Player charges dugout from opposing dugout!

[stkjock]

Craziest behavior I've seen by a player.  

 

 

[Stk004]

Wow. 

[Umpirechick1]

Ridiculous. I hope they suspend him big time. He was out of control. 

[taa71458]

Lol at the Boulders catcher 

[Kevin_K]

He was suspended for 5 games 

[maven]

I think that was a balk.

[Rich Ives]

Anyone know what triggered it.  If I was the opposing player that set him off I might be extra cautious for a while. 

[Umpire in Chief]

8 hours ago, Kevin_K said:

He was suspended for 5 games 

Seems really light given the egregiousness 

[maven]

25 minutes ago, Umpire in Chief said:

Seems really light given the egregiousness 

It does? You know what those guys get paid in MiLB?

[stkjock]

3 minutes ago, maven said:

It does? You know what those guys get paid in MiLB?

[krwill96]

The jackals are in the Can-Am league. It's independent ball not MiLB affiliated. 

[maven]

9 hours ago, krwill96 said:

The jackals are in the Can-Am league. It's independent ball not MiLB affiliated. 

If they're paid at all, it can't be much less than MiLB.

[stkjock]

From Wiki:

 

Quote

A league salary cap is a maximum amount that can be spent on the entire player roster. Teams may apportion it among players as they see fit. Certain players are given coaching duties, by which to earn additional pay. The maximum salary cap for a rostered player is about US$4,000 every one to two months, depending on the roster size. However most players make about $2–3,000 every month. There are some rostered players that make the max every two months. There are no players in the league that make more than $4,000 per month

 

[maven]

I stand uncorrected.

[Umpire in Chief]

Regardless of what they are paid, the message should be firmly set that this is not acceptable. 

[maven]

42 minutes ago, Umpire in Chief said:

Regardless of what they are paid, the message should be firmly set that this is not acceptable. 

So...what, capital punishment? Lifetime ban? Public flogging? Cage match?

It is just baseball, after all, and it's entertainment (many don't watch NASCAR just to see drivers turn left), and boys will be boys.

[stkjock]

I like the cage match idea!!!

[HokieUmp]

3 hours ago, maven said:

So...what, capital punishment? Lifetime ban? Public flogging? Cage match?

In order:  Only if he kills a guy;  No (unless capital punishment is used, then it's moot);  No;  Yes, please!

[Umpire in Chief]

3 hours ago, maven said:

So...what, capital punishment? Lifetime ban? Public flogging? Cage match? 

Back to seriousness, it's a behavior which needs to be eliminated. 

[Rich Ives]

15 minutes ago, Umpire in Chief said:

Back to seriousness, it's a behavior which needs to be eliminated. 

So does the trigger.

[blue23ll]

Trigger was a fine horse