Delmon Young gets 50 games

[LeftWideOpen]

That's appropriate to me. A full season would have been a little too much.

[Drew Beringer]

He's a dumbfuck.

[FondestMemory]

i just don't get why it took two weeks to make that decision.

50 is good though.

[mikeford]

good for him. it got the scab umps out of minor league baseball so you know what, good thing he threw a bat at an ump.

[thejetstolehome]

That's appropriate to me. A full season would have been a little too much.

agreed.

[Broken Parachute]

Yeah, 50 sounds right.

[itsjdiggity]

the velocity he put on that bat was funny

[preppyak]

the velocity he put on that bat was funny
hah, yeah...anyone know if it's on Youtube at all

[Yankees' #1 Fan]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wW0tuz3_Hgc

[preppyak]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wW0tuz3_Hgc
sweet, thanks

They just showed it like 5 times on PTI, so funny

[Broken Parachute]

"That's a bad move by Delmon Young."

No shit.

[Broken Parachute]

sweet, thanks

They just showed it like 5 times on PTI, so funny

I totally forgot about PTI. I'm watching Zoom, right now.

[preppyak]

"That's a bad move by Delmon Young."

No shit.
haha, I was going to post that...so understated

[Broken Parachute]

haha, I was going to post that...so understated

Haha now I know why that guy announces for Minor League games.

[bigmike]

50 is about right. does it carry over if he get's called up though?

[Yankees' #1 Fan]

i dont know the answer to that, but they would never call someone up who hasnt been playing in the minors.

nor were the rays going to waste one of his options and bring him up this season anyways.

[bigmike]

i dont know the answer to that, but they would never call someone up who hasnt been playing in the minors.

nor were the rays going to waste one of his options and bring him up this season anyways.
everything i heard was that he was going to be up after the all-star break. but i do see your point. i don't think it'd be a waste of one of his options to bring him up this year, he's clearly ahead of guys that are older than him in AAA.

[apoemtothedead]

Young and Upton on the same team. Badass.

[bigmike]

Young and Upton on the same team. Badass.
Upton's got to find a new position. he's a horrible, horrible SS.

[LeftWideOpen]

everything i heard was that he was going to be up after the all-star break. but i do see your point. i don't think it'd be a waste of one of his options to bring him up this year, he's clearly ahead of guys that are older than him in AAA.

even if hes gone for 50 games, he'll be availble for the end of july. so it shouldnt really effect his MLB chances this year.

[Emopunkthrice]

wasn't this not even a real minor league umpire, I thought they were on strike at the time.

[bigmike]

even if hes gone for 50 games, he'll be availble for the end of july. so it shouldnt really effect his MLB chances this year.
True.



wasn't this not even a real minor league umpire, I thought they were on strike at the time.
correct. but real minor league ump or not, you don't throw the bat at one.

[Yankees' #1 Fan]

even if hes gone for 50 games, he'll be availble for the end of july. so it shouldnt really effect his MLB chances this year.

of course its going to effect him going to the big leagues this year.

thats 50 games that he wont be playing in, that means he wont see in game action for 50 games, its definitely not helping him get to the majors this season.

[LeftWideOpen]

of course its going to effect him going to the big leagues this year.

thats 50 games that he wont be playing in, that means he wont see in game action for 50 games, its definitely not helping him get to the majors this season.

i didnt say it'd help him ...i just don't think it will keep him from being in the majors. this guy is on track for the majors regardless of what he does in durham. he'll still get his work in during his suspension, albeit not against live game action, and he'll certainly play a few weeks once he returns to get some at bats. But unless he comes back and hits .150 in AAA, he'll be in the pros because the D-Rays are gonna need him. Everyone has a short memory in the world of sports and I don't think this will be any different because he'll help them win games and sell tickets.

[Yankees' #1 Fan]

the devil rays wont need him, they suck.

they arent going to burn one of his options, they are going to milk it out so they have him for full seasons before he is eligible for big money.

[Emopunkthrice]

the Devil Rays have Crawford, Gathright, Gomes, Hollins, Baldelli...unless the D-Rays start making some trades, its pretty crowded right now for Young. They're all young except for Hollins, and they all hit well except Gathright is ok. He wouldn't get called up this year. Except maybe for a little time during September.

[LeftWideOpen]

the Devil Rays have Crawford, Gathright, Gomes, Hollins, Baldelli...unless the D-Rays start making some trades, its pretty crowded right now for Young. They're all young except for Hollins, and they all hit well except Gathright is ok. He wouldn't get called up this year. Except maybe for a little time during September.

Gomes played more DH than OF last year, so thats likely his future role. I don't think theres any doubt that Crawford and Young are the 2 certain OFs of the D-Rays future and with Baldelli being a huge bust to this point and Gathright having a ceiling thats only so high, I don't think they'd hold Young back if they thought he was ready to step in and contribute. When they're 20 games out of 1st place on August 1st and ticket sales are dropping w/ each game, I think there will be plenty of pressure to bring up Young. There isnt much doubt in my mind this guy will be in a D-Rays uniform this season and because of that, I don't think the suspension will cost him his season.

[Emopunkthrice]

The D-Rays have such a stud young team except for like Toby Hall, they should trade for like Brian McCann because he can hit well. And I want to see Jarrod Saltalamacchia play in the Majors

[LeftWideOpen]

The D-Rays have such a stud young team except for like Toby Hall, they should trade for like Brian McCann because he can hit well. And I want to see Jarrod Saltalamacchia play in the Majors

if they had decent pitching, they'd be all set. Kazmir is really it though, and I'm not sold on him as anything more than a decent #2 guy. I don't see this team being competitive until they can pitch. That talent might have to come via free agency, but they are too cheap to go get it.

[Yankees' #1 Fan]

ownership is just trying to turn a profit, and i dont blame them for that.

they are in a division with the sox and the yankees, as long as that continues to be the case they will never compete for a playoff spot.

their was some discussion of a rolling realignment plan, that some writer(s) came up with, and it seemed to be a decent idea, probably the only way the rays could ever compete.

[bigmike]

the Devil Rays have Crawford, Gathright, Gomes, Hollins, Baldelli...unless the D-Rays start making some trades, its pretty crowded right now for Young. They're all young except for Hollins, and they all hit well except Gathright is ok. He wouldn't get called up this year. Except maybe for a little time during September.
you can always count on the d-rays making some trades. they can't sign their young talent so they have to trade them so they get something back for them.

and there's a short term memory for guys that have unreal talent. much like delmon young. he'll get off suspension, play a couple weeks, then come up to the big leagues. they need all the young, good kids they can get to pack as many fans as they can in to that shitty ballpark.

[Yankees' #1 Fan]

delmon young isnt going to cause a spike in attendance.

they suck as a baseball team and they sell tickets when the yankees and red sox are in town. thats ALL.

everything said about delmon is that unlike his big brother, he does not have a great attitude. he is very egotistical, and shorte tempered, and thinks the world is owed to him because of his status as a prospect. he needs to mature, hopefully this incident accelerates the process for his sake, but bringing him to the majors this season is not in his best interest as far as his career goes.

look what happned with Upton. they brought him up crazy early a few years ago, and it took away from his progress. this guy is not as talented as other minor league players with major league talent and he obviously has maturity issues.

[Yankees' #1 Fan]

from espn

Mike (SF): The INTERNATIONAL league suspended Delmon Young 50 games. Can the Devil Rays call him up tomorrow and have him play for them ?

http://espn-att.starwave.com/i/sn2.gif Jim Callis: (2:15 PM ET ) I believe they could, as the suspension wouldn't come with him. But the Devil Rays plan on upholding the suspension and aren't even letting Delmon play in extended spring training yet. He's not coming up any time soon.

Kevin (Holbrook, NY): Jim, how do you think Delmon's Young behavior/suspension will affect his ascent to the big leagues?

http://espn-att.starwave.com/i/sn2.gif Jim Callis: (2:16 PM ET ) It will delay it, that's for sure. Hopefully, the incident will help him realize he needs to do some growing up.

[bigmike]

delmon young isnt going to cause a spike in attendance.

they suck as a baseball team and they sell tickets when the yankees and red sox are in town. thats ALL.

everything said about delmon is that unlike his big brother, he does not have a great attitude. he is very egotistical, and shorte tempered, and thinks the world is owed to him because of his status as a prospect. he needs to mature, hopefully this incident accelerates the process for his sake, but bringing him to the majors this season is not in his best interest as far as his career goes.

look what happned with Upton. they brought him up crazy early a few years ago, and it took away from his progress. this guy is not as talented as other minor league players with major league talent and he obviously has maturity issues.
delmon young isn't as talented as other minor league prospects? He's 20 years old and playing in AAA. how many prospects in AAA are 20? i don't think there's many.

there's no doubt he's immature and egotistical. but that never stopped a team giving an immature, egotistical athlete every opportunity in the world. this suspension won't change that.

[fromwithin]

I just watched it and it wasnt even that bad. I'm so glad he didnt a full year cause that would have been extreme.

[bigmike]

I just watched it and it wasnt even that bad. I'm so glad he didnt a full year cause that would have been extreme.
wasn't even that bad? He threw a bat at an ump. he didn't toss it. he threw it. did you see the velocity on it? he didn't deserve an entire season suspension, but still, it was bad.

[fromwithin]

wasn't even that bad? He threw a bat at an ump. he didn't toss it. he threw it. did you see the velocity on it? he didn't deserve an entire season suspension, but still, it was bad.

he wasnt even aiming for his head, and with the padding the umps have he probably didnt feel anything. it wasnt pre-planned, it was spur of the moment. I'd give him 25 games just because it was an ump.

[FondestMemory]

he threw a bat at a human being. how can anybody try to argue that isn't a bad thing?

[fromwithin]

he threw a bat at a human being. how can anybody try to argue that isn't a bad thing?

because everyone acts like he pre-meditated it and the ump had his legs spread or something haha. its bad, but not as bad as everyone made it out to be.

[Emopunkthrice]

Pete Rose attacks a ump with his hand gets 30, Delmon throws a bat at the ump gets 50. minor leagues too, fuck that shit.


hate crime!!!! hahaha jk

[LeftWideOpen]

he wasnt even aiming for his head, and with the padding the umps have he probably didnt feel anything. it wasnt pre-planned, it was spur of the moment. I'd give him 25 games just because it was an ump.

this has to be the worst justification of his actions ive heard yet. holy jesus.

[fromwithin]

this has to be the worst justification of his actions ive heard yet. holy jesus.

from the look of the throw it didnt even appear to be overhand, so he obviously wasnt trying to kill him.

[Yankees' #1 Fan]

HE THREW A BASEBALL BAT AT AN UMPIRE!!!

do you have any idea how dangerous that is?!

they may look very easy to toss around by strong athletes, but they are fucking heavy and deadly.

[fromwithin]

HE THREW A BASEBALL BAT AT AN UMPIRE!!!

do you have any idea how dangerous that is?!

they may look very easy to toss around by strong athletes, but they are fucking heavy and deadly.

Yes, but he didnt pre-meditate it and he didnt aim for his head. The umps also wear padding to protect them from 90mph fastballs, so a lobbed bat at his chest wouldnt do any damage. The fact that he threw it at an ump would constitute a suspension so I think 25 games would be sufficient.

[Yankees' #1 Fan]

he got what he deserved.