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New York Yankees pitcher Roger Clemens has been suspended for five games and fined an undisclosed amount for intentionally throwing a pitch at Alex Rios of the Toronto Blue Jays in the bottom of the seventh inning of the game on Tuesday, Aug. 7 at the Rogers Centre in Toronto after warnings had been issued to both Clubs earlier in the game. Bob Watson, Vice President of On-Field Operations for Major League Baseball, made the announcement.

Pending appeal, the suspension of Clemens is scheduled to begin on Friday, Aug. 10, when New York plays at Cleveland. If appealed, the suspension will be held in abeyance until the process is complete.

In addition, Yankees manager Joe Torre has been suspended for one game and fined an undisclosed amount for the intentional actions of Clemens after warnings had been issued earlier in the game. Torre is scheduled to serve his suspension on Friday night.

Also receiving undisclosed fines for their roles in the incidents during Tuesday's game were New York's Alex Rodriguez and coaches Larry Bowa and Tony Pena and Toronto's Matt Stairs and Josh Towers and coach Brian Butterfield.

So the pitcher that threw at A-Rod didn't get suspended, **** this.

just to tick of mlb, the players should get a money hat going around the clubhouse to collect funds for the fines

ARod gets fined for being thrown at twice?

Anyway, hopefully Karstens doesn't get the spot start. I don't know if they would move Joba back to being a starter for a day as he seems pretty comfortable as a reliever, but maybe Kennedy gets a spot start with Karstens ready in long relief.

And also please no Igawa for that spot start.

It would have been good if we waited till the next day but i guess Roger was the only one we had left that would throw at anyone sad.

top25 wrote:It would have been good if we waited till the next day but i guess Roger was the only one we had left that would throw at anyone sad.

Farnsworth....

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Farnsworth....

Farnsworth ok well we would have avoided these suspensions if we did it wendsday.

well deserved.

b0na f1de wrote:well deserved.

GTFO

What an absolute crock of sh*t! The Blue Gays throw at A-Rod twice...hitting him once and nothing happens to them? What a joke....The MLB is going soft!!! Retailation pitches have been a part of the game since the beginning of the sport. Deal with it!! JUDAS!!!

b0na f1de wrote:well deserved.

Couldn't Torre have gotten 5?

nykgeneralmanager wrote:Couldn't Torre have gotten 5?

I was hoping for 60 personally.

suns32 wrote:So the pitcher that threw at A-Rod didn't get suspended, **** this.

He's useless anyways hurts us more to have him in the rotation.

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He's useless anyways hurts us more to have him in the rotation.

Absolutely - its an unbearable punishment watching him trot out there every 5 days.

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Absolutely - its an unbearable punishment watching him trot out there every 5 days.

Really? He is that bad? I tell you what, I'll give you Farnsworth and a pack of sun flower seeds, deal?

I think Roger gettin suspended is dumb as shiz, what if he really didnt mean it... they dont have any more proof if it was intentional or not. But i understand Torre gettin supsended.

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Really? He is that bad? I tell you what, I'll give you Farnsworth and a pack of sun flower seeds, deal?

I would be all over that in a second, even if you didnt give Farnsworth. Go check his stats last year, if you still want to do it, I will sign on behalf of Riccardi

is clemens going to even miss anytime? why not file an appeal, make his next start, serve the suspension, come back on schedule for his next start.