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Jonathan Papelbon blows save, gestures to home crowd, gets ejected [also suspended]
« on: September 14, 2014, 11:49:06 pm »
Jonathan Papelbon blows save, gestures to home crowd, gets ejected


PHILADELPHIA -- Jonathan Papelbon lost the lead and then lost his cool.

The Phillies closer made a lewd gesture to fans and was ejected after giving up four runs in the ninth inning during Philadelphia's 5-4 loss to the Miami Marlins on Sunday.

Papelbon grabbed his crotch as he walked to the dugout and was ejected by crew chief Joe West. He jogged out of the dugout and got into a face-to-face argument with West, who grasped the pitcher's jersey to hold him off, and Papelbon then argued with first base umpire Marty Foster. Papelbon threw a cup of liquid on the field before leaving the dugout.

"I told him 'You've got to go,' " West said. "And then he charged out of the dugout and his head bumped into my hat. And I grabbed him and I said, 'Get off of me.'

"The whole thing started because the fans booed him and he made an obscene gesture. He had no business doing that. He's got to be more professional than that. And that's why he was ejected."

Papelbon denied gesturing lewdly toward fans and said boos had no impact on him.

"This is baseball," Papelbon said. "I had to make an adjustment and I did it and by no means am I directing anything at any fans. ... When I'm out there and in the moment, the fans are irrelevant to me. I don't see them. I don't hear them. To me, this is pretty stupid, to be totally honest with you.

"They pay money, they want to see a good game and they have the right to boo and do whatever they want to do, but when an umpire gets caught up in that and starts trying to look for extra things he may think are going on -- just umpire the game."


more at:   http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=340914122
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Re: Jonathan Papelbon blows save, gestures to home crowd, gets ejected
« Reply #1 on: September 14, 2014, 11:51:05 pm »
"...I was making an adjustment!"

Gotta love this guy.....   :laugh:
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Re: Jonathan Papelbon blows save, gestures to home crowd, gets ejected
« Reply #2 on: September 15, 2014, 02:04:54 am »
Quote from: DCPatriot on September 14, 2014, 11:51:05 pm
"...I was making an adjustment!"

Gotta love this guy.....   :laugh:

I've always thought Papelbon was a prima donna.  And WAY overrated as a closer.

Kind of a girly man, if you ask me.
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Re: Jonathan Papelbon blows save, gestures to home crowd, gets ejected
« Reply #3 on: September 16, 2014, 12:08:01 pm »
Quote from: sinkspur on September 15, 2014, 02:04:54 am
I've always thought Papelbon was a prima donna.  And WAY overrated as a closer.

Kind of a girly man, if you ask me.

First...when I posted my comment above, I was being sarcastic.   :laugh:

Evidently, the Phillies aren't happy with what he did.  They're not buying his reason for grabbing his groin area on the way to the dugout and have suspended him.

Also, Chris Rose and Kevin Millar reported that the Phillies may release him at the end of the year.

Personally, I thought he was a good closer.  Maybe it's because the NATS could never solve him effectively. 
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Re: Jonathan Papelbon blows save, gestures to home crowd, gets ejected [also suspended]
« Reply #4 on: September 16, 2014, 04:31:23 pm »
Quote from: DCPatriot on September 14, 2014, 11:49:06 pm
Jonathan Papelbon blows save, gestures to home crowd, gets ejected


PHILADELPHIA -- Jonathan Papelbon lost the lead and then lost his cool.

The Phillies closer made a lewd gesture to fans and was ejected after giving up four runs in the ninth inning during Philadelphia's 5-4 loss to the Miami Marlins on Sunday.

Papelbon grabbed his crotch as he walked to the dugout and was ejected by crew chief Joe West. He jogged out of the dugout and got into a face-to-face argument with West, who grasped the pitcher's jersey to hold him off, and Papelbon then argued with first base umpire Marty Foster. Papelbon threw a cup of liquid on the field before leaving the dugout.

"I told him 'You've got to go,' " West said. "And then he charged out of the dugout and his head bumped into my hat. And I grabbed him and I said, 'Get off of me.'

"The whole thing started because the fans booed him and he made an obscene gesture. He had no business doing that. He's got to be more professional than that. And that's why he was ejected."

Papelbon denied gesturing lewdly toward fans and said boos had no impact on him.

"This is baseball," Papelbon said. "I had to make an adjustment and I did it and by no means am I directing anything at any fans. ... When I'm out there and in the moment, the fans are irrelevant to me. I don't see them. I don't hear them. To me, this is pretty stupid, to be totally honest with you.

"They pay money, they want to see a good game and they have the right to boo and do whatever they want to do, but when an umpire gets caught up in that and starts trying to look for extra things he may think are going on -- just umpire the game."


more at:   http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=340914122
Good gwaad.....Joe West is still a ump!!!
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