Ozzie shouldn't have had to asked Tracey to hit anybody, it was Vasquez's job to make sure that got done. Regardless of getting tossed or suspended, it was his responsibility to protect AJ, it was pretty weak of him not to do anything, especially since AJ is the catcher. You would think the starting pitcher would be right there for AJ. It should have never even come to having Tracey do it. You think for one second someone like Buerhle wouldn't bean someone in defense of a teammate. It just says a lot about how soft Vasquez is. He was pitching like garbage anyway, who cares if he got thrown out, and if he got suspended he could probably used the time to figure out why he give That being said, Ozzie made himselve look like an ass for berating Tracey in front of the cameras, should have been done in private. There was no reason to kill Trcey in front of his peers, when your starting pitcher should have gotten the job done in the first place.