Not a Cajun, a Beach Chicken…butt hurt over pen duty.
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Not a Cajun, a Beach Chicken…butt hurt over pen duty.
https://sports.yahoo.com/report-twin...014218257.html
If I read that right, the pen duty didn’t happen until after this incident. And that he was trying to make his team lose so they would miss the playoffs and the season would be over.Quote:
Originally Posted by ZoomZoom
RIP to his “career”
Can you imagine being a teammate of this guy (Debo was one) and he’s basically throwing games because he doesn’t want to play anymore? Meanwhile everyone else would give a body part to play any and every inning possible to show what they can do to the organization in hopes of advancing.
I’m surprised some of his teammates haven’t whipped his behind (assuming none have yet).
What a POS.
This guy sounds like a real peach:
Sources: Twins cut minor league catcher Derek Bender for tipping pitches
The Minnesota Twins released minor league catcher Derek Bender on Thursday after he told opposing hitters the types of pitches that were coming to the plate during at-bats in the game last week that eliminated his team from playoff contention, sources told ESPN.
Bender, a sixth-round draft pick out of Coastal Carolina in July, was playing for the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels, the Twins' Single-A affiliate. In the second game of a Sept. 6 doubleheader, Bender told multiple hitters for the Lakeland Flying Tigers, a Detroit farm team, the specific pitches being thrown by starter Ross Dunn, sources said.
Lakeland scored four runs in the second inning and won the game 6-0 to clinch the Florida State League West division and eliminate the Mighty Mussels from playoff contention after Fort Myers had held a six-game lead three weeks earlier.
Fort Myers coaches were notified by Lakeland coaches about Bender's pitch tipping after the game, sources said. Bender's willingness to tip pitches surprised Lakeland players, and there were no indications of wrongdoing from the Flying Tigers, sources said. Bender had told teammates he wanted the season to be over, according to sources.
Bender spent the final two games of the season, which the Mussels won, in the team's bullpen instead of his typical place in the dugout, sources said.
Through his agency, Bender declined to comment. The Twins declined to comment.
A catcher and first baseman selected with the 188th pick this year, Bender signed for $297,500, slightly below the $320,800 slot for that selection. He will keep the entirety of his bonus, sources said.
Bender played 19 games for Fort Myers, hitting .200/.273/.333 with two home runs and eight RBIs. In three seasons at Coastal Carolina, he hit .326/.408/.571 with 32 home runs and 153 RBIs in 144 games.
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/...incoming-pitch
The best part is that all the pictures circulating are him at Coastal
This^Quote:
Originally Posted by BabbForHeisman
Hard to believe a player would actually do this. I would think that his teammates would take serious exception to this and he would have a hard time gaining trust from future teammates if he ever gets a second chance.
Coastal is trash. Water is wet
Great pointQuote:
Originally Posted by BabbForHeisman