Posted on 08/25/2017 5:59:46 PM PDT by TBP
The league has officially handed down suspensions arising out of yesterday’s fisticuffs between the Tigers and Yankees. Detroit star Miguel Cabrera received the stiffest discipline, with a seven-game ban owing to his “inciting the first bench-clearing incident and fighting.”
Cabrera isn’t the only one who’ll take some games of unpaid leave (pending appeal). Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez got four games for throwing punches in the melee — he was fortunate, perhaps, not to take a harsher punishment — while fellow New York backstop Austin Romine got two for his part in the tangle with Cabrera. That could cause the organization some troubles with filling out its catching situation, though it seems there’ll be some effort to ensure the suspensions aren’t served simultaneously.
In addition to losing their star for some time, the Tigers will go without reliever Alex Wilson for four games because he threw at Todd Frazier after warnings had been issued — and then admitted it (somewhat admirably) after the game. Detroit skipper Brad Ausmus will also sit one out contest due to Wilson’s actions.
All of those players received undisclosed fines. A variety of other participants were levied financial punishment as well. Needless to say, there’ll be plenty of debate over the league’s actions. Tigers righty Michael Fulmer was not suspended despite plunking Sanchez earlier in the game. Likewise, Yankees righty Tommy Kahnle won’t be banned despite throwing behind Cabrera. And fellow New York righty Dellin Betances also avoided punishment though he hit Tigers catcher James McCann in the helmet with a pitch after the initial brawl.
*sign* There is nothing like good, old-fashioned beanball.
I can’t believe the MSM are not blasting Trump for not condemning the violence in Detroit. It may be that these were not southern teams but Ty Cobb was a hateful racist. MSM has let a golden opportunity go to waste.
Ty Cobb was not a racist. It was a hit piece by a single journalist, and never corrected. Ty was the greatest to ever play the game.
“Tigers righty Michael Fulmer was not suspended.” Good. Fulmer is one of the best in the big leagues.
“Ty Cobb was a hateful racist.” False. Ty Cobb was objective.
Anything that gets some Yankees suspended is good!
— Red Sox Nation —
Because it was the Yankees the suspensions were light.
I don’t often watch YouTube clips but when I do they are Of Baseball brawls.
Lol. Me too.
If YouTube were asked to describe me they would say well, she seems to LOVE 2016 election porn and baseball brawls!!
Miggy will get a really nice rest - will put his feet up and not be worried about a thing (except maybe his homeys in Venezuela) and come back ready to lead us ALL . . . THE . . . WAY.
Hopefully we don’t choose this time to go 7-0 without him - that might hurt his feelings.
Ty Cobb was a hateful racist, which was likely a product of his time and circumstances, but it was amplified by the fact that he was also a jerk to just about everyone.
Wrong. The league is usually tougher on the Yankees.
Sanchez got 4 games. Romine got 2. The reason Cabrera got a bigger penalty was that he threw the first punch. Instigating.
Thank you for your statement. I am interested in Ty Cobb. Please let me know if you know of a good book about Ty Cobb.
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