Posted by unregistered user at 5/9/08 4:07 p.m.

Hey, two new posts two days in a row! You just made my day!
As for the brawl, well, at least it shows the M's aren't dead yet! Funny that it was Texas they were scrapping with; the Angels have the same problem with Rangers pitching. I wish MLB would change the rules about getting hit by a pitch. I would love to see an escalating penalty for batters getting hit by errant pitches. One base for one hit batter, two bases for the second hit batter, etc. It would put the onus on the manager to remove the SP or RP before they give away the game, instead of leaving it up to the guy at the plate to decide whether the pitch was intentional or not. What do you think?

Posted by gmore at 5/9/08 6:52 p.m.

Admittedly, that pitch was no closer to Sexson's actual head than it was to mine, his actual head being turned down and rearword as he undoubtedly was anticipating being thrown at. On the other hand, since what's done is done, at least he demonstated some passion, something that's been AWOL from the SS Mariner, along with buoyancy.

Posted by 4CornersFan at 5/9/08 8:17 p.m.

I'm sure that in no time that smart little kid will be able to do any posting that you're not able to get to in a timely manner. Kids these days!

Posted by DryHeatDan at 5/9/08 8:51 p.m.

How the heck are we 7 1/2 games behind Oakland? The A's are batting a measly .253; the M's aren't far behind at .244. Ah, there's a problem - the A's pitchers have an ERA of 3.16 while the M's are giving up 4.34. But even that's only 9th out of 14 AL teams. How can we have the worst record in the AL? The LA A's of A pitching is 12th with an ERA of 4.39 and yet they lead the division.

Looks like it's already time to tell Jobu to take a hike.

Posted by CMH at 5/10/08 9:03 a.m.

Replay after replay shows the pitch to Sexson was probably not a retaliation throw (or if it was - a damned poor one). On Felix's pitch to Ian Kinsler, the batter made no effort to avoid it and should not have been awarded a base ... but again ... bad umpiring. MLB rules 6.08(b) and 5.09(a) clearly clarify the situation. The batter (i)has to be touched by a pitched ball outside the strike zone, (ii) has to ATTEMPT TO AVOID IT (or has no opportunity to avoid it), and (iii) did not swing at the pitch. When an umpire believes a pitcher has thrown at a batter intentionally, a warning is issued to the pitcher and the managers of both teams. Neither of Felix's batter hitting pitches resulted in such actions.

Regardless of his pre-game interview comments, it would appear Sexson's "Charge to the Mound" might be more the result of his frustrations resulting from his career declining performance and perhaps stress resulting from events involving his personal life. Getting ejected from the game and suspended from future games is not the way to contribute to a stuggling team.

M's management has made a concerted effort to put a quality team on the field. Yes, the are plenty of potential "woulda, shoulda, couldas", but a team with a payroll of $110 million plus needs to perform!!!

Posted by unregistered user at 5/11/08 12:53 p.m.

Ranger fan here; Don't want no one hurt, but if at least one Mariner is not hit in the next 3 days I will be disappointed. Mariner fans should be ashame that he plays for you- that was embarassing and the pitch wasn't even close to hitting him; Mariners have always had class players- what happened........
Sexson is a girl in a skirt out there trying to play baseball....

Posted by 4CornersFan at 5/11/08 9:03 p.m.

Hey! Don't insult girls!! LOL