Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 exptools 1/6/84; site ihuxw.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!ihnp4!ihuxw!tommyo From: tommyo@ihuxw.UUCP (Tom O`Connor) Newsgroups: net.sport.baseball Subject: Soto and suspensions Message-ID: <903@ihuxw.UUCP> Date: Thu, 21-Jun-84 17:56:40 EDT Article-I.D.: ihuxw.903 Posted: Thu Jun 21 17:56:40 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 22-Jun-84 20:54:27 EDT Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL Lines: 16 Once again Chub Feeney gives a slap on the wrist to Mario Soto. After his 2nd altercation in a month, he gets a 5 game suspension and a fine which is peanuts compared to what he`s making. What good is a 5 game suspension? First, as a pitcher, he`ll probably miss 1 start, tops. But it`s not really fair to penalize him for being a pitcher. However, it IS fair to hand out a longer suspension and a stiffer fine for being invloved in another fight. Had not Cub coach Don Zimmer stopped Soto in fight 1, Mario would`ve went at it with an ump, which most likely would`ve cost him the season. Too bad the N.L. front office didn`t have the guts to get tough. What happens if he gets into another fight this season? Will it be another "slap on the wrist"? Hey Mario, a heck of a role model you`re becoming.