Talk:Delmon Young Suspended 50 Games/@comment-ASwaff-2006051061934

Yes, physical contact is made with the refs all the time, but not with a baseball bat! That&quot;s like saying Artest shouldn&quot;t have gotten such a hefty suspension because players get mad at fans all the time. What happened in this situation is far from routine. And again, whether or not it was malicious is beside the point. All that matters is that he threw his bat at an umpire. That is simply inexcusable, the same way it was inexcusable for Sprewell to choke his coach, or for Artest to attack that fan, or for that Cleveland Browns offensive lineman to assault the ref when he got hit in the eye with a flag. I don&quot;t know if a 50 game suspension is any better than a 30 game suspension, but what I do know is that in this situation, motive hardly matters. He could have severely injured somebody doing that. He needs to get a grip and fast. Personally, I think he should have had mandated anger management classes instead of a fine.