand year draught
NICK SWISHER can…and kevin will back him up on that.
Well stated my friend!
Nice vacation
If I had missed last night’s game and was forced to surmise what Posada had done by (crazy) fan reaction only, I’d probably say “Shit, he stabbed a man, didn’t he?”
Such delicate sensibilities!
There were horses, and a man on fire, and Jorge killed a guy with a trident.
Jorge like lamp.
TSJC, I would like to extend to you an invitation to the pants party.
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I want to know if John McDonald could tell us how Bob Watsons D1ck tastes? HOW did he not get a suspension for giving Girardi a shiner?
It was a heat of the moment thing and everybody has to get a grip and move on.Besides noone knows what else was said to Pasada that made him fly off the handle he doesn’t usually condone that kind of actions so stop being judgemental and just like i said move on and find something else to complain about.