On MLB & McDowell
Atlanta pitching coach Roger McDowell was suspended for two weeks with out pay yesterday by Main League Baseball for inappropriate Boston Celtics jerseys feedback and gestures he made toward fans prior to a game in San Francisco.
McDowell: Suspended for two weeks
The suspension is retroactive to Friday, when McDowell was placed on administrative leave through the Braves. He also was fined an undisclosed quantity for your April 23 incident.
McDowell will probably be required to complete sensitivity coaching and can have to apologize straight towards the enthusiasts concerned, Justin Quinn and his family members.
?¡ãI understand that Mr. McDowell is very contrite about his conduct, and hopefully this incident will be used to increase public awareness with the importance of sensitivity to other people,?¡À Selig said. ?¡ãI commend Justin Quinn and his family for bringing this problem to our interest so that it'll not happen again in the future.?¡À
Quinn stated he was in the stands together with his Charlotte Bobcats jerseys wife and 9-year-old twin daughters prior to the April 23 game at San Francisco when he observed McDowell inquire three males, ?¡ãAre you men a homo couple or perhaps a threesome??¡À
According to Quinn, McDowell said kids don?¡¥t belong at a baseball park, picked up a bat, walked as much as Quinn and asked him, ?¡ãHow a lot are your teeth worth??¡À
WEAVER SCRATCHED: Undefeated Los Angeles Angels right-hander Jered Weaver was scratched from his scheduled start yesterday in opposition to Tampa Bay.
Weaver?¡¥s bid for his seventh win might be pushed back again just one day because of a stomach virus. Los Angeles Manager Mike Scioscia is hopeful Weaver will be in a position to start tonight?¡¥s game at Boston.
?¡ãIf this was the seventh game with the Globe Series, I think you?¡¥d see him out there attempting to pitch,?¡À Scioscia stated.
Weaver is 6-0 with the 0.99 ERA in 6 begins this season. He has been ill to get a few of days.
THE HITS Keep COMING: Andre Ethier has prolonged his hitting streak to 27 video games.
The Los Angeles Dodgers All-Star correct fielder led off the seventh inning yesterday in opposition to San Diego?¡¥s Dustin Moseley with a single up the first-base line, off the glove of Brad Hawpe as he attempted to backhand it behind the bag.
The streak will be the longest by a Dodgers player since Willie Davis?¡¥ franchise-record 31-game stretch in 1969.
Ethier is trying to become the eighth player since the flip with the century having a hitting streak of at least thirty games throughout 1 period.
