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Cape Coral Loses 3B Byrd, Suspended by League Tuesday, September 13th , 2061 Cape Coral third baseman Brian Byrd has been suspended for 2 games for an on-field tirade with an umpire that left Byrd standing in his socks. He was ejected from the Hurricanes-St. Louis game for disputing a strike call. Byrd 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. Byrd 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 Hurricanes 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. Byrd 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. Byrd did not return a message seeking comment today. On the season, Byrd is batting .314 with 8 home runs and 39 RBIs. He has played in 82 games. |
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