While I’d love to see Padilla put one in his ear, I really hope he drops the appeal because it’s going to be bad regardless on Monday. I’d hate to see an injury in another brawl or Hamilton getting hurt by a bean.

as well he should

Remember that this is the guy who punched a judge in Aruba.

= Gabbard. Guess nobody agreed with Dick Sex that Gabbard threw at his head.

I thought at least 10. But whatever, doesnt really matter I guess.

i figured mlb would suspending him about 5games, so this is right in line with what i expected.
If he’s smart he’d just take the suspension and not appeal, not like the mariners are going anywhere fast.

but the rangers can’t afford to lose a SP that early in a game and use up their bullpen

I can kind of see Laird getting fined…but Ponson?

Here’s something I’ve wondered about before with injuries and suspensions in MLB. Taking Sexson’s suspension as an example, how about advocating for changing the suspension guidelines to where his suspension would read “Suspended 6 games or until the player he injured comes off the DL”?

I know that would leave room to game the suspension system, but it seems to me that if you do something as blatant as charging a pitcher who didn’t come close to hitting you and you injure him, you need to be suspended at least until he is able to pitch again. If he doesn’t miss his turn in the rotation then Sexson is suspended six games. If he misses three weeks, then Sexson is suspended three weeks.

As a division rival, though, I’d hate to deprive the Mariners’ lineup of that Mendoza-esque line of his for too long.

2 hit batters, and had to be restrained by 2 players.

The fact that he was even allowed to stay in the game is questionable.

The Mariners will continue to be forced to play Sexson at least 5 nights a week and pay his huge salary, they will however get a 6 game break because no team should have to play Sexson every night all season.

with it being reduced to the 6-8 game region after appeal.

the league should make the M’s have to make him bat for Ichiro for 6 games.

maybe Sexon really did think the ball was about to hit him. Have you looked at his stats? Does that look like the stats of a guy who knows where the ball is?