Chron: Garner can't appeal. He can't. He really can't. Garner can't appeal.
Astro's skipper Phil Garner can't appeal his one-game suspension, according to Major League officials.
And for anyone who is reading-challenged or perhaps brain damaged, Chronicle sportswriter Jose de Jesus Ortiz makes that point over and over:
Theres only one problem with Garners assumption, however: only players can appeal suspensions, according to former Astros star and general manager Bob Watson, MLB's vice president of on-field operations.
He doesnt have the right to appeal, Watson, a Houston resident, said via cell phone from New York. Coaches and managers dont have that right. Only players have the right to appeal. He can make a request of (MLB executive VP of administration) John McHale to hear his side of the story, but they dont have the right as the players do to an appeal.
In case anybody missed it, Garner can't appeal his suspension. And Bob Watson's a former Astros star and GM and lives in Houston! And Ortiz's apostrophe key is apparently not working.
Are there any editors in the sports section?
UPDATE (06-29-2006): To answer my own question, apparently so. They pulled the story I linked completely (whitewash!) and replaced it with this story. That's why I furl everything I link on Chron.com. You never know when a story will just vanish.
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 06/28/06 10:12 PM | Technorati | Comments (4)
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