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League Gives Tinker Suspension Wednesday, April 21st, 2021 The Fort Worth Cats were not very happy with the home plate umpire in today's loss to Acapulco at LaGrave Field. One in particular -- Jake Tinker. Upon being called out on strikes, the Cats 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 Tinker 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 Tinker 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 Tinker for 3 games. This season in 8 games Tinker is batting .125 with no home runs, 1 RBIs and has scored 2 times. |
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