Stupid Fine

• hasbeen

  

  I can't paste the link from my phone but Jennings from Milwaukee got fined $7,500 for tweeting about a win. Apparently the rule is you can't tweet during the game which is defined by 45 mins before and after a game.
  
  The rule is clearly stated but I still think its dumb.
• darbypitcher22

  

  If its against league policy, its against league policy (although I agree with you).
  
  Pretty expensive tweet if you ask me
• pkebker

  Yep, they have to wait till media availability is finished before they can begin their tweeting...
• BlueDevil11

  

  There was an article about it on ESPN last night, but I cannot find it today.
• Nate

  What if his message was something like "happy birthday mom!" and posted at the same time? Do you think he would still be fined?
• pkebker

  Keebler wrote: What if his message was something like "happy birthday mom!" and posted at the same time? Do you think he would still be fined?

  Yes, because its policy. If one player didn't get fined, and another did, the players union would throw a big fit.
• hasbeen

  

  Silly rules.