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Beasties Faneyte Suspended Sunday, May 17th, 1998 The Bluff City Beasties were not very happy with the home plate umpire in today's loss to Danville at Kernels Ballpark. One in particular -- Rikkert Faneyte. Upon being called out on strikes, the Beasties center fielder 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 Faneyte 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 Faneyte 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 Faneyte for 2 games. So far this season Faneyte has hit .252 with 1 home run, 17 RBIs and scored 15 times. |
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