JotCast | 2017 World Series Game 5 Live Blog

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Paul Swydan

10:11

Choice 2 - He can play for the rest of the World Series, but he forfeits his playoff share and ring.

Unfortunately, it's not really within the Commissioner's power to govern playoff shares.

10:12

Not really even within the team's power.

After watching the clip, Pujols still wins.

10:12

What'd happen if Dodgers *accidentally* hit Gurriel? That would be a headache for MLB.

Paul Swydan

10:13

I wouldn't rule it out if this somehow gets out of hand. But now that it's a tie...

Morris Buttermaker

10:13

Just to play devils advocate... if he was suspended for one game it would have been last game. In that universe he still plays today.

Paul Swydan

10:13

Yup.

Adam

10:13

McHugh is in according to MLB.com

Paul Swydan

10:13

So he is.

Cam

10:13

I would have given him a choice - either you're suspended now, or you're suspended now.

Paul Swydan

10:13

I just like the mind games of making him choose btw money or team, is all.

10:14

You'd see a player's true character reveal itself.

Zach

10:14

In a world where the player's union doesn't exist, that sounds like a nice option

Paul Swydan

10:14

Right. :-)

BradG

10:14

Kershaw's 8 HRs allowed in the 2017 playoffs is the most allowed in a single postseason of all time.

Paul Swydan

10:14

Wow.

bobby tables

10:14

not defending Yuli, but do you think that his gesture would have been perceived that way in Cuba/Japan?

Paul Swydan

10:15

I can't speak to Cuba, but I would certainly think it would have in Japan, yes.

Matt

10:15

I might be a bit to cynical, but I'm pretty sure theres plenty of baseball players more racist then Yuli, considering the heavy assholeitude of lots of MLB players

Paul Swydan

10:15

You're correct. Which is why he thought his teammates would find it amusing.

Sean

10:15

I don't see why they couldn't have both suspended him for 1 WS game + 5 regular season games next year. Makes him forfeit pay, but also establish precent for missing playoff games if you stupid racist things

Paul Swydan

10:16

Sure, they could have done that. They just didn't want to.

Adam

10:16

To play additional Devil's advocate, they likely appeal and THEN he gets suspended this game

Paul Swydan

10:16

Well, I don't think we can say that with any certainty.

Peter from Pittsburgh

10:16

isn't the WS share relatively small?

Paul Swydan

10:16

I guess it's a matter of perspective.

10:17

You and your mind games!

Matt

10:17

The commissioner can do whatever they want. Hasn't that been made clear? Claim best interest of baseball and it can't be challanged

Paul Swydan

10:17

That's not how unions work.

deananna

10:17

Im rooting for the Dodgers, but if you think a man that lived 31 of his 32 years in Cuba should have been suspended from the WORLD SERIES for being a little racist you need some time alone to think.

CecilFielder

10:17

Only cuz Maddon didn't start lackey

Paul Swydan

10:17

Hahaha RE: Kershaw's homers.

10:18

Meanwhile, Dodgers already have a threat working.

hscer

10:18

the plate is over there, McHugh --->

Nick V

10:18

Speaking of the game currently happening instead of (admittedly interesting) hypotheticals, McCugh looks terrible.

Long Live Jeff Frye

10:18

As a union member, I recognize the importance of upholding the process even for someone who's clearly in the wrong. Arbitration works by precedent, so you have to treat the clear-cut cases the same way you do the borderline ones. MLBPA was right not to waive the appeals process unless the suspension was put off.

Sean

10:18

This is probably way too nuanced for a baseball chat but...one of the things missing in this discussion, and a lot of discussion of race in this country quite frankly, is that doing something racist isn't the same as being a racist.

Paul Swydan

10:19

That's a fair point. But doing something racist on a broadcast millions of people are watching may have a bigger affect than not being truly racist in private.

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