From Today's Sun-Times

Colon facing 5-game suspension

May 17, 2003

 

MINNEAPOLIS--If

the American League uses an earlier incident between the Twins and the Devil Rays as precedent, the White Sox' Bartolo Colon likely will be facing a five-game suspension.

 

Colon and manager Jerry Manuel were ejected in the ninth inning of Thursday night's game against the Baltimore Orioles after Colon hit Jerry Hairston Jr. with a pitch. The move appeared to be in retaliation after Magglio Ordonez was hit in the previous half inning.

 

Ordonez, who also hit by the Orioles in Wednesday's game, had a game-breaking bases-clearing triple an inning before Jorge Julio hit him with pitch.

 

A similar retaliation incident happened between the Twins and Devil Rays on April 30. After the Twins' Bobby Kielty and Tom Prince were hit in the first two innings, Doug Mientkiewicz had ball four thrown behind his head.

 

The Twins' Brad Radke hit the Devil Rays' Toby Hall with a pitch a half inning later and was ejected. Radke was given a five- game suspension which he likely will begin serving today.

 

Radke's suspension won't impact the Twins much. Instead of making his next start on four days rest, it will be on five meaning his next start simply will be pushed back a game.

 

The Twins learned of Radke's suspension two days after the incident. A Colon suspension could be announced this weekend or when the Major League Baseball offices open Monday.

 

Doug Padilla

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Its not official yet, right? The one good thing about suspensions to pitchers is that they technically only miss 1 start, and they can make up for it right after their suspension ends.

no its not official yet.. but monday when the offices open im sure it will be.. which means were screwed..royal...........this bites......... :fyou

Nope its not official and I won't guarantee that anything is happening until it does happen.

come on jas.. the only thing that needs to be said here is this is a WHITE SOX PLAYER they are talking about.. any doubts on something not happening now??????

come on jas.. the only thing that needs to be said here is this is a WHITE SOX PLAYER  they are talking about.. any doubts on something not happening now??????

no doubt in my mind

come on jas.. the only thing that needs to be said here is this is a WHITE SOX PLAYER  they are talking about.. any doubts on something not happening now??????

What the hell does this damn league have against the White Sox? Hell it seems like we always get screwed and other teams get away with this s***. Oh well that's what it's like to be a Sox fan I guess.

 

CWSOX45

god, the MLB is run by such a bunch of f***ing idiots.

Guys cmon. Colon hit the guy on PURPOSE. I dont see how anyone can see anything but the obvious. He deserves a suspension.

Guys cmon. Colon hit the guy on PURPOSE. I dont see how anyone can see anything but the obvious.  He deserves a suspension.

well take a look at this season alone... and its only a month old.. maggs has been hit like 5 times already... and frank is right up there with him .........how many times does one guy need to be hit before they do something about it??????wtf............

Guys cmon. Colon hit the guy on PURPOSE. I dont see how anyone can see anything but the obvious.  He deserves a suspension.

He deserves one? Perhaps, but why shouldn't Julio Jorge get a suspension? There was no way that pitch just "got away" from him. You shouldn't be pitching in the major leagues if your control is that bad.

 

The Sox have just been screwed over by a lot of people in different positions in the MLB this year. First of course is the Media (as always) second are these bull s*** umpires, and now the American League office is tryin to f*** us over so we get knocked out of the race nice and early?

 

Hell I say f*** em all!

 

CWSOX45

He deserves one? Perhaps, but why shouldn't Julio Jorge get a suspension? There was no way that pitch just "got away" from him. You shouldn't be pitching in the major leagues if your control is that bad. 

 

The Sox have just been screwed over by a lot of people in different positions in the MLB this year. First of course is the Media (as always) second are these bull s*** umpires, and now the American League office is tryin to f*** us over so we get knocked out of the race nice and early?

 

Hell I say f*** em all!

 

CWSOX45

Yeah everyone is out to get us lol. Dude the 2nd dude is always more likely to get tossed and suspended. Look at things objectively please. Thanks.

ok this season alone...... what are we into about 50 days now????

 

maggs hpb 5 times

frank hpb 6 times

rowand hpb 3 times

crede, konerko, graff hbp 2 times each

olivo, dauber, and lee hbp 1 time each....

 

thats alot of hitting by pitches for one team dont ya think in such a short period??? either that or we have a bunch of dumbasses who dont know where to stand when they are at the plate...........

ok this season alone...... what are we into about 50 days now????

 

maggs hpb 5 times

frank hpb 6 times

rowand hpb 3 times

crede, konerko, graff hbp 2 times each

olivo, dauber, and lee hbp 1 time each....

 

thats alot of hitting by pitches for one team dont ya think in such a short period??? either that or we have a bunch of dumbasses who dont know where to stand when they are at the plate...........

Well it could be the league has caught on to the fact that the sox are a bunch of mental cases and theyre doing it to get into our players heads..........I sure would If i was a major league pitcher.

just the AL...... top 50 players most hbp listing..... the teams........(in no particular order)... there are only 4 teams, with 5 or more players ranked in the top 50 players most hpb.......a new trend??????????

 

seattle 3 players

 

toronto...2 players

 

anaheim 3 players

 

baltimore 2 players

 

yanks 3 players

 

cleveland 4 players

 

oakland 2 players

 

tampa bay 3 players

 

minny 3 players

 

detroit 1 player

 

THE WHITE SOX 5 players

 

boston 5 players

 

kc 6 players

 

texas 7 players

I did not miss it I thought everyone knew he was going to get 5 games

lol.     Dude the 2nd dude is always more likely to get tossed and suspended.  Look at things objectively please.  Thanks.

seems to me the sox should go on the offensive in that case and start banging other teams first. they know who their enemies are. go after em.

I did not miss it I thought everyone knew he was going to get 5 games

I'm with you Soxfest. Dave Wills pretty much called it Thursday after the game.