For crying out loud will someone or anyone PLEASE pass the tissues to the new cry-babies in the league, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim! Do they have them now? They do that’s wonderful, now tell them to do the following few things, first dry those watery eyes, second brush yourselves off. Now to the third and toughest one, for the love of god grow a pair and shut the (BEEP) up! Oh and that goes double for Bob Watson, who just happens to be the vice-president of discipline in the commissioner’s office for all of Major League Baseball.
So you’re most likely wondering what in the world I’m talking about, here it is. It’s the bogus and pathetic six game suspension and fine that was levied on Josh Beckett, the ace of the Boston Red Sox, earlier today from Watson. The incident that caused the ruling happened, as Beckett who was trying to hold Chone Figgins, on second base went into his delivery just as the hitter Bobby Abreu called for timeout. Abreu’s time was granted but Beckett, who was already unable to stop his motion and delivery just let it “fly” so to speak, to avoid injuring himself.
And anyone that follows baseball on a normal routine knows all to well what can happen. The ball has a mind of it’s “own” and does whatever it likes, as in this case when it sailed in the direction of Abreu’s head, a few feet above it anyways. Well Abreu, a.k.a Mr. Tough Guy didn’t like it and had a few choice “words” and felt like he needed to show his man-card to the world as he raised his arms in anger towards Beckett. Beckett who’s not one to back-down gave it right back as he responded with a few “words” of his own and started towards the plate.
Which then caused both benches and their bullpens to empty onto the field as players needed to be separated, and the Angels started crying “foul” like the true babies they are. They cried and moaned so much in the media and papers that two days later Watson steps in and to “calm” them down, hits Beckett with an erroneous suspension. I mean for crying out loud if the umpires had any thought it was intentional, warnings would of been issued after it happened. But they obviously didn’t feel it was on purpose as no warnings was issued.
Watson’s action proves that the umpiring crew doesn’t have the final word on what happens on or around the diamonds, as he “over-ruled” and tossed their decision about the incident, out the window. One could argue it has more to do with Watson’s dislike of Sox manager Terry Francona, which we all know dates back a few years. Remember the “stupid” rule change Watson brought to the league back in 2007, when he changed and made it “illegal” to wear pullovers (he called it a Francona Rule) in the dugout during the games for anyone, including managers. Or it shows that a team, who’s been in the media and the center of the baseball world over the past few days can get just about anything they want, if you whine and moan enough!
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