Quote Originally Posted by Guiness View Post
The league/commissioner wouldn't have this problem if they took a reasonable stance on being on the commissioner's special list as being 'time served'. Then they could say Hardy already served 15 games and is getting 4 more.

Don't even get me started. That list that was created in the 70's but never used for this purpose until Adolph Godell decided it was a punishment free "make it go away" zone. Call it what it fucking is, you are suspended with pay. In most businesses that is indeed a free vacation. But in this business you have a limited shelf life so you have to be producing and putting it on tape all the time or your dollars tangibly start drying up. It is absolutely a punishment. What is the saying? Fines don't matter, when you take away playing time you get their attention.