Starter, momentum suspended
Just when you thought the Wild Things finally gained some momentum and were headed in the right direction, along comes the news of the last two days.
First, there was the outing by starting pitcher Zach Groh on Friday at Traverse City. With Washington having a chance to sweep the three-game series, Groh lasted only four batters, retiring none. Groh left with a sore shoulder and it would seem that he's a candidate for injured reserve.
Then came word during Saturday night's game at Chillicothe that starting right fielder Matt Sutton has been placed on the suspended list. Randy Gore mentioned this during WJPA Radio's broadcast of the Paints' 10-3 victory. Sutton has been replaced on the roster by Tim Alberts, a rookie out of Niagara University. I didn't listen to the entire game Saturday night, so I had to find the information from the archived broadcast on msasports.net. There was no announcement Saturday from the Wild Things about why Sutton was suspended.
There also was more bad news on the injury front. It was mentioned during the broadcast that relief pitcher Ian Heisel has a sore elbow and his status is day-to-day. Also, shortstop Brett Grandstrand left the game with a hamstring injury.
First, there was the outing by starting pitcher Zach Groh on Friday at Traverse City. With Washington having a chance to sweep the three-game series, Groh lasted only four batters, retiring none. Groh left with a sore shoulder and it would seem that he's a candidate for injured reserve.
Then came word during Saturday night's game at Chillicothe that starting right fielder Matt Sutton has been placed on the suspended list. Randy Gore mentioned this during WJPA Radio's broadcast of the Paints' 10-3 victory. Sutton has been replaced on the roster by Tim Alberts, a rookie out of Niagara University. I didn't listen to the entire game Saturday night, so I had to find the information from the archived broadcast on msasports.net. There was no announcement Saturday from the Wild Things about why Sutton was suspended.
There also was more bad news on the injury front. It was mentioned during the broadcast that relief pitcher Ian Heisel has a sore elbow and his status is day-to-day. Also, shortstop Brett Grandstrand left the game with a hamstring injury.
posted by Chris Dugan at
7:58 PM
10 Comments:
It was only a matter of time.
Attitude has shown for weeks.
Grandstrand is playing. "Nothing serious" said Radio Randy.
So what's the Sutton scoop?
Will he be back?
What'd he do?
He won't be back. What happened is rediculous. It didn't even concern the game of baseball.
Sutton actually left the team on his own. The suspension is a technical issue. He will not be the last one to leave. Jelks is a monster. He is about to destroy everything the club has built in the last 6 years.
Why is it such a big secret? Since we all pay to help support our team why should we not know what happened to one our players?
I really have some serious doubts about Jelks. I've heard there are rumblings within the team.
Sutton did not leave the team on his own. He was suspended due to his off field activities.
It didn't happen TO him.
He did it himself.
There are clear-cut, defined rules, and he chose to break them.
He WAS a professional athlete who thought he could do whatever he wanted. And he was WRONG.
There are rumblings within the team. Most players know that Jelks will not be back next year or that he may not finish this year, so they are just hanging on and making the best of a bad situation.
The bigger "monster" is the person apparently so close to the clubhouse to know things yet so free to share them in any public forum.
Obviously, this player has no real "team" experience, certainly not in baseball. Scream and shout all you want, until you walk out that clubhouse door. Argue, fuss and fight, but do it inside.
If you don't understand that, you just don't understand.
And Sutton's issues were deeper than just what concerns the game of baseball. They concern a much more important game--life.
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