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Rangers Pitcher and Manager Suspended in Grand Slam Fallout
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We wrote earlier today about the complaints coming from both the Padres’ and Rangers’ managers, following the Fernando Tatis Jr. grand slam that sparked a nationwide debate on the absolutely ridiculous “unwritten rules” of baseball.
Tatis was facing a 3-0 count, with the Padres winning by seven runs last night, and crushed a meat ball out of the park. The crybaby Rangers, angry about a young and exciting player dishonoring the sacred integrity of the game, decided to throw behind Manny Machado, who didn’t have anything to do with it but just happened to be the next guy up to the plate.
Now MLB suspended the pitcher and manager for their insolence:
Rangers reliever Ian Gibaut and manager Chris Woodward have been suspended, as a result of Manny Machado being thrown at following Fernando Tatis Jr's grand slam pic.twitter.com/qUbVRU3DoX
— Nick Stellini (@StelliniTweets) August 18, 2020
Gibaut has a lot of nerve appealing the suspension.
Outrageous!
Edit:
Bob asked Joe Girardi about this and the answer is good –
I asked Joe Girardi for his thoughts on the Fernando Tatis Jr. situation. I assume most fans will like his response. pic.twitter.com/IwFvdU6DAM
— Bob Wankel (@Bob_Wankel) August 18, 2020
Kevin has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started with the Union during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com