sports.yahoo.com - 5/9/2008
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This and every weekday a.m., let's rise and shine together with the most recent and decent major league happenings. Today's Major League Roll Call — one Juice to rule them all — starts in the Land of Ichiro , where the Mariners were looking for an excuse — anything at all, really — to bust out of the gloominess of last place. Take that, Kason Gabbard ! Game of the ...
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Sexson Is Determined to Charge the Mound
The Sporting Blog —
... sir!: Yeah, so, um, overreact much? If that pitch was about a foot lower it's in the strikezone. I suppose after two Rangers batters had already been plunked, Sexson went to the plate with kickin' some ass already in his head. At least he admitted that throwing the helmet was bush league. The guy is like eight feet tall. Use that 70-inch reach to beat down your opponent. And excuse me, guy playing peacekeeper, but who are you and what have you done with Milton Bradley? Update: Big League Stew has video from the Rangers broadcast, in which they call Sexson a "gutless, ...
Talkin’ Baseball, Steroids and “The Code” With Author Ross Bernstein
Seamheads.com —
... “The Code” in baseball is an interesting aspect but often not discussed aspect of the game. Just this past week, both Richie Sexson and Joba Chamberlain have caused ripples in the game because of it. In Sexson’s case, he thought a Kason Gabbard pitch was a little too high (it was) and a little too tight (it wasn’t) and charged the mound. The incident led to a bench-clearing brawl spearheaded by Sexson chucking his batting helmet into the back of Gabbard but was precipitated by a series of events that escalated the incident. In Joba’s case, it was ...
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VIDEO: Mariners/Rangers bench-clearing brawl
bugsandcranks.com 5/9/2008 — Richie Sexson’s decision to charge the mound on this “purpose” pitch from Kason Gabbard pretty much highlights his knowledge of the strike zone. Rangers’ announcer Tom Grieve might have dropped the quote of the year: “That is a gutless, 6-foot-7, .200-hitting, formerly good player.”
Richie Sexson Charges Mound, Starts Brawl
knucklecurve.com 5/9/2008 — What was Richie Sexson thinking? If you haven’t seen the video of Sexson charging the mound, check out the video at the end of this entry.
Texas Rangers pitcher Kevin Gabbard threw a pitch that was a tad high on the 6-foot-8 Sexson. The pitch ...
M's go down with a fight in 5-0 loss to Texas
seattletimes.nwsource.com 5/9/2008 — A week's worth of frustration exploded in Richie Sexson's brain as a fourth-inning pitch came at him at face level. Within seconds, Sexson was...
Richie Sexson Flips Out
babeslovebaseball.com 5/9/2008 — In slow motion! Sweet. [ Bugs & Cranks ] | [ Knuckle Curve ] | [ The Big Picture ]
Mariners' Sexson suspended 6 games (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 5/9/2008
Seattle slugger Richie Sexson was suspended for six games and fined Friday by Major League Baseball after charging the mound and throwing his helmet at a Texas pitcher the previous night. Bob Watson, baseball's vice president in charge of discipline, ...
