A lousy inning led to fans booing which led to a Jonathan Papelbon making a lewd gesture and MLB suspending him for it.
Umpire Joe West suspended for grabbing Papelbon
Rich SchultzMLB’s Joe Torre gave his thoughts in a press release.
It seems a bit odd that Papelbon, who gestured to fans ever so briefly, albeit rudely, is set to miss a week of work, while West -- who initiated contact by grabbing at Papelbon -- is missing just the one game. Yeah, Papelbon was blocking West from getting back to second, as you can see in the video, but he didn’t touch West. Why? Because even Papelbon knows you’re not allowed to do that.
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