In a message of  to Pamela Tabar (), you wrote:
 RJ> Only someone from Cleveland that can't accept what a jerk Joey Belle
 RJ> is would make such a statement. I put up with him in college as an LSU
 RJ> fan, and I was glad when he was gone. Even as big a jerk as Joey was
 RJ> back then doesn't prepare someone to stomach his actions today.
Why do you call him Joey?  His name is Albert.  Maybe people USED to call him 
Joey, but to continue to call him that after he requests people not to is 
being just as much of a jerk as people think HE is.
 RJ> Have you LOOKED at the tape? Have you seen him bring his forearm to
 RJ> the face? Why, even in the National Football League, a pass rusher
 RJ> gets fined for doing that to a QB. And, they wear helmets. Against the
 RJ> rules? Maybe, maybe not, but AL president sure thought something was
 RJ> up when he gave the jerk 5 games to think about it.
Looking at the replay, I see his arms about chest level, then during/just 
after the collision, as he falls back, his arms come up.  If he wanted to 
really do harm, his arms would have been up about face level to start.
I believe the suspension was for seemingly telling Tavarez to "throw at his 
head".
 RJ> On another note, why do baseball players appeal every suspension?
 RJ> Isn't it a rarity that one ever gets overturned?
It's not unheard of, but you are correct, it is rare.  I would expect that 
Matt Methany has a pretty good case to get his suspension reduced (not 
eliminated.)  Belle (and others) has gotten a three game suspension rather 
than five game suspension for charging the mound.
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