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Post by Chilehead on Mar 18, 2008 8:50:21 GMT -5
Major League Baseball has dropped the hammer on Reggie Jackson, both forbidding him from his perch inside the Yankees dugout the rest of the season as well as fining him $250 for taking the field during the Yankees-Rays melee last week. From the New York Post: "I am going to call Bud (Selig) today," said Jackson, who explained he was on the field in the role of a peacemaker. "I called him (Saturday) and left a message. I was trying to make peace. I didn't have my number (44) on but I had the windbreaker that a lot of guys wear. (Don) Zimmer was on the field. He walked out; I jogged."The fine is just dumb. I mean, $250? That's a lunch tab for Reggie. But as far as being banished, fair is fair and even a personal appeal to Selig won't change anything. What Jackson doesn't realize is he's not being given the boot so much as being reminded he was never supposed to be there in the first place. The Red Sox ran into this same problem a year ago when MLB told them they couldn't have legend Johnny Pesky hanging around the dugout, since the rules limit team personnel to just players, managers and six coaches. sports.aol.com/fanhouse/2008/03/17/mr-october-forced-out-of-yankees-dugout/?ncid=NWS00010000000001
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Post by okayplayer on Mar 18, 2008 10:26:07 GMT -5
I agree. Dude just wanted to make the story about him again.
It's been too long since that ESPN series was aired
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Post by Chilehead on Mar 18, 2008 12:56:52 GMT -5
Why do you suppose they haven't offered him some kind of coaching position. Surely his presence and experience would be of some value to the team, wouldn't you think?
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