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League Gives Wood 6-Game Suspension Sunday, September 18th, 2016 The Victoria Vikings were not very happy with the home plate umpire in today's loss to Kingwood at The drakkar. One in particular -- Pat Wood. Upon being called out on strikes, the Vikings center 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 Wood 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 Wood 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 Wood for 6 games. In the current season, Wood has put up a .105 batting average with 2 hits, no home runs, 5 runs batted in and scored 2 runs. |
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