Suspension: Joe West Suspended for Papelbon Incident

[Lindsay]

MLB suspended umpire Joe West one game following his ejection of Phillies pitcher Jonathan Papelbon and subsequent actions during the post-ejection confrontation. MLB Executive Vice President for Baseball Operations Joe Torre made the announcement: Joe West handled himself appropriately in ejecting...

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[law_reb]

I guess the only thing I disagree with is Torre saying Joe initiated contact.  If someone is in my face bumping into me he has initiated contact.  My response to remove him is not initiating.  It is responding.  Joe didn't run into the dugout to initiate contact.  Papelbon ran onto the field to initiate contact. 

[hbk314]

I'm guessing he's getting at that if Papelbon had grabbed or shoved first, that would be initiating contact. I'm guessing Torre, incorrectly or not, didn't consider the contact with West's hat to be on the same level as West's grab of Papelbon's jersey.

[Jocko]

Luckily only one game. Could have been alot worse.

[MB_Ump]

Put a rat in charge and the blues need to watch out...

[Thunderheads]

Put a rat in charge and the blues need to watch out...

That's a ridiculous comment.  Torre is very supportive of the umpires and what they have to do .....

[DVA7130]

Wow MLB......

[Stan W.]

just a slap on the wrist.........1 game......big deal.......Papelbon was the aggressor......and of you read the  article, Torre said he talked to west and they agreed there were better ways to handle it.... ...of course there were, but given the circumstances, Id take 1 game ..........

[FleasOf1000Camels]

West deserves the suspension, and he knows it.

[Stan W.]

West deserves the suspension, and he knows it.

 

you betcha he does....all one game of it......don't lay your hands on a player.........