gport_tennis;469746 wrote:What the announcers were complaining about was that he was stealing bases when his team was down ten runs. They said it was bad etiquette. I don't see what the big deal is with what he did

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that_guy;469111 wrote:I agree. I also don't understand why the Marlins are such babies about their catcher getting ran over, collisions at home have been part of baseball for a long time. It was a close play and Morgan was trying to score, no need to bean him the next day. Then they bean him again for stealing bases, throw him out if you don't want him to steal. I'm guessing baseball will give Morgan a long suspension for this, the Marlins pitcher better be getting one just as long, maybe even longer for that pathetic fighting form he displayed, dropping his fists to leave his face wide open, what a moron...

Hb31187;469771 wrote:Baseball has too many dumb "unwritten rules". If you hit me, and PUT me on base, I'm gonna make the best of it

justincredible;469778 wrote:Stealing bases to generate a run when your teams DOWN 11 runs and it is still early cannot be frowned upon. No way. Up 11, sure. Down 11, no friggin way. You s'pose to just concede defeat?

CinciX12;469782 wrote:Eh, we aren't talking about the Yankees here. Its the Nationals. What are the chances they come back from that deficit.

CinciX12;469774 wrote:Then they will break the unwritten rule of throwing at your head next time. Its like an honor system. Football has similar things like don't go at people's knees without reason and the like. Its not all bad, but yes baseball has quite a few.

Mooney44Cards;469967 wrote:On what planet are you supposed to give up in a sport that has absolutely no time limit and hypothetically no lead is insurmountable? Anyone defending this "you don't steal when you're down by so many runs" bullshit is delusional. That goes against the very "never say die" attitude that ballplayers are taught from the time they are playing little league. Fuck, speaking of little league, maybe MLB should institute the mercy rule so the whole league can be a bunch of pussies like the Marlins.

Mooney44Cards;469967 wrote:On what planet are you supposed to give up in a sport that has absolutely no time limit and hypothetically no lead is insurmountable? Anyone defending this "you don't steal when you're down by so many runs" bullshit is delusional. That goes against the very "never say die" attitude that ballplayers are taught from the time they are playing little league. Fuck, speaking of little league, maybe MLB should institute the mercy rule so the whole league can be a bunch of pussies like the Marlins.

MLB also issued suspensions to several Marlins players.

Pitcher Chris Volstad has been suspended for six games and fined an undisclosed fine for intentionally throwing at Morgan on two occasions and for fighting during the benches-clearing incident; pitcher Alex Sanabia has received a five-game suspension for fighting; first baseman Gaby Sanchez has received a three-game suspension for his aggressive actions and fighting; and pitcher Jose Veras has been fined for his aggressive actions and comments during the incident.

Also, Nationals pitcher Doug Slaten has received a three-game suspension for intentionally throwing a pitch at Sanchez in the bottom of the seventh after a warning had been issued in the sixth inning.

Additionally, Nationals manager Jim Riggleman has been suspended for two games and fined an undisclosed amount, Marlins manager Edwin Rodriguez has been suspended for one game and fined an undisclosed, and Nationals third base coach Pat Listach has been suspended for three games and fined an undisclosed amount.