Nyjer Morgan is OTR’s Gentleman of the Week for September

This is a new award for us, but we created it mainly with Washington Nationals centerfielder Nyjer Morgan in mind. Already appealing a seven-game suspension for throwing a ball at a fan in the stands, Morgan started a benches-clearing brawl today against the Florida Marlins.

And for that, Morgan wins OTR’s Gentleman of the Week for the month of September!

Marlins starter Chris Volstad hit Morgan with a retaliatory pitch in the early innings of a blowout. So, Morgan stole second and third just to piss them off. It worked.

In the sixth inning, Volstad threw behind Morgan and then it was on. Morgan charged the mound and threw a punch at Volstad. Then Volstad got tackled by Nationals coach.

Job well done, Nyjer! We have a feeling that more than one person has some suspension time coming. Good thing both teams can afford to lose some guys. This is the most excitement either of these teams has seen in a while.

But, let’s not let this distract Morgan from his big day. He’s won September’s OTR Gentleman of the Week!