SvFan4life Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 A high pitch that really wasn't that close to him caused Sexson to charge the mound and on his way to the mound he decided to throw his helmet at the pitcher, then tackled him to the ground. It was a pretty good tackle I must say! I believe it was more about the Mariners being pretty bad offensively instead of a high pitch, but that's just me. Sexson has already appealed the suspension. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonFire Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 Probably deserved it. He went mental over something that wasn't even close. Not even almost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stickymitts Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 It was right down the middle, just 18 inches high... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nees1212 Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 At least he admitted right after the game that he was wrong and just snapped. I think it was just the added frustration of the year they're having along with the already hit batters in the game. He even said throwing the helmet was a chicken poop thing to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOMELESS CAMEL Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 A high pitch that really wasn't that close to him caused Sexson to charge the mound and on his way to the mound he decided to throw his helmet at the pitcher, then tackled him to the ground. It was a pretty good tackle I must say! I believe it was more about the Mariners being pretty bad offensively instead of a high pitch, but that's just me. Sexson has already appealed the suspension. That was the best part to me, just hilarious. :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SvFan4life Posted May 9, 2008 Author Share Posted May 9, 2008 That was the best part to me, just hilarious. :lol: I guess he figured it would help him get a better shot on the pitcher, in which it did! I will way that it was good that he at least admitted his wrong doing instead of putting it off on someone else or on something else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threetimelover Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 It was very high, but not tight at all. Throwing the helmet was absurd, though. He went from enforcing the rules of baseball to looking like a nutcase. This is one of those events that will stick with him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stickymitts Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 At least he admitted right after the game that he was wrong and just snapped. I think it was just the added frustration of the year they're having along with the already hit batters in the game. He even said throwing the helmet was a chicken poop thing to do. Didn't know that. With his .209 average he was probably hoping he threw at him so he could 1) get on base and 2) finally hit something... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alabama Larry Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 Bad decision on his part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellalumni40 Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 Bad decision and an interesting event to say the least, but I think 6 is too many. He will get this knocked down IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nkuclubbaseball19 Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 Stupid to charge the mound in that case but good for him to say he was wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Scribe Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 His helmet hit Gabbard in the back. It was Sexson's first hit in 34 at bats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Anthony Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 Dude looks like he's 6'7" 240 I dont think he needed to throw his helmet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweet16 Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 Bad decision and an interesting event to say the least, but I think 6 is too many. He will get this knocked down IMO. Too many? I don't think so for the type of pitch it was. He had no reason to charge the mound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellalumni40 Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 Too many? I don't think so for the type of pitch it was. He had no reason to charge the mound. Suspension got reduced to 5. While better than 6 I would have thought 4. Apparently it was too many... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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