Uribe Suspension
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AND an undisclosed fine! For giving them Degeneration X Chop! I'm sure an example has to be set for future players, but C'mon man! Wipe off that mascara and pull them panties up!
A fine here is perfectly legit, but the cost of one game for a player (even though he's a pitcher) is preposterous.
Did the Cards provide free spa days and therapy session for their offended players? I' pretty sure not.
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1 game for a pitcher is basically nothing, especially a reliever. He pitched last night, will serve his suspension today since he’d probably be unavailable anyway. No big deal. It’s just a show to keep it in check a little.
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@SavageSteve74_PSN I get that part completely. But what if it was a batter? Do you think the outcome would have been limited to just a fine?
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Probably, a game suspension for a batter has more consequences than a pitcher. I also think the league is trying to keep pitcher celebrations in check a bit more than hitters.
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I don't know. If the the roles were reversed I wouldn't mind a Cardinals player getting punished for it.
In this very old man's opinion, as someone who watched a lot of wrestling in the attitude era, I don't believe that the gesture has a place on the baseball field.
The league knows that gestures like that are only going to raise the chances of escalation and benches clearing brawls in the future.
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@Dolenz_PSN That clarifies it much more. Never thought of the "brawl" factor
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I think context also matters. There was no need for Uribe to be that pumped up to celebrate that big. It was the 8th inning of a 6-0 semi-blowout, all that gesture was going to do was backfire on him and his team. I get he may not have liked having a challenge called on that pitch, but it was super close and if that ended up a ball, oh boy would it have been messy.
I liked that Murphy addressed it right away with him, you could tell a lot of his teammates felt it was too much.
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Anthony Edwards did exactly that and had no consequences.
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Gotta draw the line somewhere otherwise it happens on the little league field next. Nothing wrong with showing a little sportsmanship. Besides do we really want to see Vince McMahon’s attempt at starting a baseball league?
Lol remember the xfl?
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Gotta draw the line somewhere otherwise it happens on the little league field next. Nothing wrong with showing a little sportsmanship. Besides do we really want to see Vince McMahon’s attempt at starting a baseball league?
Lol remember the xfl?
Praise be to God that McMahon doesn't make his own baseball league. I don't even think it'll attract real talent.
