Comments on: Sexson Suspended Six Games

By: samson

samson — Sun, 11 May 2008 15:07:06 +0000

What it boils down to….

If he was getting thrown at, he should be applauded for being a man and sticking up for himself. In that case, the GM should give him a bonus.

If he wasn’t getting thrown at, he got the suspension he deserved.

By: DanCooper

DanCooper — Sat, 10 May 2008 08:12:50 +0000

Regarding Richie Sexson’s cowardly idiotic attack on Texas Rangers pitcher Kason Gabbard on Thursday night, I think the Mariners got off easy from MLB: with Sexson being out of the line-up for six games, the Mariners will most likely benefit from his absence, so feeble is his game. This is not the way punishment is supposed to work.

As many previous posters have noted, Gabbard’s pitch was nowhere near Sexson’s head, and Sexson’s childish response was, more than anything, a revealing indictment of his own eye for the strike zone; his invocation of his hospitalized kid as an excuse for his behavior was just pathetic. A more appropriate treatment of Sexson and the Mariners would be for MLB to force the Mariners to USE SEXSON FOR EVERY SCHEDULED GAME FOR THE NEXT MONTH, with this term being extended for two weeks for every game he still misses during such time short of a life-threatening emergency. This would be genuine punishment of Sexson, the Mariners and, unfortunately, truth be told, their fans.

By: FireBavasi

FireBavasi — Sat, 10 May 2008 01:40:41 +0000

Sexson proved how much his pitch recognition is off. Maybe being absolutely terrified of being hit explains his .209 BA.

I have to believe a MLB pitcher could hit a 6′8″ guy 999 times out of 1000 if he really wanted to and the guy wasn’t expecting it.

By: joser

joser — Sat, 10 May 2008 01:37:03 +0000

That’s interesting, psquared. On the radio last night (in the immediate aftermath, not after the game) somebody said they thought Laird was calling for a brushback (they — I don’t recall who it was — said something about “flicking the thumb” IIRC though I have no idea if that’s a ’standard’ sign). If that’s the case, and if Gabbard was shaking him off, then Sexson’s beef (to the extent he had one) should’ve been with the catcher, not the pitcher. Granted, charging the mound is the traditional move in this choreographed theater of rage, but it would’ve been more appropriate if Sexson had just turned and given Laird a shove, which would’ve planted him on his butt where the umpire could immediately intervene.

By: JMHawkins

JMHawkins — Sat, 10 May 2008 01:21:58 +0000

Miguel Cairo, starting 1B! Priceless! It’s like a comedy act

Personally, I prefer the Abbott and Costello version of “Who’s on First.”

By: psquared

psquared — Sat, 10 May 2008 01:16:56 +0000

I agree that suspending Gabbard doesn’t make sense.
However, I’m surprised the catcher wasn’t suspended. When looking at the replays it appeared that there were 3 different signs given:
1) Middle finger inside: Pitcher says no
2) Middle finger inside: Pitcher says no
3) Pinky finger outside, index finger inside: Pitcher says yes
The ball was thrown high, down the center of the plate. The catcher was set up inside and the ball was nowhere near there. Clearly something was up, but I don’t think the pitcher intentionally tried to hit Sexson.

By: wabbles

wabbles — Sat, 10 May 2008 01:16:07 +0000

Ya know, if Sexson did indeed charge the mound because of a pitch that was closer to being a strike than hitting him, maybe that just epitomizes his output the past two years? Maybe the M’s will “send a message” and suspend him for the season. Then we can get a real IB in there. …. OK, I’m awake now. ’sigh’ That was a nice dream.

By: msb

msb — Sat, 10 May 2008 00:48:36 +0000

frankly, I was expecting a longer suspension

I’m also a little worried that Felix is going to end his career in one of these melees. He certainly seems keen on them.

reminds me of your average minor-league hockey player in his readiness to throw down the gloves …

By: scott19

scott19 — Sat, 10 May 2008 00:10:12 +0000

I’m still willing to bet that Bavasi trades something of value to the Braves to get Norton back.

Yeah, how ’bout Richie?

By: SpokaneMsFan

SpokaneMsFan — Sat, 10 May 2008 00:05:52 +0000

Well I guess that could have made him stressed out at the very least. Thanks for that info.