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 | 4-Game Suspension for Bears Pearce Sunday, May 8th, 2016 The Baylor Bears were not very happy with the home plate umpire in today's loss to LSU at Wolverines Stadium. One in particular -- Craig Pearce. Upon being called out on strikes, the Bears shortstop 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 Pearce 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 Pearce 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 Pearce for 4 games. For the year Pearce is hitting .198 with 4 home runs. His stats include 19 runs batted in and 17 runs scored. |   |
