10-game suspension for Ian Kennedy

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What do you make of Ian Kennedy's 10-game suspension?

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    Major League Baseball came down hard on the Los Angeles Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday, handing out eight suspensions and a dozen fines as punishment for a bench-clearing brawl.

    Yet even with Arizona pitcher Ian Kennedy getting 10 games and infielder Eric Hinske five for their roles in Tuesday's fight, it might not be enough to quell the lingering hostility between the National League West rivals.

    "No, it's not over yet, not at all," said Dodgers reliever Ronald Belisario, given a one-game ban. "I don't think anybody thinks it's over."

    Kennedy's suspension is the longest handed out by the league for on-field conduct since Chicago Cubs catcher Michael Barrett was handed a 10-game suspension for an incident with White Sox catcher A.J. Pierzynski on May 20, 2006.

    Kennedy is appealing the decision, pointing to his track record as proof he's not a troublemaker.

    "Ten games, I think they're trying to set an example," he said before Arizona's game in San Diego on Friday night.

    Read more http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/9...na-diamondbacks-brawl-fallout-8-suspended-mlb
     

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