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D-Rays prospect Delmon Young suspdended for throwing bat at replacement umpire
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2423307
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PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- The Devil Rays suspended Durham Bulls outfielder Delmon Young on Thursday, a day after he threw a bat at the home plate umpire.
International League president Randy Mobley told Buster Olney of ESPN The Magazine that Young was suspended for the Bulls game against Pawtucket pending an investigation into the incident. Young threw a bat that hit the arm of the home plate umpire after being called out on strikes in the first inning Wednesday night of a game at Pawtucket.
Young argued with the umpire after taking a third strike on a 1-and-2 pitch. The umpire ejected Young, who then threw his bat and hit the umpire in the chest.
Replacement umpires have been working all minor league games this season because the regular umpires are on strike. Bill Wanless, a spokesman for the Pawtucket Red Sox, said minor league teams are not releasing the names of umpires while the regulars are on strike.
Young, 20, is the younger brother of Detroit Tigers outfielder Dmitri Young. He was voted the Tampa Bay Devil Rays' minor league player of the year last season and the 2005 minor league player of the year by Baseball America. The Devils Rays selected Young with the first overall pick in the 2003 amateur draft.
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04-27-2006, 12:09 PM
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Maybe it was a really bad call. They are scab umps, after all. I'd sit the kid for 15-20 games.
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Young threw a bat that hit the arm of the home plate umpire after being called out on strikes in the first inning Wednesday night of a game at Pawtucket.
Young argued with the umpire after taking a third strike on a 1-and-2 pitch. The umpire ejected Young, who then threw his bat and hit the umpire in the chest.
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So was it the arm or chest?
Christ sakes, I didn't know Hal McCoy wrote for more than one paper.
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04-27-2006, 04:37 PM
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I'm not sure...maybe it hit both...bat is pretty long.
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04-27-2006, 04:40 PM
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Dude whizzed a bat at someone...that's some serious anger right there. He'll probably get "counseling"
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04-27-2006, 05:17 PM
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According to Rob Neyer at ESPN, he flipped his bat in disgust and the knob caught the umpire in the arm; it wasn't malicious and didn't qualify as "throwing his bat at the umpire."
Neyer didn't list his source for this info, but mentioned it in his online chat this afternoon. He's usually on top of things, so I'll take his word for it until I hear otherwise.
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04-27-2006, 05:34 PM
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Originally Posted by JonathanXC
I'm not sure...maybe it hit both...bat is pretty long.
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yeah... it was both. There is video of it... the camera is on home plate... Young walks away and out of the camera shot and then the bat comes flying back in the shot going end over end... it was moving pretty fast too.
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04-27-2006, 05:36 PM
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