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redsmetz · 08-01-2012, 03:40 PM

MLB is reporting that Devin Mesoraco will be suspended three games for bumping the umpire. He can appeal and then suspension will be held pending the appeal. Otherwise, it begins tonight.

http://ramsey.mlblogs.com/2012/08/01...o-disciplined/

NJReds · 08-01-2012, 03:41 PM

I think you have to appeal just to buy time to get Phillips healthy, but he may actually have a chance of reducing this suspension to one or two games.

redsfan30 · 08-01-2012, 03:42 PM

I would assume he will not appeal.

The roster crunch begins....

redsmetz · 08-01-2012, 03:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NJReds

I think you have to appeal just to buy time to get Phillips healthy, but he may actually have a chance of reducing this suspension to one or two games.

I think your assessment is correct and I was just going to follow up and say that. With Phillips day to day at the present, the club needs him to appeal because of the roster situation. Not to mention we have no one else on the 40 man roster who is a catcher.

MikeS21 · 08-01-2012, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by NJReds

I think you have to appeal just to buy time to get Phillips healthy, but he may actually have a chance of reducing this suspension to one or two games.

I dunno, I agree the ump bumped him, causing the contact, but the way Devin went after the ump and Dusty trying to push him away won't sit well with the MLB office.

Scrap Irony · 08-01-2012, 03:44 PM

I assume he will, if only because they may need his bat over the next few days.

I can't imagine they'll agree to reduce the suspension though. Innocuous or not, he bumped the umpire. (Or rather, they umpire bumped him, then got cross about it.) That's not often a rule they look the other way on.

redsfan30 · 08-01-2012, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeS21

but the way Devin went after the ump and Dusty trying to push him away won't sit well with the MLB office.

Agreed. I don't see the suspension getting shortened.

REDREAD · 08-01-2012, 03:46 PM

What a load of Balony..

The ump bumped Mes, not the other way around.

Actually, IIRC, Homer and Leake just started.
Mes wouldn't be catching the next 3 games anyhow.
It might be a good idea to roll the dice and just serve the suspension now, since he had dizziness last night anyhow.
Just hope that Hannigan holds up for 3 games.

Otherwise, he could appeal and then drop the appeal right after he catches Homer/Leake at a more convienent time. (Obviously he has a limited window to do it on his terms)

traderumor · 08-01-2012, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeS21

I dunno, I agree the ump bumped him, causing the contact, but the way Devin went after the ump and Dusty trying to push him away won't sit well with the MLB office.

And with I'm sure no evidence presented for Mesaroco's side why he suddenly lost control after being baited by the clown ump.

Vottomatic · 08-01-2012, 03:47 PM

I don't see it getting shortened either, and he's dealing with dizziness anyway. If the dizziness continues, no better time to take the suspension than now.

I wouldn't mind seeing Mez and BP put on the short DL, simply to get a glimpse of H-Rod or Didi, and Navarro. Knowing the Reds, they will play shorthanded though.

BuckeyeRedleg · 08-01-2012, 03:48 PM

You have to have a 2nd catcher. Bring up Navarro and either DFA Cairo or release one of Costanzo, Smith, Phipps, etc.

traderumor · 08-01-2012, 03:50 PM

If they don't make a move for a second catcher to be available, I've been racking my brain trying to figure out who on the current roster is the emergency catcher. Valdez?

LoganBuck · 08-01-2012, 03:56 PM

Corky is the obvious add. He knows the pitchers and will pass back through waivers when the suspension is over. Navarro likely will not. I want his bat in September.

reds44 · 08-01-2012, 03:57 PM

He's appealing.

REDREAD · 08-01-2012, 03:59 PM

I wonder.. in the old days, they would wait until the club went to NY to hear the appeal.

I wonder if the appeal can stall the suspension long enough for rosters to be expanded? Any insight from anyone?

08-01-2012, 03:40 PM	#1
redsmetz Redsmetz Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Winton Place Posts: 10,455	Mesoraco Suspended 3 Games MLB is reporting that Devin Mesoraco will be suspended three games for bumping the umpire. He can appeal and then suspension will be held pending the appeal. Otherwise, it begins tonight. http://ramsey.mlblogs.com/2012/08/01...o-disciplined/ __________________ “In the same way that a baseball season never really begins, it never really ends either.” - Lonnie Wheeler, "Bleachers, A Summer in Wrigley Field" The Baseball Emporium - Books & Things, that's Rallyonion.com The Baseball Bookstore http://tsc-sales.com/ http://tscsales.blogspot.com/ http://silverscreenbooks.com/ Last edited by redsmetz; 08-01-2012 at 03:56 PM. Reason: To correct spelling of his name in title

08-01-2012, 03:41 PM	#2
NJReds Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: New Jersey, USA Posts: 5,410	Re: Mesaraco Suspended 3 Games I think you have to appeal just to buy time to get Phillips healthy, but he may actually have a chance of reducing this suspension to one or two games. __________________ "The players make the manager, it's never the other way." - Sparky Anderson

08-01-2012, 03:42 PM	#3
redsfan30 Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 7,545	Re: Mesaraco Suspended 3 Games I would assume he will not appeal. The roster crunch begins.... __________________ "Strickland Propane... Taste the meat, not the heat." - Hank Hill

08-01-2012, 03:44 PM	#6
Scrap Irony Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Bedford, KY Posts: 8,992	Re: Mesaraco Suspended 3 Games I assume he will, if only because they may need his bat over the next few days. I can't imagine they'll agree to reduce the suspension though. Innocuous or not, he bumped the umpire. (Or rather, they umpire bumped him, then got cross about it.) That's not often a rule they look the other way on. __________________ "You can learn little from victory. You can learn everything from defeat." -- Christy Matthewson "Show me a good loser and I'll show you an idiot." -- Leo Durocher

08-01-2012, 03:46 PM	#8
REDREAD Where's my chair? Join Date: Apr 2000 Posts: 19,807	Re: Mesaraco Suspended 3 Games What a load of Balony.. The ump bumped Mes, not the other way around. Actually, IIRC, Homer and Leake just started. Mes wouldn't be catching the next 3 games anyhow. It might be a good idea to roll the dice and just serve the suspension now, since he had dizziness last night anyhow. Just hope that Hannigan holds up for 3 games. Otherwise, he could appeal and then drop the appeal right after he catches Homer/Leake at a more convienent time. (Obviously he has a limited window to do it on his terms) __________________ Thank you Walt and Bob for going for it in 2012 AND 2013! Nov. 13, 2007: One of the greatest days in Reds history: John Allen gets the boot!

08-01-2012, 03:47 PM	#10
Vottomatic All work and no play..... Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Lebanon Posts: 6,847	Re: Mesaraco Suspended 3 Games I don't see it getting shortened either, and he's dealing with dizziness anyway. If the dizziness continues, no better time to take the suspension than now. I wouldn't mind seeing Mez and BP put on the short DL, simply to get a glimpse of H-Rod or Didi, and Navarro. Knowing the Reds, they will play shorthanded though. __________________ "I can't take this homerism anymore." - 10xWSChamps, August 11, 2010. A Cardinals fan having a problem with all the homerism on Redszone. Classic. "Man do I miss the days where were didn't need a calculator and an encyclopedia of baseball metrics to enjoy a baseball game ... - MikeS21" - 8/2/12 game thread

08-01-2012, 03:48 PM	#11
BuckeyeRedleg Will post for food Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Dublin, OH Posts: 5,099	Re: Mesaraco Suspended 3 Games You have to have a 2nd catcher. Bring up Navarro and either DFA Cairo or release one of Costanzo, Smith, Phipps, etc.

08-01-2012, 03:50 PM	#12
traderumor Unsolicited Opinions Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Right Down Broadway Posts: 17,668	Re: Mesaraco Suspended 3 Games If they don't make a move for a second catcher to be available, I've been racking my brain trying to figure out who on the current roster is the emergency catcher. Valdez? __________________ Can't win with 'em Can't win without 'em

08-01-2012, 03:56 PM	#13
LoganBuck I hate the Cubs Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 5,585	Re: Mesoraco Suspended 3 Games Corky is the obvious add. He knows the pitchers and will pass back through waivers when the suspension is over. Navarro likely will not. I want his bat in September. __________________ Whenever you get mad over a called strike or ball on a close pitch, it's the equivalent of being mad at the QB pump-faking one time before throwing a pass in your average NFL game. ---Caveat Emperor

08-01-2012, 03:59 PM	#15
REDREAD Where's my chair? Join Date: Apr 2000 Posts: 19,807	Re: Mesoraco Suspended 3 Games I wonder.. in the old days, they would wait until the club went to NY to hear the appeal. I wonder if the appeal can stall the suspension long enough for rosters to be expanded? Any insight from anyone? __________________ Thank you Walt and Bob for going for it in 2012 AND 2013! Nov. 13, 2007: One of the greatest days in Reds history: John Allen gets the boot!

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