Whenever i think of baseball brawls ... all i can think about is Robin Ventura coming to the mound on Nolan Ryan and getting his ass beat.

 shoot. That sounds like when I got in trouble in college for "trying" to hit on the cute girl in the corner.....I didn't touch her but my girlfriend at the time was so picky. 

 That will teach Beckett. Next time take his head off.

 If you are gonna get 6 games for it ... might as well hit him with it. Now i dont think you throw up and in ... at his head. You throw as hard as you can at his back or his thigh. 

I guess if you are going to get the suspension and fine, you might as well stick one in their ear...

I am still trying to figure out why Clemens wasn't suspended or at least fined for throwing the broken bat at Piazza !!!!!!!!!

Chinatown Keeter, it's Chinatown.

I must be missing something obvious here......maybe you can explain this to me at the FanIQ convention !!!        

not only that, how about the 4 angels players who got tossed from the game? what do theyget?

Right...if you are going to get suspended, might as well make worth the while.

Hatcher got 1 game.

I understand suspending a starting pitcher for more games than normal, since a suspension of 4 or less games wouldn't even really be a suspension at all. But even if you look at it completely objectively, Beckett didn't actually DO anything. Hopefully they appeal this one, and it gets knocked down or just dropped altogether.

A horses--t call for a bunch of horses--t overreacting.  The Angels were already on-edge because of Nick Adenhart's death and the benches should have never cleared.  There was absolutely no intention on the pitch, and for Scioscia, a former catcher to say it was "blatant" is so over the top it's not even funny. 

If Beckett gets 6, Justin Speier should get 4 for leaving the dugout, going back, leaving, and going back, just trying to start a fight.  He was instigating things well after the officials were trying to calm the situation down.  A total garbage call by MLB.

(Yes I would feel the same way if John Lackey did the same thing to David Ortiz.)

This is stupid! If you don't get thrown out of a game for something like this then why should you be suspended later?

BULLS**T!  It is TOTAL BULLS**T!  There should be no suspension OR fine for Beckett and should absolutely be appealed. The commissioner needs to extract his head from his ass.......

Nothing, and rightfully so. No one on the Angels was causing any problems until Beckett pulled his asinine stunt, when he played the aggressor in the incident not once but twice. I said at the time this happened that the umps totally mishandled this and that Beckett deserved ejection/suspension, if anyone. Sorry to all the Red Sox fans out there, but GOOD CALL!!!!

What did Beckett actually DO? Who was hurt? He was the aggressor twice? What? You must have watched a different game then I did.

I didn't see the game or highlights. Did something happen previously where there were some warnings issued? If not, this is one of the stupidest things I have seen.

Which is only one game for Beckett. Look accident or not, hold onto the ball and/or think where you are going to throw it. The same Red Sox fans crowing about his absolutely masterful control on Opening Day are the same ones that said they saw a 90 mph fastball "slip" out of his hands RIGHT AT Abreu's head. Can't have it both ways. It would have been better for all involved if the umps would've let Scioscia at him.

Everything would've calmed down if the ump and Veritek were allowed to simmer Abreu down...BUT Josh I wanna make a scene Beckett decided to stalk the plate deliberately barking at Abreu..once he did that, with the Angels on edge about the death of their teammate...it was on, right or wrong.... I highly doubt Beckett will serve the suspension, Beckett will appeal and win.

But Abreu clearly said something to Beckett to prompt him to start walking down there. I understand about the death of the teammate, and I completely realize that the Angels were a little more emotionally charged for that game. But that's no excuse to hammer Beckett with this kind of suspension for something that was completely avoidable, had the Angels responded appropriately.

And I agree, I think the suspension will be appealed, and he'll win.

Why am I going to stop half way through my delivery when there is a chance that is going to hurt me. Abreu asked for time because beckett took a little while tol hold the runner on. The Angels are a running team, and abreu is going to have to get used to that.

BORDERLINE, it could almost even look like beckett did try to stop and lost control of it. Nobody knows the true motive. Beckett prob didnt make the situation any better, but talk is cheap, how you going to suspend someone for NOT DOING anything? time out was called, the pitch never even took place.

Did you say he missed sounds like if it was intentional he would have nailed the guy! I am not quite sure I agree with the acticle and bring in Nick's death saying this provided quite a diversion for a grieving team.
A wild pitch is wild pitch God bless Nick's family and let the young man rest in peace!

Beckett was the aggressor the first time when he threw at a hitter's head after time had already been called. He then walked toward the plate, jawing at Abreu the whole way. As they said on ESPN, if a batter approaches the mound the way Beckett did the plate, he would have been gone. So yes, I apparently watched a different game than you did. So did the guys on ESPN. So did Bob Watson.

(Double post, sry )

He should have been ejected for trying to instigate a fight. But the umpires love the Red Sux.

its pretty important that you say the player's name instead of he because idk who your speakin in regards to.

bottom line is one got away, if adenhart was there it wouldnt of been a thing. emotions were high, everyone took a little while to blow off some steam and then the game went on. nobody hurt. Hunter was the punk in the bunch more so then anyone else.

I was at the game and Beckett being the punk bitch that he is kept getting in the face of the players and manager. He also was whining when they called the balk on him and his own manager didn't dispute it with the umps. So it looks like the league reviewed the tapes and realized they should have ejected Beckett in the first place.

abreau's a dick he's provoking beckett, trying to get hit. trying to get on his nerves

He got a ball thrown at him Pat. Words do not equal having a ball thrown near your head. If he would have been hit then the samething would have happened. My opinion is the 6 game isnt enough because its only ONE game to a pitcher! Beckett walked to the plate when he could have just let it get broken up at the plate. Becket could have EASILY thrown 20 feet above the plate at the net and none of this would have happened. Abreu getting time and beckett still throwing it doesnt  help his case either. A normal pitch and maybe you have an argument but it was a pitch during a called time. I hope he doesnt win the appeal.

dont talk

 good maybe boston will lose a few more games. 

 Beckett wasn't suspended for the pitch. He got suspended for deciding to be a badass and walk towards Abreu after he threw a pitch that sailed over his head.

At least you acknowledge Beckett's badassery.

This topic makes me nauseous. If Beckett hit Bobby A BOO-BOO in the head - Yes - he should be suspended and fined up to the MLB-Union bylaws. Should Randy Johnson have been suspended for throwing above John Kruk's head (forgetting that was in an All-Star game)? Pitchers either can't or refuse to pitch inside as it is. Utterly ridiculous.

a boo boo is not a guarantee an 60 mph could cause alot of head trauma. helmets dont mean youre invincible 

and he threw that ball a lot harder than 60mph

Exactly...as I had stated in the poll about what his punishment should be....

Abreu called time right in the middle of Beckett's windup and I think that either Beckett was thrown off or tried to hold up. I don't think that it was intentional. Even the umpires said they don't think it was intentional. They should have some Angels suspended also, there was no reason why there had to be players coming in from the outfield bullpen. I think Beckett may actually win this appeal.

How? He walked up to the home plate like HE just got some chin music. Please, if Abreu walks to Beckett like that then its an automatic suspension. Quit having double standards and realize Beckett deserves to be suspended. 6 games is more like one game as a pitcher so leave the numbers alone. Calling time in the middle of a windup is irrelevant. The ump granted the time and he still threw it which all that is irrelevant to the situation too. The Suspension is for the aggressive act of walking to the plate. Period. oh and 8-1 ;)  whooo

The suspension is NOT for him walking to the plate.The suspension is for him "intentionally throwing at Abreu's head. You want to challenge MLB.com? Be my guest....

"Red Sox ace Josh Beckett expressed shock at receiving a six-game suspension for what Major League Baseball viewed as "intentionally throwing in the head area" of Angels right fielder Bobby Abreu during Sunday's game in Anaheim"

Anything else? Oh and that was the first time the Fish have ever swept the Braves in Atlanta. Ever.