MLB Suspension

Was it an accident or did Cleveland Indians pitcher Ubaldo Jiminez purposely hit Colorado's Troy Tulowitzki during a spring training game? It is not uncommon for a pitcher to accidentally hit a player during a game. However, the skeptical part was his reaction after he hit Tulowitzki. Immediately after the player was hit, he ran towards the batter as if he wanted to start a fight with him. He has been suspended for five games and is being fined by the MLB. Jiminez insists that he did not mean to hit his former Rockies player, but was only trying to throw an inside pitch to Tulowitzki. It is not the first time someone was hit by a pitch, but after both benches emptied immediately it did not seem like it was an accident. The reason, according to Jiminez, that he went after Tulowitzki was because the batter was trash talking the pitcher. Still there is no excuse to behave that way in the middle of a game. The pitcher is expected to appeal to the MLB this week in hopes that he can lessen his punishment. http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/7767204/mlb-bans-cleveland-indians-ubaldo-jimenez-5-games-hitting-colorado-rockies-troy-tulowitzki