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Blanchard Must Sit Out 4 Games Thursday, June 10th, 2021 The Minneapolis Freeze were not very happy with the home plate umpire in today's loss to Astoria at The Ice Box. One in particular -- Thomas Blanchard. Upon being called out on strikes, the Freeze 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 Blanchard 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 Blanchard 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 Blanchard for 4 games. For the season, Blanchard is hitting at a .236 clip with no home runs, 9 RBIs and has scored 8 runs. He has 17 hits, 5 walks and a .291 on-base percentage. |
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