Fight Followup - Major League Baseball - Please Take Note

 

Michael Kopech -"We're not going to be bullied by a team playing under .500."

Really, Mike?  Seems like I see you in this picture (and obviously from the video) with a chokehold on Ramirez, assisting Anderson as he allowed at least his THIRD punch on Ramirez.  You continued your choke hold for another second or two before Ramirez broke away.  Besides, Mike, what caused you to run out and get into this fight?  ANd didn't you or any of your teammates restrain Anderson BEFORE they started fighting.  It is your job t o hold back your teammate, not hold your Ramirez so Anderson could hit him more succesfully.

Elvis Andrus: “We know Timmy, that’s why we love him and are always going to support him and have his back."  Really, Elvis?  Is that why you are seen in this picture and in the video doing nothing to try to stop Anderson while he delivered 3 punches to Ramirez and your first intervention was to help Anders get up aftre Ramirez retaliated with a punch knocking him to the ground?  I also have to ask: In today's game you can be seen when Ramirez goes down trying to avoid an inside and low pitch, holding your glove hand in the air.  What was up with that?

Pedro Gifol -

what he said:  "I am not going to comment on the situation"

what he meant: "On the advice of counsel I invoke my 5th amendment privilege against self-incrimination and respectfully decline to answer your questions"

Grifol cannot be seen in the video trying to restrain his players or get them back to the dugout.  If you watch the video all that can be seen is him yelling at people and inflaming the situation.

In fact, immediately before Mike Sarbaugh gets ejected, you can see him trying to keep players back, until Grifol starts yelling at, I think, Francona and Sarbaugh, at which time Sarbaugh takes offense and starts yelling back.  

Tim Anderson -

what he said: nothing

what he meant: "On the advice of counsel I invoke my 5th amendment privilege against self-incrimination and respectfully decline to answer your questions"

Dear MLB

JOSE RAMIREZ HAS NEVER BEEN EJECTED FROM A GAME OR SUSPENDED.

Jose Ramrez didn't throw the 1st punch, he threw the 4th punch after being hit 3 times by Anderson, twice while being restrained in a chokehold by Michael Kopech.

Tim Anderson threw the first THREE punches and that had to be escorted to the dugout TWICE as he kept trying to get back out after Ramirez.

Tim Anderson has been ejected a number of times before, including at least 4 times in the past 2+ years:

• April 5, 2023
• July 30, 2022
• September 29, 2021
• July 23, 2021

In addition, Anderson was suspended for making an obscene gesture towards Cleveland fans on April 20, 2022

There is evidence that at the game on Saturday, Anderson was warned for comments he was making to Gabriel Arias.

JOSE RAMIREZ HAS NEVER BEEN EJECTED FROM A GAME OR SUSPENDED.

So, MLB, when you make your decision on who gets suspended, for how long and who gets fined, please consider all of the above.  Jose Ramirez is a model citizen.  I cannot even remember him EVER even making an agressive bat flip and, after the first skirmish, he did not try to go back after Anderson, let alone the two times Anderson tried to go back after him.