I just love it when League Officials make decisions that have nothing to do with logic, reason or fair play. AJ Burnett gets suspended for 6 games for throwing AT a hitter, while Padilla gets nothing for hitting one guy twice and dusting a few others. The umps handled it fairly well although they could have ejected Padilla after the 2nd hit batsman. It almost seems like the "decision-makers" follow whatever format they want. Would the punishment been the same if Burnett hit the batter in the leg?
Was it correct to suspend Burnett? Well, okay, even if 6 games seems excessive. Why wasn't Padilla suspended too? And for a longer period? The Yanks should probably send a tape of the game to the league office. ...every day. ...for two weeks. Maybe someone will take the time to actually LOOK at it. Peter Gammons had one word to describe the suspension: "STUPID!"
This is as bad as the league over-ruling the umpires on the Gossage-Brett incident, saying that wasn't the INTENT of the rule. Maybe not, but it WAS the rule. Can we just have some kind of consistency here? I've given up on the logic, reason and fair play; the league officials seem incapable of that.
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