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Bristol City's Ichihara Suspended for 5 Games Thursday, June 9th, 2016 The Bristol City Smugglers were not very happy with the home plate umpire in today's loss to Acapulco at Ashton Gate. One in particular -- Yoshitoki Ichihara. Upon being called out on strikes, the Smugglers left fielder 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 Ichihara 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 Ichihara 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 Ichihara for 5 games. This year Ichihara is batting .211 with no home runs. He has scored 10 runs and driven in 14. |
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