[BlueBaron]

NEW YORK (AP)—A day after the Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays tangled, Major League Baseball struck back: Eight suspensions totaling 38 games.

Boston outfielder Coco Crisp and Tampa Bay pitcher James Shields were the hardest hit Friday, the result of their fight turning into a wild, bench-clearing brawl at Fenway Park.

Three Red Sox were suspended: Crisp for seven games, pitcher Jon Lester for five games and first baseman Sean Casey for three games.

“I don’t know what I’m going to do,” said Crisp, who went 0-for-4 in Boston’s 8-0 loss to the Seattle Mariners on Friday night. “It is what is right now. I have nothing else to say about it right now. I’m through talking about it. It’s over with.”

8 suspended for Rays-Red Sox brawl - MLB - Yahoo! Sports

[Kyle]

It was a pretty lamew fight if you ask me... How in the world did Good ole Sean Casey get suspended?

[truebluefan]

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[PudgeFan4ever]

This was one good fight, but the reasoning behind it is stupid- so Shields accidently hit the guy with the ball. He didn't intend to. I don't unserstand how Shields got suspended- yes, he took a swing, but what was he supposed to do to the Sox player running up to him?

[thomasz]

Wow, Job well done.