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Cliff Lee Suspended For Five Games

Per Divish and Drayer's tweets. The suspension starts with Opening Day, so they're all real games. Oops.

Jeff's note: As a Mariners fan, I hate this, and think it's ridiculous. If I slip into my objectivity underoos, though, there is enough evidence - not proof, but evidence - that Lee was throwing at Chris Snyder to warrant a suspension. The second pitch came up high, and that's a real dangerous area. While I'm aware that Lee's been struggling with his command this spring, it's pretty hard to miss that bad by accident. You have to discourage that sort of stuff, and you discourage by penalizing.

Ultimately, a five-day suspension is pretty minor, as it probably - but not necessarily - costs Lee all of one start. And if he appeals and gets the suspension reduced by a day, as frequently happens, then he doesn't miss a start at all, and Wak just has to shuffle some names around. I didn't see this coming, but I get it, and in the end, it simply isn't that big of a deal.

Lee has also been fined some undisclosed and presumably insignificant amount of money that I imagine is far greater than what I get paid in a year. America!

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Update: Lee, naturally, will appeal

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DUDE!!!!

That seems a little harsh, doesn’t it? It’s not like he actually hit him.

I feel like Charlie Brown trying to kick the football. Ugh

by HitKing69 on Mar 17, 2010 3:15 PM PDT reply actions  

He will.

This isn’t worth getting worked up over

by Matthew on Mar 17, 2010 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions  

I'm saying it's not worth getting worked up over

until we know if/when he’s appealing. 90% of players appeal and suspensions don’t take place until after the appeal is settled, which could come at any time.

by Matthew on Mar 17, 2010 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions  

Son of a bitch.

Right now I'm dreaming of Carl Crawford. Maybe next year...(or this year at the trade deadline)...

by SeaKoala on Mar 17, 2010 3:22 PM PDT reply actions   3 recs

Are you serious?

I bought tickets to the second game in Oakland just to see Lee…

Carlos Silvelite

by OceanBird on Mar 17, 2010 3:24 PM PDT reply actions  

Dude, I already did

Got an appointment with Selig at 5.

Carlos Silvelite

by OceanBird on Mar 17, 2010 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions  

You must have

been in his frat. I hear Bud will take an appointment with anyone that he paddled in college.

by el generico on Mar 17, 2010 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions  

Whatever

I was pissed off, until I realized that everything gets reduced. Now my attitude is, whatever.

Mariners/D Broncos/BSU Broncos fan in Seattle

by appleshampoo on Mar 17, 2010 3:33 PM PDT reply actions  

No idea

He’ll lose money either way, though, so a reduced suspension isn’t a meaningless suspension.

by Jeff Sullivan on Mar 17, 2010 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions  

5 game suspension @ $9M/yr = $277.7K

Pocket change, or what I make in 5 years, whichever way you want to think about it.

by doublemazaa on Mar 17, 2010 4:05 PM PDT reply actions  

Oh, right.

I guess this why I shouldn’t drink tequila at work.

by doublemazaa on Mar 17, 2010 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions  

I don't see what one has to do with the other...

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Mar 17, 2010 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

Dude, tequila on St. Patrick's Day?

Not that I partake or anything, but… come on… seriously?

I'd sleep at the Internet, but I've found servers don't make for good pillows.

by thehemogoblin on Mar 17, 2010 6:21 PM PDT up reply actions  

The best ever

Is going to a Mexican restaurant on St. Patrick’s Day, and an Irish bar on Cinco de Mayo.

by ungoreatstefan on Mar 17, 2010 6:29 PM PDT up reply actions  

So, lets recap:

A) Barry Zito pegs Prince Fielder a week ago, for the celebration way back in September.
-outcome of A) No suspension whatsoever.
B) Ron Washington tested positive for Cocaine last season, not coming forward until this was found out.
-outcome of B) Probably interview on OTL with Bob Ley
C) Cliff Lee gives ambiguous chin music to a guy who could have injured his leg
-outcome of C) 5 game suspension

The MLB, ladies and gentleman.

by blueside714 on Mar 17, 2010 4:52 PM PDT reply actions   3 recs

Zito hit Fielder in the back, while Lee threw a ball at or near Snyder's head

I agree that MLB’s track record on the subject is spotty, but I understand the distinction here.

by Jeff Sullivan on Mar 17, 2010 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions  

I dunno, intentionally throwing at his head seems like kind of an extreme response and out of character for Lee.

Maybe he meant to throw at him but didn’t mean to put it so high. It’s so hard to separate intention from bad control in spring training I just don’t think this should matter so much.

by OlSalty on Mar 17, 2010 7:25 PM PDT up reply actions  

It probably shouldn't, but if they're planning to be more strict about this stuff, I approve of it

I imagine Lee will make his case in the appeal, and if he gets it reduced, it’s no problem. But I really hate pitches at and over the head.

by Jeff Sullivan on Mar 17, 2010 7:37 PM PDT up reply actions  

This is a tough one for me

I firmly believe that throwing at someone intentionally is barbaric and has no place in today’s baseball.

At the same time, though, MLB’s enforcement of this, and things like it, has been so spotty that I don’t know that this was the appropriate place for them to take a stand.

Jeff makes a good point regarding the relative severity of this and the Zito situation, but at the same time, it’s not fair to anyone that we have to guess why one guy got suspended and the other didn’t.

Some level of consistency would be nice.

by Jeff Nye on Mar 17, 2010 5:56 PM PDT reply actions  

Um...

I feel that I must point out that “Underoos” is a trade name and should therefore be capitalized.
Yours,
Someone who had some

~I once gave Jose Canseco $15. ~

by section331 on Mar 17, 2010 8:13 PM PDT reply actions  

There's no evidence at all that Cliff Lee was throwing at Snyder.

There’s evidence that Lee was throwing near Snyder, but that’s his job as pitcher.

No harm; no foul.

I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.

by Llewdor on Mar 18, 2010 10:07 AM PDT reply actions  

.

They should allow any pitchers/batters with beef amongst eachother to partake in a 2 round boxing match during the all-star break to settle the scores.

by d0nkey on Mar 18, 2010 12:27 PM PDT reply actions  

Wouldn't go well for Lee.

Snyder does kickboxing to stay limber in the offseason.

I keep trying to reset my password to "penis", but it keeps telling me "too short".

by DbacksSkins on Mar 20, 2010 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions  

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