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Battle Cats James Suspended 4 Games Monday, September 11th , 2051 Olympia catcher Pat James has been suspended for 4 games for an on-field tirade with an umpire that left James standing in his socks. He was ejected from the Battle Cats-Eugene game for disputing a strike call. James let fly with a flurry of expletives, threw down his bat and hat, then went nose-to-nose with the umpire, bobbing his head and screaming. He turned to kick the dirt around home plate, ripped off his shoe and showed it to the umpire, then pulled back his sleeve and shoved his armpit toward the umpire's face. James continued to argue, kicking off his other shoe. Another umpire stepped between them. After slamming the second shoe down, the irate player went over to the Battle Cats dugout, fished out a batting doughnut from a bag, then paired it with another to make a mock pair of eyeglasses before slamming both weights down. The tour de farce ended after several minutes of confrontation. James finally retrieved his bat, shouted a few more choice words and walked into the dugout. A bat boy retrieved his shoes and hat...and his eyeglasses, too. James did not return a message seeking comment today. In his season totals James has 24 home runs and a .302 batting average. |
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