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08-17-2006, 11:06 PM
DETROIT -- Vicente Padilla's next start has been pushed back two days, Don Wakamatsu has to match wits with Jim Leyland for four games and Scott Feldman is still with the big-league club for now.
That was the fallout on Thursday, after the Rangers learned of their punishment from two days of beanballs and tussling with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
Manager Buck Showalter received a four-game suspension, Padilla was suspended for five and Feldman got six games for their involvement in the incidents. All three were fined as well. No other Rangers were disciplined.
"That was probably on the high end of what we were expecting," Rangers general manager Jon Daniels said.
Showalter started his suspension immediately, which means he'll miss four games against the Detroit Tigers and Leyland, and Wakamatsu will again manage the team in his absence. He managed the Rangers for two games in July while Showalter was recovering from problems with dehydration.
"We're in great hands," Showalter said. "Wak is going to manage in the big leagues some day and he manages with me every night. He's surrounded by experienced coaches. These things have a way of banding guys together."
Padilla was suspended after hitting Vladimir Guerrero and Juan Rivera in Tuesday's game as well as throwing at Guerrero's head. He was ejected after the second hit by pitch, but he had already set the stage for what followed on Wednesday.
The Angels retaliated in the eighth inning of Wednesday's 9-3 loss. Kevin Gregg hit Michael Young and Brendan Donnelly hit Freddy Guzman. Both were ejected but Feldman then hit Adam Kennedy in the ninth inning. Kennedy reacted by charging the mound and a bench-clearing fracas ensued.
Angels manager Mike Scioscia was suspended for three games while Gregg, Donnelly and Kennedy were suspended for four games.
Padilla declined the opportunity to appeal and began his suspension immediately.
"I think he understands and regrets putting his team in this position," Daniels said.
Padilla was supposed to pitch on Sunday against the Tigers but will be pushed back to Tuesday against the Devil Rays. The Rangers haven't decided who will replace him but it will either be Robinson Tejeda or John Rheinecker.
Tejeda is scheduled to pitch Friday for Triple-A Oklahoma and Rheinecker is scheduled for Sunday. One of them will instead pitch for the Rangers either on Saturday or Sunday. John Koronka will pitch the other game but the Rangers haven't decided in which order.
Feldman's suspension is scheduled to begin after Padilla's is over on Monday. But Feldman could also appeal the suspension and try to delay it until September when the rosters expand to 40 players.
Another possibility would be to option him to the Minor Leagues and recall him in September to serve his suspension at that time.
Showalter officially has no right of appeal but Daniels informally spoke to Major League Baseball vice presidents John McHale and Bob Watson in the hopes of getting the suspension reduced.
"It's unfortunate to be without your manager for that many number of days," Daniels said. "The folks at the MLB offices were good enough to hear our side of it. We'll know more tomorrow."
That was the fallout on Thursday, after the Rangers learned of their punishment from two days of beanballs and tussling with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
Manager Buck Showalter received a four-game suspension, Padilla was suspended for five and Feldman got six games for their involvement in the incidents. All three were fined as well. No other Rangers were disciplined.
"That was probably on the high end of what we were expecting," Rangers general manager Jon Daniels said.
Showalter started his suspension immediately, which means he'll miss four games against the Detroit Tigers and Leyland, and Wakamatsu will again manage the team in his absence. He managed the Rangers for two games in July while Showalter was recovering from problems with dehydration.
"We're in great hands," Showalter said. "Wak is going to manage in the big leagues some day and he manages with me every night. He's surrounded by experienced coaches. These things have a way of banding guys together."
Padilla was suspended after hitting Vladimir Guerrero and Juan Rivera in Tuesday's game as well as throwing at Guerrero's head. He was ejected after the second hit by pitch, but he had already set the stage for what followed on Wednesday.
The Angels retaliated in the eighth inning of Wednesday's 9-3 loss. Kevin Gregg hit Michael Young and Brendan Donnelly hit Freddy Guzman. Both were ejected but Feldman then hit Adam Kennedy in the ninth inning. Kennedy reacted by charging the mound and a bench-clearing fracas ensued.
Angels manager Mike Scioscia was suspended for three games while Gregg, Donnelly and Kennedy were suspended for four games.
Padilla declined the opportunity to appeal and began his suspension immediately.
"I think he understands and regrets putting his team in this position," Daniels said.
Padilla was supposed to pitch on Sunday against the Tigers but will be pushed back to Tuesday against the Devil Rays. The Rangers haven't decided who will replace him but it will either be Robinson Tejeda or John Rheinecker.
Tejeda is scheduled to pitch Friday for Triple-A Oklahoma and Rheinecker is scheduled for Sunday. One of them will instead pitch for the Rangers either on Saturday or Sunday. John Koronka will pitch the other game but the Rangers haven't decided in which order.
Feldman's suspension is scheduled to begin after Padilla's is over on Monday. But Feldman could also appeal the suspension and try to delay it until September when the rosters expand to 40 players.
Another possibility would be to option him to the Minor Leagues and recall him in September to serve his suspension at that time.
Showalter officially has no right of appeal but Daniels informally spoke to Major League Baseball vice presidents John McHale and Bob Watson in the hopes of getting the suspension reduced.
"It's unfortunate to be without your manager for that many number of days," Daniels said. "The folks at the MLB offices were good enough to hear our side of it. We'll know more tomorrow."