So I read on ESPN.com that Bobby Jenks, after admitting that he intentionally threw behind Ian Kinsler on Saturday, has been fined. Jenks spilled to the Trib, (when asked if the pitch was an accident) "No, I meant to. To send a message. Basically I was saying, 'I'm sick of seeing our guys get hit and hurt and almost get taken out of the game.' I threw it with intention." So what is the fine for this stupid move? No, not a suspension. But rather a hefty fine...of $750. WTF?!?! Really Major League Baseball? That's all you're fining Jenks after he straight up said, "Yeah, I meant to pitch that there, to you know, send a message?" Plenty of pitchers will throw the ball a little too inside or behind a batter to retaliate against something that the other pitcher did in the last inning. But nobody has been stupid enough to admit it until now. So the MLB wants to show that admitting this is wrong, and you shouldn't throw behind a batter to retaliate, and you fine him $750?? Homeboy is pulling down a phat $5.6 Million this season. You really think you're sending a message by fining him that miniscule amount of money? You cant even by a 42-inch plasma screen TV for that! Major League Baseball continues to amaze me. JC Romero gets fined 60 games after he came up positive for a banned substance in a supplement he bought at GNC, Manny Ramirez get slapped with a 50 game fine for elevated testosterone levels, and Jenks gets a BS fine of $750? You've got to be kidding me...
