MLB Suspensions

David Wells got a 6-game suspension for arguing with and supposedly bumping an umpire. I remember watching the game in question and feeling outraged at the umpires because it seemed they provoked the whole thing. Of course nobody holds the umpires responsible for anything it seems.

I feel for David Wells (yes I just said that) because the MLB suspension policy or lack thereof is out of whack.

Wells gets 6-games for arguing and bumping an umpire with his hat (ooh that must have smarted - did blue need a kiss to make that better?).

A player cheating by using steroids gets just 10-games if he is caught (and that's a big if because the testing policy ain't exactly the best). Yes that's for the first offense but how long was the player cheating before gettin caught?

Kenny Rodgers got just 13-games for assulting a camera man. True this was reduced from an origial 20-game suspension. I hope the camera man sues the ass off Rodgers.

Sammy Sosa was suspended for just 7-games for using corked bats (i.e. cheating his ass off). This was reduced from 8-games via the appeals process - an appeals process that failed to reduce Wells' 6-game suspension for arguing.

Kyle Farnsworth (then of the Tigers) got a 5-game suspension for seeking out then body slamming Jeremy Affeldt of the Royals during a bench clearing brawl.

So to sum up: 5-games for intentionally attempting to do bodily harm to another player - 6 games for arguing with an umpire; 7-games for cheating with corked bats - 6-games for argung with an umpire; 10-games for getting caught cheating with steroids - 6-games for arguing with an umpire; and 13-games for assualting a cameraman - 6-games for arguing with an umpire. As Kyle from South park would say - "Dude, that's pretty fucked up right there." Indeed Kyle. Indeed!