Belle Deserves Bonus Points For Not Jumping Bogus Bellhop

Cleveland Indians slugger Albert Belle may be one of the most unsympathetic guys in the game, but you have got to side with him on this one. Radio station XTRA in San Diego thought it would be a great prank to send someone to Belle’s hotel room at 7:30 in the morning posing as a bellhop, then record his reaction when he found out it was a member of the media.

Angry Albert, who seldom shows much self-restraint, just slammed the door on the guy, when he could have been forgiven for stuffing him down the nearest laundry chute. He apparently is making progress.

The Indians complained to the commissioner’s office, which is considering sanctions against the station. About the only thing Major League Baseball can do is deny the station postseason credentials, but that would be significant if the San Diego Padres get into the playoffs.