Thursday, September 04, 2008

Sept. 4 -- SMITH SUSPENDED

BY SCOTT LAUBER

So, just heard that Phillies third-base coach Steve Smith has been suspended for two games after his argument with umpires last Friday at Wrigley Field. He'll begin serving his suspension tomorrow night in New York.

Smith, you'll recall, was ejected after arguing a first-base umpire Chris Guccione's call that Ryan Howard was out on a close play at first base. Replays later showed that Howard was safe. It was the final out of the inning, and Smith was ejected after saying something to Guccione as he ran across the field toward the Phillies' dugout.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Any word if he'll appeal, or serve it immediately? Keep us posted, and thanks!

Scott Lauber said...

Anon: He'll serve it immediately, so he'll miss Friday and Saturday at Shea.

Anonymous said...

Who cares if he is suspended? And when?