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 | Montreal-Niagara Free-for-All Gets 6-Game Suspensions Sunday, May 3rd, 2015 In an announcement today, the league informed Garland Birch of Montreal and Nicolas Lelièvre of Niagara that they both had been suspended 6 games for fighting in a recent game. The league president told them, "This type of aggressive behavior will not be tolerated in this league." Birch wasn't happy with the length of his suspension. He thought he got the worst deal and told the league commissioner, "In any fight, whoever throws the first punch should get a more severe penalty. If I threw the first punch, I'd expect to get the most punishment. Whoever took the blow should get a lesser punishment." His manager agreed with him and said something needs to be done about it. "Birch is right. The league needs to look at its policy and make sure the punishment fits the crime." Birch is hitting .222 in 2015 with 7 RBIs and no home runs. Lelièvre has posted a 1-3 record for the year with a 4.83 ERA. Teams are hitting .250 against him and he has rung up 27 strikeouts in 31.2 innings. |   |
