Is this all a bit paranoid and ridiculous?  Yes.  Bud Selig is a Jew so it doesn’t all add up…yet.  Keep your eyes on this disturbing trend as it develops.

***UPDATE: NQTC Reader Big Bri points out that the Cubs have also eliminated Kosher dogs at Wrigley.  No answer on when or if they will be returning.

The first thing I thought was good for Jenks for shooting straight, followed quickly by the idea that he would almost certainly be suspended or fined a decent amount.  Well, he wasn’t suspended and he was fined $750 by the league. 

Wait, $750?  Now I’m not saying Jenks did something terrible and should be fined more, it’s just that the number really surprised me.  I mean, how often do you see a fine under a grand these days for something other than showing up late to the ballpark because you were out too late the night before.  The fine was certainly wimpy, but really MLB had to do something after Jenks came out and said it was intentional. 

It’s not like Jenks threw at Kinsler’s head, like Josh Beckett did a while back.  Like the big reliever said, if a half dozen of his players are going to get hit, he’s going to send a message.  It’s part of the game. 

I’m also looking at you Milwaukee.  The Brewers were complaining over the weekend about a pitch thrown “at Ryan Braun’s head.”  Pitches get away, it happens.  Plus, you look like idiots complaining about getting hit in the head when it clearly hit the bat.  It was a foul ball, move on. 

Really though, I’m just worried about whether Dempster is going to have to pay a fine equivalent to an expensive dinner tab.  Or in Jenks’ case, a moderate tab for his lunch.