A.J. Burnett suspended 6 games

[Mikiemo83]

Burnett Suspended Six Games
4th June, 2009 - 11:39 am
RealGM Staff Report - Discipline has been issued to the two starting pitchers from the Tuesday, June 2nd game between the Texas Rangers and the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium. Bob Watson, Vice President of On-Field Operations for Major League Baseball, made the announcement.

Yankees pitcher A.J. Burnett has been suspended for six games and fined an undisclosed amount for intentionally throwing a pitch in the head area of Nelson Cruz of the Rangers during the top of the fifth inning. Burnett’s six-game suspension had been scheduled to begin this afternoon, when New York continues to host Texas, but he has elected to appeal. Thus, his suspension will be held in abeyance until the process is complete.

Major League Baseball also has issued an undisclosed fine to Rangers pitcher Vicente Padilla, who intentionally threw a pitch at Mark Teixeira of the Yankees during the bottom of the fourth inning
http://www.realgmbaseball.com/src_wiretap_archives/15183/20090604/burnett_suspended_six_games/

[SamBam39]

Well at least it isn't just Beckett.

[sprocketboy]

"Yankees pitcher A.J. Burnett has been suspended for six games and fined an undisclosed amount for intentionally throwing a pitch in the head area of Nelson Cruz of the Rangers during the top of the fifth inning. Burnett’s six-game suspension had been scheduled to begin this afternoon, when New York continues to host Texas, but he has elected to appeal. Thus, his suspension will be held in abeyance until the process is complete."

Wow. The lawyers have taken over the asylum.

Back in the day, we used to call "intentionally throwing a pitch in the head area" a "beanball."

And I can't believe Burnett would allow his reputation to be impugned while his suspension is being held in abeyance. If I were he, I would seek injunctive relief and punitive damages.