South Side Fireworks Man Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 "I understand what I had to pay," said Pierzynski on Friday, before getting the night off to start the second half against the Yankees Randy Johnson. "But at the same time, the thing that bothered me was that during the hearing, Bob Watson said I was fined for things that happened the next day. "For trying to bunt, for trying to slide too hard to break up a double play the next day. That was the thing that bothered me more than anything during the appeal on the phone. He said I was fined for the way I played." Originally, Pierzynski was fined for inciting the crowd following the on-field fisticuffs, stemming from Pierzynski plowing into Cubs catcher Michael Barrett to score a run on a sacrifice fly and Barrett cracking Pierzynski in the jaw with a right cross. Pierzynski waved his hands as he walked off the field after the ejection and slapped himself in the face to the delight of the White Sox fans. The plays on the following day dealt with Pierzynski trying to lay down a bunt leading off the seventh inning against the Cubs Carlos Zambrano and then sliding hard into Jerry Hairston Jr. to break up a double play in the ninth. Of course, Pierzynski also seemed to mildly mimic Zambrano after launching a two-out home run in the fourth on May 21, pointing to the sky after crossing home plate, much like Zambrano does after big strikeouts. At the time, Pierzynski mentioned the move was intensely personal and done because of something happening with his family that week. Whatever the explanation, there's no doubt Pierzynski plays hard and has the ability to get under the skin of opposing players. Pierzynski also has no intention of changing his style of play because of a fine perceived as a warning for future issues. "The question was posed to Bob Watson that, was he being fined for his history and his reputation?" said Pierzynski, who mentioned that Barrett helped have his fine reduced by telling arbitrator John McHale that Pierzynski did nothing wrong. "And Bob Watson said, 'Yes, as a warning.' http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb...t=.jsp&c_id=cws What a crock! Bob Watson & MLB are a joke! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalapse Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 Wow, this is quite the precedent. I didn't know they were in the business of fining players for playing hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanne Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 Bob Watson is a complete asswipe! That is pathetic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsideirish71 Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 Well just when you think that Selig and his goons have retarded baseball enough, they stoop to a new level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loltrain Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 I don't know how he'll manage to pay that $250 fine, he'll probably end up in the poorhouse If they really fined him for crap that's within the rules of the game it's ridiculous...but it's still only $250, that's like if someone fined me a penny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My Dixie Normus Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 That is incredible. Pete Rose and Ty Cobb would have been fined for every game they ever played in. Who the hell is Bob Watson anyway? Did he ever play baseball? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalapse Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 QUOTE(My Dixie Normus @ Jul 14, 2006 -> 10:50 PM) That is incredible. Pete Rose and Ty Cobb would have been fined for every game they ever played in. Who the hell is Bob Watson anyway? Did he ever play baseball? Actually he played 19 very unspectacular seasons in the bigs mainly as a 1B, his major claim to fame was scoring baseball's 1 millionth run in 1975. He became the first black GM in baseball history when he was named GM of the Astros in '93, he also won a World Series as the GM of the Yanks in '96. He now serves as Major League Baseball's vice president in charge of discipline and vice president of rules and on-field operations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fullcollapse Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 other offenses that carry fines: foul balls off the catcher, fine doubles if it is off the umpire, and possible suspension if it hits him in the junk if on a tag the runner slides feet first and hurts the fielders hand, cause them spikes is sharp punching water coolers cussing saying mean things to another player brushing someone back, incidental is a fine, intentionally maybe a suspension beating another team by more than 7 runs all of these things are just not nice and shouldn't happen. lets play nice guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tealeafreaderii Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 .... huh? attempting to bunt... could someone explain that? How could that possibly be a fineable offense? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LowerCaseRepublican Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 QUOTE(tealeafreaderii @ Jul 15, 2006 -> 12:12 AM) .... huh? attempting to bunt... could someone explain that? How could that possibly be a fineable offense? You ever see Z run? If he has to adjust his junk after every pitch, think about the monumental amount of adjustment if he has to field a ball off the mound. That's just not fair or comfortable to him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 (edited) AJ was fined because AJ had to be fined for something. (Not in my world, in MLB's.) Edited July 15, 2006 by Balta1701 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 What a joke Bob Watson is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallyburger Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 (edited) The conversation sounds inane, but it was A J's version. Maybe that was how it went, maybe it wasn't. Edited July 15, 2006 by wallyburger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry wiggins Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 It sounds like AJ is getting fined for playing hard and having an attitude. If that's the case, Pete Rose would have been banned from baseball even without the gambling. And of course, Ty Cobb should be tossed out of the HOF. Last month the Southtown ran a full-page piece on AJ, titled "The Man Who's Booed Too Much." I sent it to AJ and asked him to sign it and send it back to me, and he did. I'm going to frame it and hang it next to my ALCS and WS and parade front pages -- I love AJ, I think he personifies this team and Ozzieball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoSox05 Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 there are so many nasty things i want to say right now, but i don't know where to start. If you start fining players for bunting and sliding to hard or just playing hard, well than your ruining MLB. What a joke. Fining someone for bunting. YOu gotta be F'n kidding me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoota Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Jul 15, 2006 -> 01:10 AM) AJ was fined because AJ had to be fined for something. (Not in my world, in MLB's.) Exactly. Bob Watson is a dim man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chisoxdavid Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 QUOTE(tealeafreaderii @ Jul 15, 2006 -> 12:12 AM) .... huh? attempting to bunt... could someone explain that? How could that possibly be a fineable offense? I still dont understand.......what the heck is wrong about attempting a bunt? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 Handing out a $2K fine to a man who is paid $5 million a year is equivalent to a parking ticket for you and me. Sucks, sure, but pretty insignificant in the grand scheme of things. So a $250 fine is about 3 bucks and change. While AJ didn't deserve to be fined, the astronomical amounts of money players are paid and the insignificant thousands they are fined are what makes me laugh. It's not unheard of that the NFL fines players by the game check. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hangar18 Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 QUOTE(Kalapse @ Jul 14, 2006 -> 09:57 PM) Wow, this is quite the precedent. I didn't know they were in the business of fining players for playing hard. The League of Extraordinarily Dumb Gentleman has spoken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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