Beckett suspended 6 games

I'm actually not that surprised. Not a single punch thrown in the bench clearing incident during the Sox-Angels game and Beckett gets suspended for 6 games for throwing a pitch that doesn't even hit anyone. No other players were suspended. The official decision is that he was suspended for his "aggressive actions after the pitch that incited the bench-clearing incident."I didn't see any aggressive actions after the pitch. He walked towards Abreu and they were barking at each other. Big deal. If that's called being aggressive, then how come Abreu didn't get suspended for arguing back, nor did Torii Hunter get suspended for trying to go after an umpire, or Justin Spier for going after Beckett? It's all in the video that you can watch below.



Listen, it's understood that if you call time out in the middle of a pitcher's delivery, you're risking injury to the pitcher (for trying to halt his pitch mid-throw) and you're risking injury to yourself (for pissing off the pitcher enough to throw a pitch up and in if he decides to complete his delivery). I understand the gamesmanship here. Abreu is sending a message to Beckett by calling time out at the last possible second and Beckett is sending a message to Abreu by giving him some chin music. It should've been left at that. But naturally, everyone gets all upset and the league overreacts by suspending Beckett. Fortunately, he's only going to miss one start but it's still silly. As little as five years ago, this would have been a non-incident. It's a shame that we now live in a world full of pansies and crybabies, so this suspension shouldn't be a surprise to anyone.

If the Angels should be pissed at anyone, it should be this guy.