Josh Beckett has been suspended for 6 games (essentially 1 start) by Major League Baseball for “throwing at” Angels batter Bobby Abreu.

Just in case you didn’t see the game, here is what happened: Bobby Abreu called for a time-out just as Beckett was entering his motion to throw a pitch.  As pitchers often do to avoid awkward arm movements and possible injuries in this type of situation, Beckett continued his pitching motion and uncorked the ball.  This is typically done without aiming at anything, and in this case the ball sailed near Abreu’s head.  Abreu took exception and gave Beckett the international symbol for “WTF?” (double extended arms, palms facing outward) and mayhem ensued.

Some facts:

• The count at the time was a pitcher’s count (1 ball, 2 strikes)
• Beckett has faced Bobby Abreu 84 times (more than any other batter), and has held him to .215/.393/.354 over his career.
• Home plate umpire Paul Schrieber did not eject Beckett.
• Four people were ejected from this game, none of whom have received a suspension by Major League Baseball.

This team is struggling just fine on their own accord.  They don’t need any help from MLB in this department.

Bullshit.

2 Responses to “This is Bull____. This is Feces From The Rectum of A Male Bovine.”

1. Mike says:

   4/16/2009 at 4:47 pm

   Sorry for the late response here, but Bob Watson is a Yankee asshole.
2. TRic says:

   4/20/2009 at 5:17 pm

   It was reduced to five games.