Joe Kelly suspended for 14.5% of the remaining season

[homer]

8 game suspension for throwing at Astro cheaters and then making faces at them. Guess throwing through his window at home was not an accident?

 

I think that works out to roughly a 23 game suspension if this were a normal year and they had 157 games to go.

[OldSchoolSnapper]

It is harsh, but I think part of the reason is that they simply can't have a brawl and if everyone keeps throwing at the cheaters that's only a matter of time.

[B-Train]

A punchable face at that. I laughed when I saw that, enjoying the frustration shown by the Stros. Maybe reduce the games and add 4 punches to the chops.

[MrTPlush]

Terrible suspension. They gave him 8 games like it is a normal season. Someone has to use their brain and realize he shouldn’t lose nearly 15% of his salary and miss that much of the season for that.

[timpep]

8 games longer than any of the actual cheating players got.

[OldSchoolSnapper]

He is a pitcher so the "8 games" is more statement than reality. I assume it gets appealed and ends up being not that big of a deal in practicality. But I think it was about sending a message that you can't troll the Astros all year because MLB can't afford 60 guys wrestling and drooling on each other in the infield this year.

[Oxy]

Terrible suspension. They gave him 8 games like it is a normal season. Someone has to use their brain and realize he shouldn’t lose nearly 15% of his salary and miss that much of the season for that.

 

Yeah, the monetary aspect is the harshest....maybe an 8 game suspension but only 2 w/o pay would make sense for a pitcher.

[homer]

I love it when pitchers that have a DH taunt the other team. Roger Clemens was the king of throwing at the other team and then letting his guys get plunked in retaliation.

[rondoman]

Would have been better off cheating.

[jerichoholicninja]

He deserves a lifetime ban for doing the teenage girl duck face like it's 2010 or something.

 

Teams were warned before the season not to take things into their own hands against the Astros. Whoever the first person to do it was should be punished severely to stop it from continuing. How MLB handled the Astros in the offseason is a completely different topic.

[pacopete4]

He should have at least hit some people if he’s getting the 8-gamer.

[MoreTrife]

He should have at least hit some people if he’s getting the 8-gamer.

 

Haha he tried pretty hard.

[AZBrewCrew]

Keep plunking the Astros...this is what we call street justice in the hood. If only MLB would have handled the issue...