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 | Coronado's Hughes Suspended 2 Games Sunday, June 23rd, 2013: Coronado shortstop Ed Hughes has been suspended for 2 games for an on-field tirade with an umpire that left Hughes standing in his socks. He was ejected from the Phantoms-Birmingham game for disputing a strike call. Hughes let fly with a flurry of expletives, threw down his bat and hat, then went nose-to-nose with the umpire, bobbing his head and screaming. He turned to kick the dirt around home plate, ripped off his shoe and showed it to the umpire, then pulled back his sleeve and shoved his armpit toward the umpire's face. Hughes continued to argue, kicking off his other shoe. Another umpire stepped between them. After slamming the second shoe down, the irate player went over to the Phantoms dugout, fished out a batting doughnut from a bag, then paired it with another to make a mock pair of eyeglasses before slamming both weights down. The tour de farce ended after several minutes of confrontation. Hughes finally retrieved his bat, shouted a few more choice words and walked into the dugout. A bat boy retrieved his shoes and hat...and his eyeglasses, too. Hughes did not return a message seeking comment today. This season Hughes has hit at a .255 clip with 30 RBIs, 8 home runs and 42 runs scored. |   |
