Harper Suspension

[Mike A. S.]

Understood. However - the message appears to be that Harpers actions were on par or even worse than those of Strickland which is an outright joke. MLB is basically condoning pitchers deliberately throwing hard at batters for the stupidest of reasons.

I think charging a pitcher and throwing your helmet at him (even if it was a terrible throw) and landing a punch and attempting several more is plenty deserving of a suspension no matter why the pitcher threw at him. And Harper got less than most batters get for that situation.

 

[SoCalWizFan]

I think charging a pitcher and throwing your helmet at him (even if it was a terrible throw) and landing a punch and attempting several more is plenty deserving of a suspension no matter why the pitcher threw at him. And Harper got less than most batters get for that situation.

So some moronic pitcher throws at a guy because he hit a few homers off him 3 years ago with full intent on nailing him. What exactly is a hitter supposed to do in that situation? Just calmly walk down to 1st base? Would you do that? As for the helmet - please - very obvious there was no intent to throw it at Strickland. Harper is a very good MLB player - you don't think that he could throw it at/near Strickland if that was his intent? Get real.

Again - not saying that Harper doesn't deserve the suspension. Just stating that Strickland deserves more or at least the same & 6 games for a relief pitcher is less than 4 games for a positional player.

 

[redseat]

So some moronic pitcher throws at a guy because he hit a few homers off him 3 years ago with full intent on nailing him. What exactly is a hitter supposed to do in that situation? Just calmly walk down to 1st base? Would you do that? As for the helmet - please - very obvious there was no intent to throw it at Strickland. Harper is a very good MLB player - you don't think that he could throw it at/near Strickland if that was his intent? Get real.

Again - not saying that Harper doesn't deserve the suspension. Just stating that Strickland deserves more or at least the same & 6 games for a relief pitcher is less than 4 games for a positional player.

and that is why suspensions for pitchers is an absolute JOKE!! a player gets 4 games he actually misses 4 games.. a pitcher gets a 5 game suspension he misses maybe 1 start..

But I think Strickland didn't get a longer suspension because he's never done something like this before. Yes it was clearly intentional but that's how Torre and company probably think.

 

[Mike A. S.]

So some moronic pitcher throws at a guy because he hit a few homers off him 3 years ago with full intent on nailing him. What exactly is a hitter supposed to do in that situation? Just calmly walk down to 1st base? Would you do that? As for the helmet - please - very obvious there was no intent to throw it at Strickland. Harper is a very good MLB player - you don't think that he could throw it at/near Strickland if that was his intent? Get real.

Again - not saying that Harper doesn't deserve the suspension. Just stating that Strickland deserves more or at least the same & 6 games for a relief pitcher is less than 4 games for a positional player.

Yeah, I would've just walked to first. And I agree that he's very good but that still doesn't mean the helmet didn't just slip. If he wasn't trying to throw it at him then why was he looking right at him as he was winding up his arm and what was the point of just throwing it away so vigorously then? Strickland deserves punishment too, of course. I'm just saying 6 games for a pitcher is about par for the course, 4 for the batter is less than normal. Which he got IMO because his name is Bryce Harper.

 

[calsnowskier]

Also remember that teams cannot replace the player during these suspensions. The Giants will be down a player for those 6 games.

 

[calsnowskier]

Yeah, I would've just walked to first. And I agree that he's very good but that still doesn't mean the helmet didn't just slip. If he wasn't trying to throw it at him then why was he looking right at him as he was winding up his arm and what was the point of just throwing it away so vigorously then? Strickland deserves punishment too, of course. I'm just saying 6 games for a pitcher is about par for the course, 4 for the batter is less than normal. Which he got IMO because his name is Bryce Harper.

Actually, it was said on KNBR that a typical suspension for throwing at a batter is about 3-4 games while a typical suspension for charging the mound with punches thrown is about 8 games. I have no idea if that is accurate, but it was mentioned. That means they went light on Harper and harsh on Strickland. I think that is about right.

 

[SoCalWizFan]

Actually, it was said on KNBR that a typical suspension for throwing at a batter is about 3-4 games while a typical suspension for charging the mound with punches thrown is about 8 games. I have no idea if that is accurate, but it was mentioned. That means they went light on Harper and harsh on Strickland. I think that is about right.

Says the Giants fan. Trust me - I am not a fan of Harper - just think that the overall punishment is a joke & yes perhaps this is in line with how these old school baseball guys think. In any case - Harper can have time to perhaps settle down & act differently next time. However - Strickland just sounds like a whack job - get over it already.

 

[SoCalWizFan]

Also remember that teams cannot replace the player during these suspensions. The Giants will be down a player for those 6 games.

Boo hoo. Perhaps tell your players to not do stupid things in reaction to something that happened years ago. If your pitcher doesn't like Harper - or anyone - then simply strike the guy out.

 

[calsnowskier]

Says the Giants fan. Trust me - I am not a fan of Harper - just think that the overall punishment is a joke & yes perhaps this is in line with how these old school baseball guys think. In any case - Harper can have time to perhaps settle down & act differently next time. However - Strickland just sounds like a whack job - get over it already.

How is what I said in any way homerish? I was simply passing on what I have heard. I even said that it was right that they go easy on Harper and harsh on Strickland.

Try actually reading posts before you let YOUR bias cloud your reaction to said post.

 

[tducey]

He got suspended. Yeah the pitcher shouldn't have hit him but it might have been better if Harper took the base insyed of charging the mound.

 

[Mondo Jay]

This will probably benefit Harper. Get some days off, let any nagging dings heal up. Experiment with some new hair-dos. Comeback fully-charged.

The Nats are not facing any challenges in that division this year.

 

[redseat]

Reduced to 3 games now

 

[calsnowskier]

Reduced to 3 games now

I am not seeing this anywhere on the innerwebz yet. Source?

 

[redseat]

I am not seeing this anywhere on the innerwebz yet. Source?

Bleacher Report (came up on my cellphone)

 

[redseat]

Source: MLB reduces Harper ban to 3 games

 

[calsnowskier]

Bleacher Report (came up on my cellphone)

I see it everywhere now. I don't see anything on Stricklands suspension yet, though...

 

[navamind]

What a joke. Harper shouldn't have gotten anything near what Strickland got.

Even if Harper just takes his base, it doesn't discourage pitchers from plunking hitters in the future.