ANGELS NOTEBOOK: SPIEZIO'S SUSPENSION IS REDUCED.Byline: Walter Hammerwold Staff Writer ANAHEIM - Bob DuPuy Robert A. "Bob" DuPuy (born c. 1947) is a former attorney and the current President and Chief Operating Officer of Major League Baseball. He took both titles on March 7, 2002. , Major League Baseball's president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , ruled Friday on the Angels' appeal of suspensions to Scott Spiezio Scott Edward Spiezio (born September 21, 1972 in Joliet, Illinois) is a Major League Baseball player with the St. Louis Cardinals. He is the son of former Cardinal Ed Spiezio. and Troy Glaus Troy Edward Glaus (born August 3, 1976 in Tarzana, California) is a Major League Baseball player who plays third base for the Toronto Blue Jays. Previously, Glaus played with the Anaheim Angels (1998-2004) and the Arizona Diamondbacks (2005). for their part in the March 9 brawl with the San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. Padres, upholding one suspension and slightly reducing the other. DuPuy reduced Spiezio's suspension from six games to five but left Glaus' suspension at two games. DuPuy also reduced the suspension of Padres outfielder Ryan Klesko Ryan Anthony Klesko (born June 12, 1971 in Westminster, California) is a first baseman for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball. Previously, Klesko played with the San Diego Padres and Atlanta Braves. He bats and throws left handed. from five games to four and upheld Padres pitcher Boby Jones' seven-game suspension. Spiezio will begin his suspension on Sunday. Glaus will serve his suspension after Spiezio returns April 7. ``It was a little stiffer than I thought it would be,'' Spiezio said of the reduced sentence. ``I thought it was going to be three games, but I am happy that what I did say convinced them to change it.'' ``I thought there was probably some punishment warranted, though I also thought it was a little steep." Glaus said only, ``That's the ruling and I'll live by it.'' Angels manager Mike Scioscia ``One less game is better than we hoped,'' Scioscia said. ``But there are still five games, and being in our division, we don't want to have guys missing any games. ``At least now we know what we have and we can adjust to that. But it's not going to change us very much, because coming out of the gate we'll look the same. The suspension's one game shorter, but we're still going to miss a man for the first seven games.'' The Angels received no explanation regarding the ruling, but Scioscia felt that the decision was in accordance with previous rulings. ``Looking at what the precedence has been for appeals,'' he said, ``I don't think we could have hoped for much more than that.'' --Barnes hurting: Larry Barnes Larry Richard Barnes Jr., a baseball player, was born on July 23rd, 1974 in Bakersfield, California. He attended Bakersfield High School and then Fresno State University. He was drafted by the Florida Marlins in 1993 (69th round, 1643rd overall). He opted not to sign. , who is competing with Benji Gil for the starting first-base position on the Angels' opening-day roster, has some stiffness in the right side of his lower back, Scioscia said. It is unclear whether the problem will hamper his chances of making the team. Scioscia said that he will wait until Barnes is seen by team doctors today before making a decision. ``We are going to see his test and wait for his evaluation to see what's possible and what's not,'' he said. |
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