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[THE HANGOVER] Rays Are Riding Red Hot Bats Of Longoria And Crawford
Rays Index — ... Akinori Iwamura's suspension was not reduced and Coco Crisp's suspension was reduced from 7 games to 5...Huh wha?!? Crisp was the one that bowled over Aki. Crisp was the one that charged the mound. And he had his suspension reduced? By two games? Unfortunately Crisp will miss the upcoming Rays-Red Sox series at the Trop. We would love to see that idiot get another ball in the backside. [The Heater] ...

Rays -- and their fans -- unhappy with the reduction in Crisp's suspension
Projo Sox Blog — ... From the St. Petersburg Times: "I’m kind of baffled by it," said Rays manager Joe Maddon. Added pitcher James Shield, who sat out six games for hitting Crisp with the pitch that triggered Coco's charge to the mound: "I'm not happy about it at all . . . He's the one that instigated the whole thing (with his slide into second base the night before the brawl)." ...

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