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From: tommyo@ihuxw.UUCP (Tom O`Connor)
Newsgroups: net.sport.baseball
Subject: Soto and suspensions
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Date: Thu, 21-Jun-84 17:56:40 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jun 21 17:56:40 1984
Date-Received: Fri, 22-Jun-84 20:54:27 EDT
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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.