Sticky Memories of Protests Pasts 1
In the fifth inning of Tuesday night’s Red Sox/Yankees game, his team down 5-1, Josh Beckett’s plant foot slipped a bit on the wet mound of Yankee Stadium. That pitch resulted in a pop up for Alex Rodriguez, and Beckett faced the next batter. Once that batter, Robinson Canoe, had hit a two-run double, Beckett was pulled for an injury. The Yankees bench, stating that he was not hurt but that the injury was being faked so that a reliever would be given ample time to warm-up, played the remainder of the game under protest.
Joe Girardi protested Josh Beckett's 5th inning exit from Tuesday night's game stating he did not really have an injury.
Given the fact that Josh Beckett was placed on the 15 day disabled list, it seems unlikely that the umpires decision to allow time for Manny Delcarmen to warm-up would be questioned seriously by the league, even considering that the Yankees went on to lose the game, 7-6.
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