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ATLANTA -- Boston Red Sox third baseman Pablo Sandoval was benched Thursday by manager John Farrell after admitting that during Wednesday night's 5-2 loss to Atlanta, he used his cellphone to click "like" on a woman's photographs that appeared in his Instagram feed.
A blogger for Barstool Sports was the first to tweet Wednesday night that he had noticed the in-game activity on Sandoval's social media platform.
"It's one thing I let my teammates down. Ain't going to happen no more, so I learned from that," Sandoval said of his in-game Instagram use. Sandoval said he used his cellphone after returning to the clubhouse to use the bathroom.
Sandoval said he met with Farrell and general manager Ben Cherington and apologized, but was not fined.
http://espn.go.com/boston/mlb/story/_/id/13108912/pablo-sandoval-boston-red-sox-benched-using-instagram-game-progress
Anyone wanna argue now that this d-bag actually cares about the game anymore?
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)joeybee12
(56,177 posts)Brother Buzz
(36,416 posts)Then he'll settle down and get his head back in the game
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)It's hilarious!
JonLP24
(29,322 posts)What difference does it make if he uses his cell phone or not? A lot of times a player will go to the locker room and drink a beer, don't know if that still goes on but used to be common.
I think the only reason it isn't allowed is because of a signal stealing controversy but either way it is better to eat the $95 million and keep him and get whatever hits & defense you get from him than unload him and get nothing.
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)We'll get some production out of him, but guys with attitudes like this bring the whole team down...dump him because his affecting other players.
Auggie
(31,163 posts)joeybee12
(56,177 posts)madinmaryland
(64,931 posts)Kingofalldems
(38,451 posts)joeybee12
(56,177 posts)I'll take nothing for him!