Sports World Review

Oops

Fernando Rodney got in trouble this week for a little display that he put forward after a 35-pitch save that he threw the other day. He got the save and did a good job. But then he apparently threw the ball into the stands. Was he upset? Was he angry? it’s hard to tell. But he threw the ball all the way up into the press box. But it sounds like he threw it too hard and perhaps simply overhand. Either way, he’s been suspended for three games. It’s not clear what that’s going to do to the team’s chances in the playoff race or anything else like that. Hopefully this is just a random isolated incident for him, and it looks like it will be. He says that he was just tossing the ball up to the stands, but the MLB didn’t believe him this time. The penalty will start immediately unless there’s an appeal. But my guess is that they will simply let the penalty go on instead of possibly causing it to affect the playoffs or anything.