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League Gives van Dijk 2-Game Suspension Sunday, August 6th, 2034 The Santa Barbara Suenos were not very happy with the home plate umpire in today's loss to Rockville at Dream Park. One in particular -- Franky van Dijk. Upon being called out on strikes, the Suenos 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 van Dijk 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 van Dijk 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 van Dijk for 2 games. For the year van Dijk has hit at a .219 clip with 8 RBIs, no home runs and 10 runs scored. |
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