Shawn Chacon goes Latrell Sprewell on his g.m.

by Adam J. Morris on Jun 25, 2008 9:59 PM CDT

Astros pitcher Shawn Chacon was suspended indefinitely by the team Wednesday for insubordination after reportedly grabbing general manager Ed Wade by the neck and throwing him to the ground.

Chacon

Chacon, upset after getting demoted to the bullpen over the weekend, told the Houston Chronicle this problem began when Wade saw him in the dining room before the game against Texas. Wade wanted to meet with Chacon in manager Cecil Cooper's office, the pitcher said.

"I sat down to eat and Ed Wade came to me and very sternly said, 'You need to come with me to the office,'" Chacon said. "I said 'for what?' I said 'I don't want to go to the office with you and Cooper.' And I said, 'You can tell me whatever you got to tell me right here.' He's like, 'Oh, you want me to tell you right here?' And I said, 'yeah.' I'm not yelling. I'm calm."

Chacon said things went downhill from there.

"He started yelling and cussing," Chacon said of Wade, according to a story on the Chronicle's Web site. "I'm sitting there and I said to him very calmly, 'Ed, you need to stop yelling at me.' Then I stood up and said, 'You better stop yelling at me.' I stood up. He continued and was basically yelling."

Chacon said that after Wade told him he needed to "look in the mirror," it got worse.

"So at that point I lost my cool and I grabbed him by the neck and threw him to the ground. I jumped on top of him," he said. "Words were exchanged."

Chacon said players quickly came and separated the two. He recalled outfielder Reggie Abercrombie pulling him away from Wade.

At least Sidney Ponson didn't choke anyone...that's something...

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Is Shawn Chacon gonna have to choke a bitch?

Reggie Abercrombie. That’s a great baseball name.

"You’re the only here who contributes schtick only." - brettgardner

by trza on Jun 25, 2008 10:04 PM CDT 0 recs

x

“Run bitch! Run for your life!”

Not the only black poster on LSB.

by sprite on Jun 25, 2008 10:12 PM CDT up 0 recs

First thing I thought of

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on Jun 26, 2008 1:49 AM CDT up 0 recs

Me, too...

As you can tell from the tag…

by Adam J. Morris on Jun 26, 2008 9:57 AM CDT up 0 recs

Nolan would have beat his ass

If he tried that with him.

"Would you mind walking a time or two so I could drive in some runs"? Milton Bradley

by boomer1 on Jun 25, 2008 10:07 PM CDT 0 recs

+1

true… true

If there were no rewards to reap,
no loving embrace to see me through this tedious path I've chosen here,
I certainly would've walked away by now... Be patient

by trident on Jun 25, 2008 11:25 PM CDT up 0 recs

Its Ed Wade

I’m surprised he doesn’t get punched in the face every time he shows up at an Astros game.

By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw

by Gdawg1 on Jun 25, 2008 10:09 PM CDT 0 recs

Heh

he should post guards around him at all times after passing up Smoak.

...and curse Sir Sidney Ponson, he was such a stupid git.

by t ball on Jun 25, 2008 10:46 PM CDT up 0 recs

Yah

He might get high-fived to death for that one if he showed at Newberg Report night.

The 40 Trumps All!!!

by thedirkatron on Jun 25, 2008 11:57 PM CDT up 0 recs

My first thought upon hearing this...

1. “I guess Sidney wasn’t so bad after all!”
1a. “I hear the Yankees are into signing pitchers with behaviorial problems that have sucked in the pinstripes before.”

by Inkara1 on Jun 25, 2008 10:15 PM CDT 0 recs

I bet

the whole time this scene is going on Carlos Lee is eyeing Chacon’s dinner just praying Shawn gets up to leave so he can pounce on it.

Rangers Farm Probables

by shroomer on Jun 25, 2008 10:23 PM CDT 0 recs

Maybe

But I bet the “Big Pumas” pretty good at pouncing on a dinner plate or two.

This is the Texas Rangers, professional destroyers of hope, we're talking about. - BAC

by nikpin on Jun 25, 2008 10:45 PM CDT up 0 recs

And Tejada was using the distraction

to smudge some numbers on the managers notes.

By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw

by Gdawg1 on Jun 25, 2008 11:34 PM CDT up 0 recs

Chacon's side of the story comes out first...

...hmmmm…

by oc on Jun 25, 2008 10:25 PM CDT 0 recs

Wait

They still let Cecil Cooper have an office?

I guess it was the beatings made me wise. But I'm not about to give thanks, or apologize.

by TheJeezus on Jun 25, 2008 10:28 PM CDT 0 recs

Its a shame....

This guy has potential, but he’s never come close to realizing it….

"Well, the Dallas Mavericks got beat by the New Orleans Hornets last night ending their season. Word is that someone on the team is dating Jessica Simpson." - Jay Leno

by hinduplaya on Jun 25, 2008 10:34 PM CDT 0 recs

the rangers should be very familiar with this phenomenon by now

Rare Gnats Sex

by ab03 on Jun 25, 2008 11:00 PM CDT up 0 recs

Good lord, that franchise is an absolute mess

Hard Drive Manufacturer Hires Barkley

by BudLight on Jun 25, 2008 10:58 PM CDT 0 recs

this story is amazing

Rare Gnats Sex

by ab03 on Jun 25, 2008 11:04 PM CDT 0 recs

and then they

lose the crystal sliper, uh i mean golden shoe, uh i mean silver boot tommorow.

by blueballlefty on Jun 25, 2008 11:15 PM CDT 0 recs

OT: Wow

My roommate just brought the trashiest girl I’ve ever seen over. I’m gonna leave now.

Not the only black poster on LSB.

by sprite on Jun 25, 2008 11:17 PM CDT 0 recs

is it his mom?

by clinton33 on Jun 25, 2008 11:19 PM CDT up 1 recs

Dude, stay!

THREESOME!

The 40 Trumps All!!!

by thedirkatron on Jun 25, 2008 11:59 PM CDT up 0 recs

Of the devil's variety?

Your encouragement disappoints me, Dirk.

Hard Drive Manufacturer Hires Barkley

by BudLight on Jun 26, 2008 12:01 AM CDT up 0 recs

Went downstairs to play some poker…... Just got back and she answers the door shirtless. She has 3 nipple rings on one breast and like a needle going through the nipple on the other. The hell was he thinking? Beer everywhere… He probably needed every last drop to do that thing.

Not the only black poster on LSB.

by sprite on Jun 26, 2008 1:58 AM CDT up 0 recs

ha!

Hey, everyone makes mistakes when it comes to booty.

Just think how much hotter that chick is than whatever tired piece of hill country ass poor Miles is boning down on right now…

The 40 Trumps All!!!

by thedirkatron on Jun 26, 2008 2:01 AM CDT up 0 recs

Wow...

I could have done without that vision.

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on Jun 26, 2008 2:04 AM CDT up 0 recs

You're

a better man now for seeing it.

Not the only black poster on LSB.

by sprite on Jun 26, 2008 2:09 AM CDT up 0 recs

I always picture Miles as the little brother from "Clarissa Explains It All"

so imagining him drunkenly attempting to bed old One-Tooth Suzie the townie is pretty freaking hilarious to me.

The 40 Trumps All!!!

by thedirkatron on Jun 26, 2008 2:12 AM CDT up 0 recs

Haha

That would be so funny…. I mean we’ve all been there. We’ve ALL been there. But damn that shit was gross.

Not the only black poster on LSB.

by sprite on Jun 26, 2008 2:20 AM CDT up 0 recs

No way.

I don’t think he’ll encounter something this bad.

Not the only black poster on LSB.

by sprite on Jun 26, 2008 2:08 AM CDT up 0 recs

Next WWE PPV...

Sidney Ponson and Shaun Chacon in a steel cage death match….

If Ponson wins…his Mortal Kombat finishing move is to eat Chacon

by clinton33 on Jun 25, 2008 11:18 PM CDT 1 recs

Ha ha.

I couldn’t help it. This made me laugh.

by baseballismyboyfriend on Jun 25, 2008 11:25 PM CDT up 0 recs

you're the only one.

by Andrew L on Jun 26, 2008 12:45 AM CDT up 0 recs

The extraordinary thing about this?

It’s Chacon’s quotes! It’s not everyday that you hear someone say, “I grabbed him by the neck and threw him to the ground” except in a court setting.

"Boy, that is a gutless, 6-foot-7, .200-hitting formerly good player. What a joke." -Tom Grieve RE: Richie Sexson

by ghtd36 on Jun 25, 2008 11:33 PM CDT 0 recs

That's what I thought

he seems really up front and honest about exactly what happened. You usually here something like, “There was a bit of confrontation” or just flat out deny that he did anything.

BTW, Steve Phillips is talking about this on BT. His head was at a 45 degree angle the entire time he was talking.

By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw

by Gdawg1 on Jun 25, 2008 11:36 PM CDT up 0 recs

Ladies and gentlemen

the GM for your 2009 Seattle Mariners

by FirebatM3 on Jun 26, 2008 12:03 AM CDT up 0 recs

Ideally

The 4 letter network has infected him plenty, I’d imagine.

"Typical woman. 'Give me' 'Give me' 'Give me'

I’ll give ya something.

1. A backhand
2. A stuffing
3. $500 if you promise never to post here again"

~ The Immortal, BG

by Chase Irwin on Jun 27, 2008 4:27 PM CDT up 0 recs

Moves

Hollander – freshly-signed MIF joins Spokane
IF’er Donnie Ecker released – tough comp
Kaase – hitting like .500 in the NWL so they sent him to BAK

Does Kaase joining BAK mean that FRS will fill their open roster spot with Jose Vallejo?
Eric Fry just gave the unimpressed face to the ump and got tossed.

Rangers Farm Probables

by shroomer on Jun 25, 2008 11:36 PM CDT 0 recs

Yes

The Rangers have promoted infielder Jose Vallejo and outfielder J.T. Restko from Class A Bakersfield to Double-A Frisco. ... Infielders Renny Osuna and Ian Gac were promoted from Class A Clinton to Bakersfield. ... Infielder Jacob Kaase has been promoted from low-A Spokane to Bakersfield.

According to the Rangers Website

Justin Smoak watch is officially on

by FirebatM3 on Jun 26, 2008 12:03 AM CDT up 0 recs