I will continue my crusade for lengthy suspensions for pitchers who intentionally hit batters. The latest idiot is Carlos Rondon:
“If [Rondon] doesn’t want to compete in a situation that’s not sexy, they should just send his ass home,” said Royals pitcher Danny Duffy, who was more active in the scrum than any player on either team when the benches cleared.
No punches were thrown and only one player — Rondon — was ejected.
That “non-sexy” situation was the final inning of a blowout game that ended in a 16-2 victory for the Royals. It’s possible that Rondon was miffed when Lorenzo Cain scored from second on a single rather than stop at third base as is sometimes expected and appreciated in the waning moments of lopsided games.
None of his Tigers teammates seem very supportive, as Detroit needed to use a position player to pitch.
Ausmus said he didn’t get an explanation from umpires about why Rondon was ejected while Moustakas, who threw his bat down and took a step toward the mound, was not. “But I didn’t need a written report,” he said.
I still feel intentionally hitting a batter should be a one-month suspension. It’s dangerous enough to stand at the plate when the pitcher is trying to hit the strike zone.
from baseballmusings.com http://ift.tt/2u1aDWe
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