Sox/Rays Suspensions Issued

[Donoghus]

From Boston.com

Major League Baseball handed out suspensions today for last night’s brawl between the Red Sox and Rays at Fenway Park, penalizing a total of eight players, three of them Red Sox.

Outfielder Coco Crisp got the longest, a 7-game suspension. Jon Lester got 5 games, and Sean Casey 3 games.

For Tampa Bay, James Shields got 6 games, Jonny Gomes 5 games, Edwin Jackson 5 games, Carl Crawford 4 games, and Akinori Iwamura 3 games

Barring an appeal, the suspensions will be staggered. The suspensions for Crisp, Shields, Gomes, and Lester are slated to begin tonight (again, barring appeals). Crawford’s would begin June 11, Jackson’s June 13, Casey’s June 14, and Iwamura’s June 17.

When told that he was suspended this afternoon, Crisp claimed he did not know he had been penalized.

"No clue what I'm going to do,” Crisp said when asked if he planned to appeal.

Asked if he was interested in hearing which Rays players were suspended, Crisp said "No, not really, doesn't matter to me."

Was Crisp surprised he was suspended?

"Everybody gets suspended when they charge the mound," he said.

[BigAlTheFuture]

Seems just about right but Shields and Coco should have gotten the same number of games suspended.

[Andrew Celtic Nation]

What did Lester get suspended for, I know he hit a guy later but it was on a curveball that slipped and the ump didn't toss him. Did he throw at someone later?

[Finkelskyhook]

Crisp just killed his trade value.   He could have increased it substantially had he not charged the mound.  I can't imagine Red Sox management is happy with Crisp at all at this point.  With Ortiz and Ellsbury down he was guaranteed everyday playing time.  Dumb dumb dumb.

[libermaniac]

Crisp just killed his trade value.   He could have increased it substantially had he not charged the mound. 

Huh?  Why?  I don't get your logic.  He's shown in the past he's not a hothead who's temper constantly interferes with him doing his job.  He got thrown at and "defended" himself.  In baseball terms, that's good hard-nosed sticking up for the team.  Doesn't hurt his trade value in the slightest.  But, no sense trading him now.  With Papi's health a big concern, Manny DH'ing alot makes sense.  So, Coco is more valuable to the Sox then anything he could fetch in return.

[crownsy]

Its a joke that gnomes didnt get a longer suspension, he took about 10 cheap shots at a guy who was being held down on the ground.