I chose not to write about Sunday night's Red Sox-Yankees game because I was already sick of what I knew would be the stupid angle that everyone would focus on: Ryan Dempster hitting Alex Rodriguez with a pitch in the second inning of New York's eventual 9-6 series finale victory. The circus surrounding A-Rod and PEDs bores the hell out of me and since the Red Sox choked to drop the series, I didn't feel like rehashing that shitty loss (editor in chief's discretion!).
Today, as expected MLB suspended Dempster but it was only for five games. Given that Boston has off days on Thursday and next Monday, he might not even miss a turn in the rotation although truth be told he doesn't really deserve to be there anymore (6-9, 4.77 ERA) in the first place. He was also fined $2500 while Yankees manager Joe Girardi was hit with a fine of $5000 for his excellent hissy fit after the plunking that resulted in his ejection. Keep in mind that Dempster can always appeal this and we all know that usually works out in the player's favor (ask A-Rod who is currently waiting out his basically lifetime ban).
What does this all mean? Nothing really, MLB has created this whole mess by overlooking steroids and PEDs for years but then deciding to be heroes after the fact and trying to "clean up the game." Please, by this point nobody really cares what players did or didn't use. Some people claimed in the aftermath of this much-needed drama in the stale Red Sox-Yankees rivalry that they actually began to feel sorry for A-Rod. Haha seriously? That bozo makes LeBron James look like a humble, self-aware model of humility.
Red Sox honks also would like us to believe that this proves Dempster has the team's back. Still, this might have been a personal beef between him and A-Rod so who knows? Plus PS, he has been awful all season so this one small action won't make me love him. Win games in August and September when Boston really needs them, then I will care more about Dempster. If Clay Buchholz ever returns this season (something which seems more improbable with each passing day), Dempster would rightfully be shifted to the bullpen.
Nothing to see here folks, time to move on from this entertaining but albeit mostly meaningless act.
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