Minor League Spotlight: Don't Mess With Roman Colon's iPod

Minor League Spotlight is the MLB FanHouse's look into baseball's minor leagues. But you probably figured that out already.

Detroit Tiger reliever Roman Colon is in the midst of a rehab stint down in Triple-A Toledo. But, that's going to be derailed a bit, as he was suspended for seven days yesterday. For what, you ask? Well, reportedly, you should not mess with his music.

The Tigers did not provide details of the incident, but the Free Press reported that the altercation started when Colon became upset after right-hander Virgil Vasquez turned down the music on Colon's iPod before Tuesday's game. Infielder Kevin Hooper asked Colon to calm down, and Colon and pitcher Jordan Tata began shoving each other. Karnuth then stepped in and tried to break it up, getting punched in the face.

"I should not be the only one suspended," Colon told the Free Press. "Why should I be suspended when they were calling me a [expletive] to my face?"

Though the story is entertaining, this still isn't the all-time best music in the clubhouse tale. Taking a bat to Sammy Sosa's boombox is way better. No question about that.

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

6-15-2007 @ 6:57PM

Matt W. said...

Also, the fact that Karnuth suffered a broken cheekbone, is undergoing plastic surgery and may not pitch again cannot be overstated.

6-18-2007 @ 11:23AM

jb said...

Real [expletives] make hits, fake [expletives] talk ish.

6-24-2007 @ 3:05AM

Lex said...

25 guys from different cultures, levels of intelligence, pressure, contracts, going up or down, together for 7 months, things happen...
Shouldn't be in the papers, just the Tiger family... Be old school, shut up !

6-27-2007 @ 9:07AM

Jackpot said...

What goes on in the clubhouse should stay in house to make it public deminishes team image severely!
" If you don`t open your mouth, NO one will ever know stupid you are."