David Ortiz Receives Four-Game Suspension For Fight With Kevin Gregg
by Ben Buchanan on Jul 14, 2011 5:27 PM EDT
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The MLB has suspended David Ortiz for four games after his fight with Kevin Gregg last week. The suspension is set to begin tomorrow, July 15 when the Red Sox take on the Rays in their first game since the All-Star break. Gregg has also received a four-game suspension.
We're all plenty familiar with the incident in question by now. Sox drub Orioles, Gregg throws inside on Ortiz, Ortiz takes exception, Ortiz flies out, Gregg shouts at Ortiz, Ortiz runs at Gregg. It seems the MLB has decided that both parties were equally at fault--or near enough that their punishments won't differ.
The Orioles received a couple more hits for Mike Gonzalez' throwing behind Ortiz in the final game of the series, with Gonzalez taking a three-game hit that will begin at the start of the next O's - Sox series (why do the Sox have to suffer, I ask?), and Showalter being forced to miss tonight's game against the Indians.
Chances are that Ortiz will choose to appeal the ruling, so that he might serve it in an easier series and perhaps even get a game or two knocked off. We'll have to see how that turns out in the weeks to come.
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Unfair.
It sucks that we have to lose our league-leading DH, while the Orioles lose a relief pitcher who’s main role is to appear in the ninth inning when the O’s are in the lead by less than three runs. When are the O’s ever in the lead in the ninth innning?
They should have to sit a useful player, like… uh…
Nevermind.
"Laser show. So relax."
Francona is to McDonald and Jenks as Infant is to Plastic Bags and Matches
by nuthinboutnuthin on Jul 14, 2011 5:43 PM EDT reply actions
^^^^ SARCASM
"Laser show. So relax."
Francona is to McDonald and Jenks as Infant is to Plastic Bags and Matches
by nuthinboutnuthin on Jul 14, 2011 5:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Can't imagine
Two defenseless players on the roster? Who do you send down?
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by Ben Buchanan on Jul 14, 2011 6:10 PM EDT up reply actions
plus he isn't even on the 40 man
I suppose that assuming Sutton goes down when Crawford comes back, they could potentially DFA Hottovy, send Sutton down, and call up Lavarnway until Crawford is back. But that’s way convoluted and I’m sure they don’t want a hitting prospect’s first pitchers they face in the majors to be Price and Shields.
More likely, Ortiz appeals and starts serving during the Baltimore series and they use those few games to give Youk and Scutaro a rest and maybe give a couple extra at bats to Reddick and (I know) McDonald.
Oh, I think Ortiz appeals so he can play the TB series
and sit out afterwards. We have Baltimore and Seattle as the next two series after Tampa.
Galactus does as he pleases. Because Galactus is drunk.
@#$%ing Twit: @blogtard
doesn't clear up roster space
just means he can’t play those games, so we basically have a 24 man roster
I've been gone for about a week, is Navarro still in the bigs?
Will he be playing 3rd with Youk at first and Gonzo at DH?
DFA The Tampa Bay Rays
I'm a 7 WAR player in bed.
Fear the Roar.
yes he is
and no they won’t. Youk hates switching positions and they’d probably rather keep everyone comfortable. I’m sure that it’ll be some combo of McDonald/Navarro/Youk/Crawford DHing for a few games. They can give Youk an extra day of rest and maybe ease Crawford back in by DHing him for a game. Not ideal, but suspensions won’t be.
Yeah
Navarro 3B, Gonzo 1B, Youk DH
Crawford – Drew – Reddick in the corners and DH
Those are the combos I’d expect.
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by Ben Buchanan on Jul 14, 2011 6:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Something is wrong here.
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by Ben Buchanan on Jul 14, 2011 7:58 PM EDT up reply actions
It's not a spilt squad game?
;-)
"What's so special about Lou Gehrig? Shouldn't EVERY Yankee have a disease named after him?"
by Tessie's Dad on Jul 14, 2011 8:10 PM EDT up reply actions
*split squad
not spilt, although that should be a metaphor for something….
"What's so special about Lou Gehrig? Shouldn't EVERY Yankee have a disease named after him?"
reply fail
I give up now.
"What's so special about Lou Gehrig? Shouldn't EVERY Yankee have a disease named after him?"
by Tessie's Dad on Jul 14, 2011 8:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Man, you have no idea how to work this site.
Galactus does as he pleases. Because Galactus is drunk.
@#$%ing Twit: @blogtard
In my defense
I was playing the new “Score Against the Yankees” drinking game. By the end of the first, I was hammered.
"What's so special about Lou Gehrig? Shouldn't EVERY Yankee have a disease named after him?"
by Tessie's Dad on Jul 14, 2011 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Mike Cameron is the Marlins everyday CF now
Whatever happened to Chris Coughlan or Bonifacio or Maybin? Sad
I'll handle this
Maybin- On the Padres. He was traded because the full time center fielder was going to be:
Coghlan- who is currently rehabbing a knee injury that he acquired right when the Marlins were going to demote him anyways because he was playing so badly
Bonifacio- Starting at third most of the time I think. Still playing.
Don't look now
But Drake Britton had three good innings tonight.
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Schadenfreude update
The Jays have a team OBP of over 500 tonight.
Serve the suspension against the Orioles
Note to Papi – get your future suspensions before interleague play.
I say appleal quickly and get a 2-3 game suspension and serve it against the Orioles. This is what MLB would want anyway and Sox should be fine without Papi against Orioles.
+1:
Note to Papi – get your future suspensions before interleague play.
Seriously.
Another +1:
I say appleal quickly and get a 2-3 game suspension and serve it against the Orioles.
He has apparently already said he will appeal. Which is logical. Put him in against Tampa and sit him vs. either Baltimore and/or Seattle.
Galactus does as he pleases. Because Galactus is drunk.
@#$%ing Twit: @blogtard
Or both
King Felix will probably pitch the first game of the Seattle series. Given that Francona likes to play matchup games, there’s a fair chance he’d like to get another righthanded hitter in the lineup for that game anyway. So serve the suspension the last game or two against Baltimore and the first against Seattle.
That's...what I thought.
Galactus does as he pleases. Because Galactus is drunk.
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So he is
My mistake. You know how it is — the Sox often make even mediocre lefties look good in recent years and Hernandez more or less owns them, so I think he’s a lefty even when he isn’t.
Still, Ortiz is 2 for 11 against him over the past four years. That is the kind of sample size Francona has been using to make matchup decisions this year.
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