"I thought I was going get in front of a neutral arbitrator, but I wasn't. It was going to be through MLB. Given that process, I wasn't going to come out on top" "I thought I was going to get in front of a neutral judge, but this guy was appointed by Obama." -Future convicted Felon Donald J. Trump that is a lame answer by Scherzer. If you didn't appeal the suspension, its because you were guilty. I respectfully disagree with you. He's appealing a decision to the same party that made the decision. It's not fair but Max was part of the MLBPA negotiating team and this could have been fixed in the latest agreement.