08-10-2010, 07:58 AM
<!--quoteo(post=110352:date=Aug 9 2010, 06:56 PM:name=Mikey)-->QUOTE (Mikey @ Aug 9 2010, 06:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=110304:date=Aug 9 2010, 11:09 AM:name=jstraw)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (jstraw @ Aug 9 2010, 11:09 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=110303:date=Aug 9 2010, 11:03 AM:name=Kid)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Kid @ Aug 9 2010, 11:03 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE <!--quotec-->Boise Hawks manager Jody Davis was suspended six games and fined an undisclosed amount Sunday, one day after pulling his team off the field and forfeiting a game against the Everett AquaSox.
Northwest League president Bob Richmond handed down the suspension, which took effect before Sunday night's 15-4 loss to the AquaSox.
"I've been in this business a long time -- 28 years with the Northwest League alone -- and I've never ever had that situation before," Richmond told the Idaho-Press Tribune. "He was wrong and that's why we had to take the action we did. It's just a very serious thing that we're not going to put up with. When the umpires say something, you have to do it."
The start of Saturday's game was delayed by rain for 80 minutes. In the bottom of the first inning, Boise left fielder Ryan Cuneo slipped while trying to track down Hawkins Gebbers' RBI double that gave Everett a 2-0 lead.
Davis came out to talk to plate umpire Matt Mullins and argued that the playing conditions were unsafe. He then instructed his team to leave the field, prompting telephone calls between the umpiring crew and Richmond.
When play resumed nearly 30 minutes later, Gebbers returned to his spot on second base and Evan Sharpley moved into the batter's box. The Hawks, however, never left their dugout. Mullins and base umpire Matt Heersema waited five minutes before signaling to the press box that Boise had forfeited.
"Although Jody's actions were in his best interests for the players, we do not believe in, nor condone, the tactics in which were used that led to the forfeiture of the contest," Hawks president and general manager Todd Rahr said.
Davis, a former Major League catcher, is in his first season managing the short-season Hawks. He guided the Class A Advanced Daytona Cubs to the Florida State League championship in 2008 before spending last season as the Cubs' Minor League catching coordinator.
Barring any postponements, Davis is eligible to return to the dugout Aug. 15 when the Hawks host the AquaSox.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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What a bunch of shit. The forfeit WAS the punishment.
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yeah, punish a manager for thinking about player safety. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/brickwall.gif[/img]
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I took it from the team president's statement that he didn't quite buy that it was all about player safety.
Northwest League president Bob Richmond handed down the suspension, which took effect before Sunday night's 15-4 loss to the AquaSox.
"I've been in this business a long time -- 28 years with the Northwest League alone -- and I've never ever had that situation before," Richmond told the Idaho-Press Tribune. "He was wrong and that's why we had to take the action we did. It's just a very serious thing that we're not going to put up with. When the umpires say something, you have to do it."
The start of Saturday's game was delayed by rain for 80 minutes. In the bottom of the first inning, Boise left fielder Ryan Cuneo slipped while trying to track down Hawkins Gebbers' RBI double that gave Everett a 2-0 lead.
Davis came out to talk to plate umpire Matt Mullins and argued that the playing conditions were unsafe. He then instructed his team to leave the field, prompting telephone calls between the umpiring crew and Richmond.
When play resumed nearly 30 minutes later, Gebbers returned to his spot on second base and Evan Sharpley moved into the batter's box. The Hawks, however, never left their dugout. Mullins and base umpire Matt Heersema waited five minutes before signaling to the press box that Boise had forfeited.
"Although Jody's actions were in his best interests for the players, we do not believe in, nor condone, the tactics in which were used that led to the forfeiture of the contest," Hawks president and general manager Todd Rahr said.
Davis, a former Major League catcher, is in his first season managing the short-season Hawks. He guided the Class A Advanced Daytona Cubs to the Florida State League championship in 2008 before spending last season as the Cubs' Minor League catching coordinator.
Barring any postponements, Davis is eligible to return to the dugout Aug. 15 when the Hawks host the AquaSox.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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What a bunch of shit. The forfeit WAS the punishment.
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yeah, punish a manager for thinking about player safety. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/brickwall.gif[/img]
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I took it from the team president's statement that he didn't quite buy that it was all about player safety.
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