quote:Originally posted by otownmike:
Paplebon barely bumped the umpire and will miss 3-games and lose approxamately $225,000. MLB has a way of hittng you where it hurts for an altercation.
This isn't as bad as it seems. Papelbon has pitched in 26 games this year, equaling a bit over 42% of the games Boston has played. Missing 3 games for him is about the same as a fielder missing 1 game.
You see it more in starters who are given a 5-game suspension. It's essentially equal to one game, as they only pitch once every 5 games.