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League Gives Carney 4-Game Suspension Wednesday, July 15th, 1981 The Park City Patriots were not very happy with the home plate umpire in today's loss to Liberty at Patriots Park. One in particular -- Steven Carney. Upon being called out on strikes, the Patriots third baseman 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 Carney 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 Carney 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 Carney for 4 games. This season Carney is batting .301 with 88 hits and 24 home runs. He has scored 57 times and has 69 RBI. |
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