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 | King Misbehaves, Suspended 4 Games Monday, July 2nd, 2012: The Asheville Tourists were not very happy with the home plate umpire in today's loss to Mt. Pleasant at McCormick Field. One in particular -- Doug King. Upon being called out on strikes, the Tourists first baseman gave the ump quite an earful. For that, the man in blue gave him the thumb and sent him to an early shower. But the disgruntled King lingered on the field for another five minutes, berating the umpire. Finally his manager got him off the field and into the clubhouse. But it got worse after the game, when King told reporters, "He was blind today. They played 'Three Blind Mice' for him. If he doesn't know the words to the song, I'm sure we can get it in Braille, so he can follow along." For his escapades and after-the-game oration, the league office suspended King for 4 games. A look at his current stats shows King with a .312 average, 15 home runs, 31 RBIs and 33 runs scored. He has played in 50 games. |   |
