Joel Peralta suspended for 8 games

Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Joel Peralta has been suspended for 8 games because he had a foreign substance on his glove a few nights ago. Peralta was ejected from Tuesdays Rays-Nationals game for having too much pine tar on his glove.

Peralta has filed an appeal, meaning that he will be able to continue to be available to pitch until the appeal process is complete.

He has a 3.72 ERA with two saves in 35 appearances for Tampa Bay this season. He spent the 2010 season with the Nationals, the team that busted him for the substance on his glove.

Analysis: I like this move by the MLB. This is definitely setting a precedent and is making Peralta look bad. If you didn't know this, pine tar can be used to give more movement on the ball, so if a player uses it, he'd be cheating.