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League Suspends Strawberry 3 Games Wednesday, April 5th, 1995 The Cleveland Spiders were not very happy with the home plate umpire in today's loss to St. Louis at Busch Stadium. One in particular -- Darryl Strawberry. Upon being called out on strikes, the Spiders left fielder gave the ump quite an earful. For that, the man in blue gave him the thumb and sent him to an early shower. But the disgruntled Strawberry lingered on the field for another five minutes, berating the umpire. Finally his manager got him off the field and into the clubhouse. But it got worse after the game, when Strawberry told reporters, "He was blind today. They played 'Three Blind Mice' for him. If he doesn't know the words to the song, I'm sure we can get it in Braille, so he can follow along." For his escapades and after-the-game oration, the league office suspended Strawberry for 3 games. Currently Strawberry has 2 home runs and a .161 batting average. |
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