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October 13, 2008
Paging Dr. Fine
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Seven players and coaches were fined for the bench clearing non-brawl in Sunday night's Phillies-Dodgers game.

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September 14, 2008
Too Little Too Late?
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Peter Abraham wonders why it took so long for Joe Girardi to discipline Robinson Cano.

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September 10, 2008
Fight Suspensions
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Ivan Rodriguez and Torii Hunter are not playing this afternoon as they were suspended two games for their fight. The Yankees lead 2-1 in the second.

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August 31, 2007
Joba Suspended
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MLB suspended Joba Chamberlain for two games after throwing two pitches over the head of Kevin Youkilis. In the future, he'll hire bounty hunters.

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June 18, 2007
Fight Discipline
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MLB handed down suspensions in the Padres-Cubs fight.

Chicago Cubs first baseman Derrek Lee and San Diego pitcher Chris Young were suspended for five games each Monday following a bench-clearing brawl last weekend.

Cubs hitting coach Gerald Perry was suspended for three games for his role in Saturday's fight at Wrigley Field.

Philadelphia third-base coach Steve Smith was suspended for three games and catcher Carlos Ruiz for one following an argument in Sunday's game against Detroit. The players' union appealed Ruiz's suspension, meaning it can't start until after the case is heard and decided.

Chicago and San Diego were off Monday, giving Lee time to decide whether to contest the discipline.

I'm guessing appeals by Lee and Young will bring their suspensions down.

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March 10, 2007
Duaner Sorry
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MetsBlog.com writes up Willie Randolph's speech on his meeting with Sanchez. Everything is fine for now.

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To the Principal's Office
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Dauner Sanchez is in trouble:

Randolph and General Manager Omar Minaya are scheduled to meet with Sánchez for the first time since banishing him from camp Thursday for repeatedly showing up late to his morning workouts. They want to gauge his remorse before determining what happens next. Although Randolph said Thursday that Sánchez's absence was only a "one-day thing," Friday he denied putting a limit on the time Sánchez would be away from the team. He added that he hoped the two days off gave Sánchez sufficient time to re-evaluate his priorities.

Sanchez showed up for camp early to work on rehabilitating his arm. But he's been late for work and is sporting a pot belly. The Mets are trying to nip this in the bud so he can get back to being an effective pitcher. Stay tuned.

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August 17, 2006
Suspensions Galore
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Buck Showalter and two Rangers pitchers were suspened for their part in a beanball incident against the Angles. Seven Angels, including manager Mike Scioscia were suspended as well. Mike's upset that his team lost control, as the suspensions might cost them a shot at the division.

Evan Grant reviews the actions leading up to the suspensions.

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June 27, 2006
Fines and Classes
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Major League Baseball disputes John Rocker's story. Sort of:

Levin said that MLB received confirmation from Rocker's then-agent that the pitcher donated $500 to charity, in accordance with an arbitrator's ruling.

In response to Rocker's contention that he spent 15 minutes in sensitivity training before leaving the room, Levin said the Braves' employee assistance program informed MLB that Rocker fulfilled the requirements necessary to complete the training.

"What actually happened in those sensitivity classes, we don't know," Levin said. "He might have slept through the whole thing, but at the end of it, we did receive verification that he attended [the meetings]."

And it looks like many times the player does not pay the fine:

As to whether players actually pay their fines, both the executive and agent said that's the generally accepted practice in baseball. But they said clubs sometimes draw distinctions depending on the nature of the offense.

"Over the years, some clubs have paid for players if they felt like they wanted to back their players," the agent said. "An example of a club paying might be on the fine for a retaliation pitch. An example of where a club wouldn't pay would be if a player were disciplined for off-field activities."

So Rocker was exaggerating, but from a basis of truth. My guess is Rocker's agent paid the fine and didn't bother telling John.


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June 19, 2006
Ten for Barrett
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Michael Barrett failed to get his suspension reduced. Starting tonight, he'll sit out ten games for the Cubs.

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May 19, 2006
Springer Suspended
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MLB didn't buy Russ Springer's argument that he didn't mean to hit Bonds the other day, and he's been suspended for four games. Phil Garner picked up a one game suspension himself.

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April 29, 2005
A Fine Mess
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Six players and both manager were either fined or suspended today for the Red Sox/Devil Rays brawl of last week. The suspensions are supposed to start tonight, but I assume they'll be appealed until the teams are ready to lose a start from their pitchers.

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