Let’s be honest here; what happened on Thursday night in Tampa Bay was nothing short of epic.
To recap, the New York Yankees were finally ready to take a series at Tropicana Field with CC Sabathia on the mound. Sabathia was two innings short of earning a $500K incentive on his season.
That is, until the Rays decided to go after Austin Romine at the plate. Andrew Kittredge threw up and in to Romine, which Sabathia took personally, causing him to intentionally plunk Jesus Sucre and earn himself and ejection.
On Saturday afternoon, Major League Baseball released the consequences of that incident, giving Kittredge a three-game suspension and Sabathia a five-game suspension.