ESPN: Jenks fined $750

ESPN says Chicago closer Bobby Jenks has been fined $750 for throwing behind Ian Kinsler. Jenks is making $5.6 million this season.

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That will put a dent in

his meal money. Geez

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by boomer1 on May 12, 2009 5:32 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I think we all agree that after we hit six or seven of their batters it was within the White Sox right to throw at someone. And when Jenks admitted that he threw at Kinsler, MLB had to fine him. I guess the fine in this amount is them saying that we know why you did it but we still had to fine you, so how about a fine of $750.

by uthornfan on May 12, 2009 11:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Like putting a nickle in the swear jar.

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by NoNameOnCard on May 12, 2009 5:32 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

WHOA!

Guess that will show him. This reminds me of the NCAA and the annual OU Sooner cheating scandal where the NCAA always lets them off. I dont know why they even go through the motions anymore

by BEW on May 12, 2009 5:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Annual cheating?

Try again. Do you not remember 1985 if not google it.

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by boomer1 on May 12, 2009 5:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Was that the year ya'll didnt cheat?

by BEW on May 12, 2009 5:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I love this anwser

and its a trick question, because their is no year that they didnt cheat.

All universities “cheat” in one way or another.

This is our year.

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by PM Productions on May 12, 2009 6:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yep

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by boomer1 on May 12, 2009 8:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

No that is the year

They had tons of scholarships taken. If you had known anything you would know that the Sooners were not good from 86 to 98. PM Productions is right though every university does cheat. If your team is a top 10 team every year there is a greater than zero chance they are cheating.

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by boomer1 on May 12, 2009 8:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

lmfao

750 dollars? what the hell? that’s breakfast at dennys for him.

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by iorange555 on May 12, 2009 5:38 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Denny's is slightly cheaper than that

I can put away the food probably as much as Jenks can and I don’t even spend half of 1/10th that much.

That might buy two drinks at Starbucks, though. ;)

by Inkara1 on May 12, 2009 5:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

FWIW

Jenks didn’t have to admit in public, and didn’t headhunt or throw at the legs. What he did was pretty much in keeping with baseball tradition – although I’m not defending the small fine so much, in the light of his throwing at Kinsler. He should have picked on Byrd – easier target to hit, and puts a man on base for Los Rangers. Heh ….

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by Ed Coffin on May 12, 2009 5:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Personally, I'm good

with a small fine or no fine at all.

We were HBPing the White Sox pretty heavily. If I was Jenks, I would have made sure there were stitch marks on someone’s ass, rather than throw behind him.

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by DJCahill on May 12, 2009 5:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

yeah, I agree

Hawks rant on the Chisox broadcast was more worthy of a fine. Went on and on about how there was no way it was intentional…..then the next day, this revelation

If you want some slack, bring your own rope.

by rangerfaninva on May 12, 2009 6:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Does this even

amount to what he would get for his per diem on the road? I’ve never heard of such a small fine before. It’s like they had to fine him since he made that remark.

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by kentbenfer on May 12, 2009 5:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Thats exactly it.

If he says the ball got away from him, nothing at all happens to him.

by DJCahill on May 12, 2009 5:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

That's why I'm not upset about this

He really shouldn’t have been fined, but MLB can’t let someone say they were throwing at another batter without fining them.

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by Gdawg on May 12, 2009 6:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

This is hilarious.

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by Wes Cox on May 12, 2009 6:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I am 100% ok with this

Its funny that the MLB did this, and im glad they did, because they knew they had to fine him, but I dont think anybody wants baseball to become a league of pussies, there is a code to the game, alot like in Hockey. Jenks didnt break the code, he was just enforcing his end of it. He didnt try to knock Kinsler down, but obviously through it down and behind him. If it was one of our pitchers, Id be upset if he was punished harsh for doing something like this.

Anyways, It is pretty funny that they fined him so small, i laughed and did a double take when i saw that number scroll along at the bottom of the ESPN tracker.

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by blalock84 on May 12, 2009 6:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs