Derrek Lee, Chris Young to face big suspensions

Lee just punched Chris Young.

Lee was hit by a pitch and after Young started jawing at him, Lee punched him. Young threw a couple himself.

Neither landed real good punches

 

Not good (fantasbaseballlooser)

 

Lee's normally a mild-mannered guy, and the Cubs have had a good week. I didn't see it, but I'm guessing he had his reasons. Am I wrong?

 

Young looked like he was saying something he shouldn't have...stepped in front of the mound toward Lee and had a grin on his face as he was talking.

 

It was up and in. He had very little reaction until he was walking to first base and exchanged yells with Young. Young probably was mouthing off about Soriano showing up Wells the night before.

 

Take that, Ivy-Leaguer.

 

Take that, nothing. The Cubs lost a lot more than the Padres did, if both are suspended.

 

And I would think Lee's suspension would be longer since he threw the first punch.

 

Young's will be longer because he's a starting pitcher.

I say 10 for Young, 5 for Lee.

 

Hopefully Lee's reputation will help him.

But if nothing else, he can appeal it until Ramirez comes off the DL this weekend, and Ward comes off the DL this week ... so it's just bad news, not the worst news ever.

 

No way. Lee threw the first punch.

Lee gets 8 (appealed/reduced to 5), Young gets 5 (essentially 1).

 

http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports/weblog/2007/06/soriano_angers_peavy_padres.html

"I didn't appreciate that. Just play the game," Peavy said after the Padres were defeated 4-1 at Wrigley Field. "They pay him $136 million to hit home runs. They don't pay him to be a circus act on the field. If I think a player shows me up like that, I like the next guy to take one in the stinkin' ribs."

These were Peavy's words yesterday. Then a Cubs star — as mild-mannered as they come, by the way — gets one high and tight, then the pitcher had words for said star. Lee's the kind of guy who probably wouldn't throw a punch for no reason. After no one killed Renteria for his punk moves on Fontenot, I'm happy to see some fire.