Angry, Angry Young Man

Here's one way to lose your status as the game's number one hitting prospect.

Seriously, there are ways to go from prospect to suspect which have nothing to do with playing ability, and getting a reputation as an uncontrollable hothead is one of them. I've seen Young likened to Albert Belle as a hitter; little did we suspect he'd emulate him in less desirable ways.

Unbelievably, Young's manager, John Tamargo, told reporters later that he hadn't "gotten his (Young's) side of it."

What side is there? He hit an umpire with a frickin' bat. There is no other side.

The International League and the Devil Rays organization don't live in the same fairy tale land as Tamargo. The league has suspended Young indefinitely, and D-Rays VP Andrew Friedman says that the team supports the league.

Young has issued an appology, as he well should. That puts him ahead of Ben Christiansen, but below anyone with the sense to not do something so stupid in the first place. Young got into the news in September of last year when he blasted the D-Rays for not calling him up after the minor league season ended. Based on this incident, they probably knew something.