Pryor Allowed In NFL Then Suspended

According to ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter, Pryor has been deemed eligible for the NFL's supplemental draft, which has been re-scheduled for Monday. Schefter also passes along word that the NFL is pre-suspending him for the first five games of the regular season (on whichever team he lands); he will neither practice nor play during that time.



This story has go so much air time it makes me sick. Pryor isn't going to do a damn thing in the NFL. Saying that, I find it kind of odd they suspended him. How many players in the NFL have basically done what Pryor did. I guess they didn't leave early because of it, but I don't see much of a difference.



Anyways, Pryor is a moron and will be out of the NFL within 3 years.

David Ortiz/ Kevin Gregg Suspended 4 games

Well both Ortiz and Gregg were suspended 4 games for fighting and Mike Gonzalez was suspended for 3.

I'm fine with all of them to be honest, you have to keep your cool if your David Ortiz, Kevin Gregg deserved it for instigating and Mike Gonzalez blatantly tried hitting Ortiz.

I'm sure Papi will appeal and get the suspension delayed until after the Rays series in which David Price and James Shields will pitch.

Papelbon Suspended 3 Games... Eventually

Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon has been suspended for three games and fined an undisclosed amount in the aftermath of Saturday's ejection by plate umpire Tony Randazzo. Not really all that shocking, since he did kind of bump the umpire. The league has to suspended him for that, so I am fine with it. Saying that, this umpire was asking for it. Papelbon was frustrated by his strike zone, and was showing it on the mound, but this umpire made the situation worse when he walked out from behind the plate and called him out. There is no reason for that, and he should know better then to antagonize the situation.

Papelbon is appealing the suspension, but he won't win. He'll just wait till they are playing some shitty team before dropping it.

Here's A Quick Way To Get Fired

"Justin Quinn, 33, of Fresno said he was in the stands at AT&T Park in San Francisco during pregame batting practice with his wife and 9-year-old twin daughters when he noticed Roger McDowell (Atlanta Braves pitching coach) hectoring three men and asking them, "Are you guys a homo couple or a threesome?"

Quinn said McDowell proceeded to make crude sexual gestures with his hips and a bat.

Quinn, who was down in front of the field, then shouted, "Hey, there are kids out here," he said during a news conference at the Los Angeles office of noted attorney Gloria Allred.

Quinn alleged that the coach replied that kids don't belong at a baseball park, picked up a bat, walked up to Quinn and asked him, "How much are your teeth worth (ESPN)?"

Wow. I mean there is dumb, and then there is this. Did he really think that no one would complain about him making these remarks and gestures? Then on top of that say you are going to knock a fans teeth out that is at the game with his kids. Jesus, this guy had to been drunk or something. Either way, he should probably be suspended for the rest of the season, because that is so way over the line that I just don't see how he could ever justify it. The league shouldn't even have to step in here, the Braves should get rid of him ASAP, because this is a black eye to the entire organization.

"How much are your teeth worth" is a great line though...

Ference To Be Suspended? (UPDATED)

"Defenseman Andrew Ference of the Boston Bruins could face supplemental discipline from the NHL following contact with Montreal Canadiens forward Jeff Halpern during Wednesday's Game 7. Nick Kypreos of Rogers Sportsnet:

"Word out of beantown is Bruins Ference blindside hit on Canadiens Halpern will lead to a suspension. NHL hearing is scheduled for Thurs."

The disciplinary hearing via phone is set for 11am. And although Bob McKenzie doesn't like the hit, the TSN analyst concedes the Bruins d-man does have an argument:

"Would imagine Ference's defence will be he never saw Halpern. Hearing doesn't guarantee suspension but league obviously didn't like it (ESPN)."

I go back and forth on this. I have watched the hit a couple times and I think I've decided he went to do it, but I also think Halpern embellished the shit out of the hit. I mean he acted like he got hit by freight train, and yet was on the ice only a couple mins later. I don't think Ference should be suspended, but I do think he should get yet another fine (the first one for flipping off the Habs' fans). I could also see him getting 1 game, because of his general douchebaggery during the series.

***UPDATE***

"Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli told reporters Thursday that defenseman Andrew Ference will not be suspended for his collision with Canadiens forward Jeff Halpern in the third period of Boston's 4-3 overtime win over Montreal Wednesday (WEEI)."

Good.