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St. Lucie-Visalia Brawl, Walker and Richards Suspended Thursday, December 17th , 2043 After an intense confrontation, both the Mets Billy Walker and the Rawhide Eric Richards were handed their punishments today. The league commissioner's office issued suspensions for an on-the-field conflict that occurred at a recent St. Lucie-Visalia game. Billy Walker will miss 4 games, while Eric Richards was suspended for 9 games. "Sometimes we go too far and have to pay the consequences," Billy Walker commented later. "Hopefully cooler heads will prevail the next time we play." This season Walker has banged out 24 hits in 83 at-bats for a .289 average with 1 home run. He is getting on base at a .322 pace and his totals also include 10 RBIs and 13 runs scored. |
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