{"id":882,"date":"2010-09-02T05:25:39","date_gmt":"2010-09-02T10:25:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thegoldensombrero.com\/wordpress\/?p=882"},"modified":"2010-09-02T05:25:39","modified_gmt":"2010-09-02T10:25:39","slug":"nyjer-morgan-should-be-suspended-for-remainder-of-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thegoldensombrero.com\/wordpress\/archives\/882","title":{"rendered":"Nyjer Morgan should be suspended for remainder of 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>In the same sense that people say baseball is better with Josh Hamilton in it, the exact opposite can be said about Nyjer Morgan<\/strong> of the Washington Nationals<\/strong>.\u00a0 Baseball is worse with Nyjer Morgan in it.\u00a0 On Wednesday night, Morgan continued his dip-shit ways by igniting a brawl with Chris Volstad<\/strong> and the Florida Marlins.\u00a0 However it was not just the brawl itself that made Morgan appear completely despicable, it was how he handled the entire situation- for a second it even seemed like he might head into the crowd.<\/p>\n

Now, considering that he hasn\u2019t even served what was supposed to be a 7-game suspension for throwing a ball<\/a> at a fan in Philadelphia, I think it\u2019s safe to say that Morgan\u2019s punishment is overdue.\u00a0 The brawl is just the latest of his extra curricular activities on what has become a deep list of disconcerting outbursts by the center fielder.\u00a0 Therefore, I think that it\u2019s time that either the Nationals organization or Bud Selig lay down the law and suspend Nyjer Morgan for the remainder of the 2010 season.<\/p>\n

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Yes, that\u2019s a strong punishment and one with probably little precedent, but Morgan has been a menace to the MLB all season and seems like he makes enemies in every stadium that he steps foot in.\u00a0 Granted, at this point there is a reputation that precedes him, but by no means does that mean that he has to live up to it.<\/p>\n

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As I watched him get escorted off of the field, cursing and gesturing towards any Marlins fan in sight, I was reminded of John Rocker walking from the mound at Shea Stadium.\u00a0 In that moment, I could sympathize with those fans:<\/p>\n

They weren\u2019t booing Nyjer Morgan the baseball player.\u00a0 They weren\u2019t even necessarily booing Nyjer Morgan for starting the fight.\u00a0 They were booing Nyjer Morgan, the person.<\/p>\n

Honestly though, how much longer will the MLB allow him to embarrass his team and teammates?\u00a0 More so, how much longer will the MLB allow him to disgrace the game?<\/p>\n

After the incident in St. Louis where he went out of his way to drop a shoulder<\/a> into Cardinals catcher Bryan Anderson without there even being a play at the plate and without Anderson even standing on top of the plate, it seemed inevitable that Morgan would hurt someone on the field.<\/p>\n

Well, it didn\u2019t even take a week for that to happen, as on Tuesday night Morgan separated Marlins catcher Brett Hayes\u2019 shoulder on a collision at the plate<\/a>.\u00a0 Although the play was technically clean by baseball standards, it was Morgan\u2019s reputation that preceded him and ultimately caused the brawl on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

To me, it\u2019s very simple.\u00a0 Morgan simply does not respect the game.\u00a0 His antics seem much better suited for the NFL, maybe even the NBA(pre-Artest fiasco).\u00a0 That alone should warrant a suspension.<\/p>\n

If either the Nats organization or Bud Selig possess any common sense, they will promptly suspend Morgan for the rest of the season.\u00a0 He needs to be made an example of, even if just to restore some of the integrity that he has stolen this season.<\/p>\n

And if my words haven\u2019t convinced you that Morgan is bad for baseball, just remember this: The Pittsburgh Pirates traded him for Lastings Milledge.\u00a0 LASTINGS MILLEDGE.
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In the same sense that people say baseball is better with Josh Hamilton in it, the exact opposite can be said about Nyjer Morgan of the Washington Nationals.\u00a0 Baseball is worse with Nyjer Morgan in it.\u00a0 On Wednesday night, Morgan continued his dip-shit ways by igniting a brawl with Chris Volstad and the Florida Marlins.\u00a0 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6,16,11,13,14],"tags":[754,755,752,461,750,753,751,51,510,749],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/thegoldensombrero.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/882"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/thegoldensombrero.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/thegoldensombrero.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thegoldensombrero.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thegoldensombrero.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=882"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/thegoldensombrero.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/882\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":888,"href":"http:\/\/thegoldensombrero.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/882\/revisions\/888"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/thegoldensombrero.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=882"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thegoldensombrero.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=882"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thegoldensombrero.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=882"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}