Friday night in San Francisco, the Phillies’ 9-2 victory over the Giants was punctuated by a sixth-inning brawl that will probably result in at least two suspensions.
Shane Victorino Suspended For Three Games
Major League Baseball has suspended Philadelphia Phillies center fielder Shane Victorino three games for his role in the Giants-Phillies bench-clearing incident Friday, a source told ESPN.com’s Jayson Stark. The source said Victorino will appeal.
So the beginning of the scrum was not why Victorino was suspended. The reasons that might explain Victorino’s punishment are a) he pushed through an umpire to return to the donnybrook, and b) he plowed into a pile of players as the skirmish was dying down, tackling Giants hitting coach Hensley Meulens and reigniting the whole thing.
Read Article >Radio Host Tony Bruno Tweets, Then Apologizes, About Giants/Phillies Brawl
The instant communication medium of Twitter can be a useful tool for getting information out fast. It can also get people in trouble, as radio host Tony Bruno found out Friday night. He apparently sent out a racist remark via his Twitter account after Ramon Ramirez hit Shane Victorino in the back with a pitch during the Phillies/Giants game, inciting a brawl. Bruno is from Philadelphia, though until recently he had an hour-long segment with Gary Radnich on San Francisco radio station KNBR. The segment was cancelled in July.
I say “apparently” because the tweet was deleted shortly thereafter, though you can see what it said at the above link. Or here. Bruno later posted an apology on his Facebook page, but as you can see via this Twitter search, a lot of people were (and still are) quite upset with what Bruno said.
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