Utley suspended because of the injury to Tejada, nothing more.
Hes going to appeal, and apparently show video of similar slides that have gone unpunished (of which there are dozens of this and any season), but of course didn't result in a broken leg.
Secondarily,with the NY media getting Mets fans so worked up about it,MLB removing all the possibilities around a situation developing either with retaliation, or even NYC crowd issues, is another factor.
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