If you’re going to exact on-field vengeance for one of your “untouchables” being hit by a pitch, you better keep your target practice below the waist.
That was the message sent last week by Major League Baseball vice president Bob Watson, who dispenses discipline for transgressions by uniformed personnel.
On the same day Watson decided not to suspend Los Angeles reliever Guillermo Mota for intentionally hitting Brewers first baseman Prince Fielder and getting ejected, the MLB exec suspended St. Louis reliever Brad Thompson for three games.
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By Mark Newman
The last time Major League Baseball ran a parade through downtown St. Louis and included Albert Pujols and the World Series trophy on the trucks, it was to celebrate the 2006 championship the Cardinals had just won.
Guess who’s back, St. Louis?
Pujols and the World Series trophy will be just parts of the MLB All-Star Red Carpet Parade presented by Chevy — an annual baseball tradition that started in that same 2006 season at Pittsburgh. Fans are invited to watch the game’s greats arrive at the 80th All-Star Game as they make their way from the corner of Market and Fourth Streets, down Market to Eighth Street to Stan Musial Drive and Gate 3 of Busch Stadium. Read more
