Any suspensions would be served during the regular season
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Checked with MLB earlier today. Here is what I was told by spokesman Pat Courtney:
If it is determined that the actions of any of the personnel involved in the incident warrant a suspension that suspension would have to be served during regular season games. There have been multiple regular season suspensions in the last several years that were issued as the result of incidents during Spring Training.
So if MLB suspends Shelley Duncan or Joe Girardi, they’ll sit when it counts. Because warnings were issued before the game, it’s likely there will be some sort of punishment. It could be a fine or suspension or both.
How odd would it be for Girardi to be suspended for his first game as Yankees manager?
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Peter Abraham
It’s still worth it. Roy Halladay mows over the Yanks every year anyway so I’m not really expecting much from the season opener.
We’ll be fine, I still think we’re gonna go undefeated this year…
just watched your video on the front page of espn.com pete ….good stuff
Pete,
Go to bed. We want to talk stink about you.
I think that Girardi would take the suspension as a badge of honor. Okay, he’d be sick inside, but he’d back up his guys.
Don’t worry, I’m sure Rob Thomson will keep the New Era Yankees in order by instructing Wang to throw at Matt Stairs for being Canadian.
I think it’d suck having to miss the first game of the season due to a suspension.
You had to look that up to know? I thought it was fairly common knowledge (even among casual fans) that suspensions would absolutely be regular season suspensions. What on earth would suspending someone for a pre-season game do???
There’s no WAY there should be suspensions here. Duncan’s slide might have been a bit awkward and his spikes might have been a BIT high, but it was clearly, *clearly* not a slide with intent to injure. Heck, he didn’t even slide past the bag, and he didn’t have any sort of kicking motion (he pulled his leg back as he slid in). If there’s a suspension for a “routine” slide into 2nd, that’s almost as bad as Joba being suspended for “almost” hitting a batter.
Man would THAT make MLB look stupid.
you want to suspend Shelley, fine, but you gotta suspend Gomes as well.
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Goodness gracious, I think I saw every single one of those rules broken today. Even Maddon said something about ‘near-criminal’.
Rebecca-
Gomes will be in AAA, that’s penalty enough. Yeah, but he will suspended too.
I suppose Jay recieved the first suspension for his cleating Ol’ Abe a few minutes ago…..
I love that some mainstream bloggers are actually proponents of some kind of conspiracy here. Like they’d actually send the fans into a tizzy about a phantom elbow problem which is no joke. Or that they’d leave all the regulars at home even though they always take close to the league mandated minimum of 3 starters.
Yup. Jay is gonna have at least a 15 game suspension
Buddy: You have a point.
mel
All the players and writers are in on it. Selig is hoping that this little thing with the Rays/Yanks will heat up so much, that the Rays might actually make a profit this year = more commission money in Selig’s pocket.
For Gomes it would hurt even more, because if he’s called up his suspension kicks in. Why is Gomes in AAA? If he gets called up because someone is injured or suspended
it would be an emergencey then that really hurts the team because he wouldn’t be able to play until suspension is served. Shelley’s just some bench player. Shall we say “enforcer” dude. Or forearm bashing cheerleader in the dugout dude. haha.
I’d like to see Shelley hit a routine ground ball and slide into the first base man. That would warrant many replays.
I just say the brawl on ESPN and it appeared to me that the real winner in this brawl is Jhonny Gomes.He was the one standing up for his teammate and Shelly Duncan appeared to be running away from the mob after his cheap slide.
And by the way did Shelly Duncan did this on his own or did Joe Girardi instruct him to do so? Only a congressional hearing can tell..Where is Rusty Hardin when we need him.
Look at this. Tomorrow will be historic. Moose on the mound and Billy Crystal in the outfield. First team to have two (!) sixty year-old teammates.
That was supposed to be the highlight of the week and we’re talking about this.
I want to see Crystal take out a position player. You’re not a true Yankee until you’ve been suspended.
mel, we can always count on you for humor!
Gomes is not starting the year in AAA especially with Baldelli out indefinitely. Gomes had a breakthrough year last year. Ok I admit it, he’s on my fantasy team, however, I don’t get points for punches thrown. He probably does with his manager though.
Rebecca,
Director of Keeping it Light!
Jeff NJ,
I didn’t read into it, but Baldelli hs some kind of muscle disorder? Fatigue or something. I hope it’s not serious.
This would not have happened if the new Cry Baby Manager Joe Girardi didn’t make such a big issue with play at the home plate and then instructed his own team member to do the same cheap dirty play that he was crying abt last week.
Gomes has to be embarrassed. Not only did he attempt a cheap shot, but he bounced his face off of Shelley’s back and fell in a heap on the ground. He made a punk move and suffered the most damage.
Mike Lowell is allowed to level Cano, but Duncan cant try to knock the ball loose? Lowell’s hit was far worse imo, but it’s called ‘good, hardball’. well, you wanted it Maddon.
But what I saw was Shelly Duncan running away from Gomes like a coward and Gomes charging towards Duncan.
And by the why was it that Gomes got passionate Hi-fives from his teammates after he was ejected while I didn’t see any support for Duncan from his teammates.
What I saw was Gomes charging into someone’s back like a punk and then fall on the ground like a little girl.
What I love is that no one on the Rays had a thing to say when it was a Ray who was overaggressive. Now Shelley slides with spikes up, and Maddon is up in arms and is nothing but words.
Here’s the result of Gomes’ cheap shot:
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/teams/photo?photoId=1863422&team=nyy
Gomes flailing around on the ground. LOL
NYY,
lol it’s rare we get a Rays troll
Didn’t we get a Royals troll once? Or some such nonsense?
probably. nothing here shocks me anymore lol
LC,
Remember the Toronto troll named “Jesse Litsch eats babies”?
there are Ray fan trolls ? wow
Andrea,
How’s the coughing fits?
mel,
haha i do actually
NYY, you are too much. have you actually seen the video? Gomes comes racing in from out of nowhere and tries to shove Shelley to the ground. Shelley sorta stepped back as Gomes fell to the ground = Gomes, a strong guy, running at full speed, with the element of surprise, was able to move Shelley about two feet. oh, it woulda been a beat down of the worst kind for Gomes (if not for 50 other guys jumping in). Think Lloyd/Strawberry vs. Benitez circa 1998.
Technically, there might be more Rays trolls than actual Rays fans.
mel: much better, thanks for asking! I got some antibiotics, an inhaler, some nasal spray and a decongestant, so it went right away. All it took was half a pharmacy. I still can’t seem to sleep though.
I’m glad. Your ribs probably feel better, too.
Try reading the Mitchell Report. It’ll put to sleep right away.
Good job duncan! Next time just kick Iwamura’s face with your spikes. Not that it matters anyway, the guy is already ugly.
I’ve actually read parts of the Mitchell Report. It is quite boring. My problem is that I try to sit there and figure out who he’s talking about when he won’t mention names.
Hey, is all the Clemens crap over with? Or are people just finding better things to talk/write about? Either way, I’m cool with it.
Well at least Shelley will get the entire Spring Training to prove himself.
Couple of questions/comments;
First if both teams were warned before the game how come Girardi was NOT thrown out after Phillips hit the batter and Phillips was. I always thought that the manager automatically got tossed if a warning has been issued. Also Girardi wasnt tossed after the brawl either so what basis would a suspension for him be issued?
Second just saw the tape on ESPN anyone notice how quickly Girardi made i to 2nd base I think he if might have been the first Yankee out there he was cruising. Nothing against Torre but he would have never made it out there yes he is older and had a bum knee.
Third if by chance there are any Yankee suspensions to be served for opening day do they still get to be introduced r are they not allowed even that. That would bum me out big time if they could not even be introduced with all the other players who made i.
The video of the slide is not as bad as the pictures. Don’t forget that Duncan slid hard into second base during that Toronto mess last season. This play is no more dirtier than that one. Not to say that it wasn’t dirty, just fitting when you consider the ludicrous rationalizing that goes on about the “right way to play the game.” Give me a break. A catcher should not have his wrist broken in a ST collision because some career minor leaguer wants attention from his manager. Johnny Gomes needs find a center of gravity so he doesn’t fall every time he make any sudden movement someone lest he bat .244 again on his way to Chris Shelton-like anonymity.
Duncan Never ran away…Gomes pushed him from behind in the back…Gomes is the one who fell down!!!
I like this scenario during the season…Farnsworth up and in on Gomes with bases empty and 2 outs.That will win some points with his teamates.
In the pictures I see at least 2 or 3 Rays players grabbing Shelley and Shelley looked like he was just trying to get away. So why did only one of the Rays guys get ejected?
“I like this scenario during the season…Farnsworth up and in on Gomes with bases empty and 2 outs.That will win some points with his teamates.”
How is Farnsworth going to be in a game with the bases empty and two outs? I think that alone would win some points with his teammates. Unless the bases are empty because the last guy hit a home run.
They better not suspend Joe for the first game of the season. And as someone pointed out he wasn’t even thrown out of the game.
agreed, i think the ones ejected will probably serve a suspension or fine.
still, never heard why meachum or long were ejected. crowded scene though, so we may never know. i’m guessing it was getting mouthy with umps.
Only a Yankees fan can compare a legal move (knocking over the catcher when he’s blocking the plate) with a dirty play like coming in with your spikes up.
Gomes wasn’t trying to start a fight, he was sending a message. And like the coward he is, Duncan feigned ignorance.
It doesn’t matter what any of us think. ALL of MLB saw what Duncan did. NO ONE except Girardi called the play at home dirty, that won’t be the case with this. EVERY team will be gunning for Duncan if he ends up staying up with the big club.