their pitchers, if you hit a-rod on purpose you will be suspended for it. andy scholes is here with that and more on this morning's "bleacher report." good morning, andy. >> good morning, christine, yankees manager joe girardi said it would be open season if red sox did not suspend ryan dempster. the red sox pitcher never admitted to hitting a-rod on purpose but he said he will not appeal the suspension. on the front blache of bleacherreport.com you'll find the story of yasiel puig late to the ball mark. he was fined and benched to start the game but he made up for it in the inning. first pitch he sees, he hit a solo home run to give the dodgers the lead.