Only A 10-Game Suspension, Eh?

Cubs catcher Michael Barrett received a 10-game suspension for his punch last Saturday of White Sox catcher A.J. Pyrzinski. Most people I heard speak about it, including myself, thought he should've received a 20-25 game suspension. Why'd he receive a suspension of only 10 games? Who knows? I couldn't say. Perhaps it's because the Cubs are 18-29, one of only four teams in the National League with a losing record, and a team who has gone 5-21 in their last 26 games. Barrett is currently batting clean-up for the lowly Cubs. Without him in the lineup, they'd probably move third baseman Aramis Ramirez into the four hole. Ramirez has 9 home runs, which is solid, but has driven in less than 30 this year and before his three-hit performance against Atlanta on Friday, his average was below .240. Pyrzinski did not receive a suspension, but was fined an undisclosed amount of money for whatever reason. Something finally did go right for the Cubs this year, their clean-up hitting catcher's suspension is only 10 games. Yeah, that goes to show you how bad their season has gone thus far!