Filed under: Angels, MLB UmpiresIt's easy to get cynical watching the machinations of MLB's on-field discipline policy.
Player does something outlandish, clearly deserving of additional punishment beyond the ejection that usually accompanies his behavior, then immediately files an appeal whenever a suspension is handed down. Happens all the time, no matter how egregious the offense.
Now we have an exception to the rule, and it's no surprise that it comes in the form of Torii Hunter. About as universally respected -- and liked -- a guy as there is in the game, the Angels outfielder took a completely different tack Saturday when slapped with a four-game suspension for his frenzied dispute with umpire Ron Kulpa the night before.
Not only did Hunter choose not to appeal the ban, leaving the Angels to remove him from the lineup already posted in the clubhouse, he also talked at length about why he sat out immediately.Jimmie Johnson
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