MLB disciplione is a joke

The more Major League Baseball suspends players for on-field actions, the more I realize how much of a joke their system is.

Their latest suspension of Seattle's Richie Sexson is proof of just how meaningless their "discipline" system is. Sexson was suspended six games and fined "for his violent and aggressive actions, which incited the bench-clearing incident" Thursday night against Texas.

To recap, Texas pitcher Kason Gabbard threw a pitch at eye level to Sexson. It wasn't at Sexson's head, as a matter of fact it weas clearly over the plate though it was at the eye level of Sexson, who stands 6-8.

Sexson took offense and charged the mound. Once he got there, he didn't just want to fight Gabbard, but he spiked his batting helmet into Gabbard. It's one thing to go out and fight man-to-man, but the video shows Sexson had clear intent to hit Gabbard with the helmet, which he did.

If that were on the street, that could be classified as assault with a weapon.

For Sexson to only get six games is pathetic. First of all, he's appealing the suspension, therefore he gets to play until he gets a hearing. The MLB discipline council almost always reduces the suspensions they hand out after an appeal hearing. Which means that Sexson is like to get only a three or four-game suspension for assault with a weapon and being not manly enough to fight Gabbard one-on-one without spiking his helmet into him.

Until Major League Baseball starts handing dowen some real suspensions, this kind of chicken-(hearted) behavior will continue and be a black eye on the game.