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 | League Gives Bunch Suspension Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012: The Rice Owls were not very happy with the home plate umpire in today's loss to Houston at Suns Ballpark. One in particular -- Shane Bunch. Upon being called out on strikes, the Owls catcher 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 Bunch 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 Bunch 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 Bunch for 3 games. Bunch has a .264 average and a .327 on-base percentage for the year. He has picked up 24 hits, 4 home runs and driven in 13 runs. |   |
