Yeah what the hell is Jiminez's problem? He didn't get a contract extension so he drills the guy who did (and is probably the best SS in baseball)?

And how on God's green Earf was he not ejected?

Well, Tulowitzki hasn't exactly been gracious either lately, so I guess it was sorta inevitable.

And Jimenez has no control anymore, so I guess the question of intent does linger a bit. But I don't blame the Rockies for being pissed. If it really was a pitch that "got away", it happened at the most peculiar time.

Isringhausen is now an Angel and was shelled yesterday.

I thought he retired three years ago.

Nope, was listening to the game on the radio yesterday and he gave up 5 runs in the eighth yesterday on 5 hits.

...unless there's another pitcher named Isringhausen.

Joey Votto gets paid:

http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/ ... um=twitter

I LOATHE BOBBY VALENTINE

I didn't like his hiring but am holding out hope that ...


god damn it this offseason sucked.

Cain gets paid too:

http://espn.go.com/mlb/spring2012/story ... -matt-cain

I think I'm ready for the Jays home opener. One week from tonight, I should be sitting in my seat at the Rogers Centre

Ubaldo gets five. He's appealing. Tulowitzki gets nothing. Hmm...

Well what did Tulo did besides get thrown at?

Heading towards the mound should get him suspended. Provoked or not.

And he has some part of this too; he and Gonzalez decided to talk crap to their media about Jimenez after he left, so there are no right guys in this case.

People talk crap all the time. Throwing at someone is worthy of suspensions, some times. Talking crap isn't.

And stepping in front of the plate and yelling at a guy who just threw at your head is hardly suspendable.

The reason he only got that far is because Marson and the umpire restrained him.

... which means he didn't charge the mound. Which is nearly all there is that you can do to get suspended in this case.

Take your Indians glasses off. A guy got drilled in the back by a clear purpose pitch. He got all huffy but didn't charge the mound. Unless he goes all Incredible Hulk in the ensuing brawl, he's not getting suspended.

Bullshit. The intent was there. That should count for a game at least. And how am I being a homer? I don't object to Jimenez's suspension.

I swear, sometimes I feel you just like pulling stuff out of your ass just to troll me sometimes.

Intent to do what? To yell at the guy that just threw at his head? To make threatening gestures? If he had intent to charge the mound he would have, you know, charged the mound.

As I said, you troll a lot.

Not sure how you conveniently ignore things so damned easily otherwise.

Is there video of this? I would like to see it.

Oh for Christ's sake, you think that's charging the mound? Are you for real? He took 3 slow steps after throwing down the bat and when the ump got there angled off and stopped.


Again, take your Indians blinders off. Had he wanted to charge the mound, he would have actually charged the mound. No suspension is absolutely correct here.

Thanks for the link Chris.

After watching Jimenez charge at Tulowitzki with a gang banger mentality...after listening to the reporters say that Jimenez still has sour grapes...after watching Tulowitzki be restrained by the ump, I have no problem with the suspension. Since he's a pitcher, 5 games means he gets suspended for one start. Nobody threw a punch, but with the way Jimenez went at Tulowitzki, you're gonna get suspended a start.

Tulowitzki COULD have ran at Jimenez. If he did, then he would have got suspended. The fact that he didn't, he's in the clear.

And of course I totally believe Jimenez when he says that 'the pitch got away from him.' I would suspend him another start for thinking that I was an idiot. Of course Ubaldo, the ONLY pitch in the game that got away from you was against the Rockies' best player that 'want paid' and you didn't. Just be a MAN and tell the truth dude.

I have no problems with the repercussions from what I saw Chris.

If what the reporters said is indeed true Chris, Jimenez needs to man up and focus on his own team, and not focus on his own jealous adolescent tendencies. Move on dude, the Indians are paying you.

He was going to. I'm not sure how you can miss that.

And once again, I have no problem with Jimenez being suspended. And I wasn't saying he shouldn't be. But Tulowitzki is at the very least, moderately culpable in exacerbating this whole thing.

By the way, Inchy, I don't know about your body, but the elbow is a long way away from the head. I missed that earlier.