Suspensions annouced; DLee gets 5 games/Gerald Perry 3 games

[RyneSandberg]

MVP has just reported that the NL has announced the suspensions for the brawl on Saturday.

 

Derrek Lee - 5 games

Chris Young - 5 games

Gerald Perry - 3 games

Jake Peavy & Marcus Giles - both fined

 

THe appeals process will now begin, so Lee and Young will still be able to play until they have their hearings.

 

 

per http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com

[Soriano12]

5 games! whatta load of crap.

[Sarcastic]

I'm really surprised that his suspension was this short, actually.

[Anomalied]

Why is Giles being fined? All that I saw him do was pull Young away from Lee, preventing any further punches from being thrown. If anything, he should be commended.

[RonnieWooWooSanto]

5 games! whatta load of crap.

 

I was actually expecting a couple more. I was thinking along the lines of 8 and he would appeal and probably get it down to 6 or 5.

[Keener98]

Wow I will gladly accept 5 games. Maybe even with an appeal he gets it knocked down to 4. But why in the hell is Perry suspended and Peavs ass isnt?

[Lockes Eye Scar]

what the F did Gerald Perry do?

[CubColtPacer]

I suspected that Lee would get about that many. I'm shocked that Perry was suspended for 3 games and yet Peavy was not suspended, even though their actions during the brawl were nearly identical and Peavy had the comments before the game that helped cause it as well.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

yay, 5 games for a starting pitcher!

[Keener98]

And Young only gets 1 game for throwing near somebodys head. BS

[Pushfrog98]

Why is Giles being fined? All that I saw him do was pull Young away from Lee, preventing any further punches from being thrown. If anything, he should be commended.

Peavy should be suspended (It would help my fantasy team)... but I don't see why Giles is being punished at all. He was the one doing the job that the home-plate umpire SHOULD have been doing!

[Pushfrog98]

what the F did Gerald Perry do?

He ripped Jake Peavy's head off... after Peavy charged in from behind and tried tackling DLee.

[Keener98]

what the F did Gerald Perry do?

He ripped Jake Peavy's head off... after Peavy charged in from behind and tried tackling DLee.

 

Ya he was trying to get Peavy off DLees back. Big freaking deal

[jersey cubs fan]

Sounds about right. The question now is when is the best time for Lee to serve. I would think he'd want to appeal at least to give Ramirez time to return. But I wouldn't want him missing the Brewers series. It might be best to have him serve the week before the all star break.

 

 

What did Perry do? I only got to listen to the radio broadcast and see the highlights.

[RyneSandberg]

And Young only gets 1 game for throwing near somebodys head. BS

*edit* nevermind I see what you're saying

 

And does anyone know what Gerald Perry did, I know he got thrown out along with Peavy but I never heard why.

[Keener98]

And Young only gets 1 game for throwing near somebodys head. BS

Where are you getting 1 game from, the man is serving 5 like Lee.

 

And does anyone know what Gerald Perry did, I know he got thrown out along with Peavy but I never heard why.

 

Hes a starting pitcher he misses 1 start

[Butterscup1679666578]

Peavy should be suspended. I don't see why Giles is fined, he didn't do anything from what I saw.

[UMFan83]

And Young only gets 1 game for throwing near somebodys head. BS

Where are you getting 1 game from, the man is serving 5 like Lee.

 

And does anyone know what Gerald Perry did, I know he got thrown out along with Peavy but I never heard why.

 

Hes a starting pitcher he misses 1 start

 

And he'll probably appeal until the Padres have an offday so that they can skip his rotation spot for a day and he'll pitch the next.

[CubColtPacer]

Sounds about right. The question now is when is the best time for Lee to serve. I would think he'd want to appeal at least to give Ramirez time to return. But I wouldn't want him missing the Brewers series. It might be best to have him serve the week before the all star break.

 

 

What did Perry do? I only got to listen to the radio broadcast and see the highlights.

 

I'd rather not the week before the All-Star Break-so many left-handed starters, especially on the Pirates. The Cubs absolutely need Lee against LHP right now, and they could possibly face 4 of them in the 5 games Lee misses during that time. Plus Lee's replacement Ward is a lot smaller dropoff to Lee when facing a right-hander than a left-hander. I'm hoping he doesn't have to serve it until after the All-Star Break.

[inari]

Peavy won't even miss a start, he'll just have one pushed back.

[Anomalied]

Anyone remember how long Barrett took to serve his suspension last season?

[Drew Doughty]

Anyone remember how long Barrett took to serve his suspension last season?

 

It was between 3-4 weeks. The incident was on May 20th, his suspension didn't start until June 16th.

 

I was thinking 7-8 games, so I'm content with the suspension.

Edited June 18, 2007 by Drew Doughty

[moorecg]

Just glad it wasn't 8 or more.

[RyneSandberg]

Watching the video again, is that Peavy running right in the middle of the cubs when Gerald Perry just throws him down by the head?

[kujay]

Peavy should have gotten more than a slap on the wrist.

 

Surprised Young got the same as Lee. I don't think MLB was faulting him for throwing a punch in self-defense. Sounds like they think he was throwing at Lee.