Carl Crawford was not surprised when efforts to get his two-game suspension halved failed, forcing him to miss games Thursday and tonight. "Usually when you appeal you get a day knocked off," Crawford said. "I guess they don't want me doing this no more either." Crawford, suspended for his demonstrative reaction to a bad call in a Sept. 3 game, actually never got the chance to appeal. According to the Rays, conversations between MLB and players union officials made it clear there would be no reduction in the penalty besides his fine being trimmed from $1,000 to $750. "I'm not surprised,' Crawford said. "I probably deserved it, so I can't really say too much about it."