Jonathan Papelbon’s slow play once again drew the ire of Major League Baseball, which fined the Red Sox closer today for taking too long to deliver a pitch for at least the fifth time this season, an infraction incurred Tuesday night. The league fined Papelbon $5,000 for a failure to comply with a new rule designed to increase the pace of games. Papelbon vowed he would finally adjust to the rules while not allowing them to change his mound approach.
“What am I supposed to do it about, you know?” Papelbon said. “Ain’t nothing I can do about it. I’ll make an adjustment and move on. That’s it. It’s not going to affect my pitching. That’s for sure.” Papelbon has been fined for similar infractions multiple times this season. “I think it’s the fifth or seventh,” he said. “One of the two (Boston.com).”
I know it means nothing, but this bothers me. The MLB has these silly little rules, and it is starting to turn into the NFL where guys are just getting fined all over the place. They were after Francona a couple years back about wearing a jersey under his jacket. Now they are going after Papelbon because he isn't pitching fast enough. I know the game can drag, and they want to make it faster, but baseball is baseball....Like it or don't watch...
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