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He was recorded greeting a caller with a robotic, "You have reached the Help Desk. This is Mr. Dillon. How may I help you?"

He's suspended without pay.

Dillon contends that "he articulates each word because he speaks fast and has a Brooklyn accent, which is sometimes difficult to understand."

TMZ responded by calling this the "dumbest defense ever."

This is the longest doping suspension in Major League Baseball history, and guarantees A-Rod won't get in a batter's box this year.

Ryan Dempster has denied deliberately aiming at Rodriguez.

Selig said, "We conducted a thorough, aggressive investigation guided by facts so that we could justly enforce our rules."

Something will happen this week, maybe.

Dozens of 4- and 5-year-olds were among those who were suspended: "It's hard to fathom any reason why nineteen 4-year-olds would be suspended from school by a competent educational system."

The four seventh-grade students will be suspended from school and regular bus transportation for one year. In addition, they'll have to complete 50 hours of community service, and a formal program in bullying prevention.