course, wanted the entire 211-game suspension to stand. that did not happen. they released a statement as well saying while we believe the original 211-game suspension was appropriate, we respect the decision rendered by the panel and will focus on our continuing efforts on eliminating performance enhancing substances from our game. as you can imagine a number of sports fans are weighing in about the 162-game suspension. here s what they had to say. i m from boston. i thought the penalty was a little too strong. how do you hand out a ban to one person and mot give anything to all the other people doing the same thing? if you talk about just a-rod, it s just too harsh. i think it s ridiculous. if they gave him anything, it should be 50 game. s at the max. the whole career should be out. not enough. i think he deserves it. i don t think there should be