Hey, we want some money too!
Posted on 09/16/2004 6:11:49 AM PDT by sinkspur
You're wrong. I'll post the stories of a couple of pitchers from other teams who say that racial slurs are a regular feature of these bullpen fans.
Have you ever been to a game at the coliseum?
Radio interview sure sounded to me like the fan was the problem. The husband admitted "they pay for season tickets just to go and heckle the players". This is in the same town where the Oakland Raiders play, and the rude and rowdy fans in that stadium are not pleasant.
The cost of season tickets isn't cheap, but that doesn't buy you the right to be an ass to all the visiting players. This same jerk is ruining the baseball game for all in his area who are subjected to the constant taunting this guy apparently only goes to the game to do. Doesn't sound like they have a favorite player or are there to enjoy the "GAME". They just pay money to go taunt.
NOTE TO MAYOR JERRY BROWN: You wouldn't let this pair pester the animals at the Oakland Zoo, why have you and your city allowed them to spend their time acting in a similar manner at the local baseball games?
Having the money to suy season tickets doesn't give you the right to behave like this. If that were the case, the biggest, baddest, most expensive vehicle on the road would rule the highways.
I'm glad I don't attend sports events where this pair attend. I would have thrown something at him myself much earlier in the evening.
I note that a significant number of FReepers seem to want to punish this guy for making too much money.
Oh, no, that was her husband? He's probably 'comforting' her by dangling the dollar carrot in front of her. Some hubby.
I briefly saw her on TV, but was unable to watch the whole thing. She really did look pained and bruised, not just like she was looking for a settlement. I think she does need something for her pain. So let's see, the hubby ducks, she gets whacked, and he gets to enjoy her pain and suffering settlement? And Frankie is still begging for mercy. Okay...
I don't watch a lot of baseball, I didn't realize he was a pitcher. At first I wondered just how hard the chair could have hit, but a pitcher throwing a chair at that relatively close distance is even more dangerous. She was hit in the temple, as I understood it, which is one of the worst places on one's head to get hit. She's lucky to be conscious and coherent.
Oh, I see...a two-tiered system...one set of laws for us regular folks, and another for the rich and famous. ""
In Oakland, there is a 2-tiered system:
One for the rowdy thugs, pimps, drug dealers, gangs and one for those of us trying to live our lives. Oakland is rapidly turning into a third world country. This "fan" was white, but he is acting like a gang member, IMO.
I wish some millionaire would break my nose in a fit of rage in front of 40,000 witnesses. Any ideas on how to make this dream a reality?
Last year, someone threw a cell phone at a player and hit him in the head.
A couple of years ago, a drunken idiot threw a firecracker that didn't quite make it to the field and hit a little kid.
Going to an A's game sounds like walking into a prison yard.
Oh, I see...a two-tiered system...one set of laws for us regular folks, and another for the rich and famous. ""
In Oakland, there is a 2-tiered system:
One for the rowdy thugs, pimps, drug dealers, gangs and one for those of us trying to live our lives. Oakland is rapidly turning into a third world country. This "fan" was white, but he is acting like a gang member, IMO.
Well, he made something like $170,000 this year. So, yeah they can REALLY fleece him.
This Oakland fan stuff is mythology.
Oakland needs to clean up its house out there.
When fan behavior causes a few forfeits, maybe they'll get the message, but I doubt it.
It's not but you just keep right on believin' that.
TWO YEARS IN JAIL for a first time offense? You've got to be kidding.
I'd love to hear what that fat cow's husband was saying that got the pitcher so riled up.
Typical Ranger pitcher, no control.
In some states an assault can get you 8-25 years. In this case there is zero doubt of guilt, given it was caught on camera and occurred in front of a stadium full of fans. I think two years is a reasonable amount of time for this man to consider the merits of controlling the violent aspect of his nature. The rest of us don't seem to have a lot of problems with throwing metal chairs at people who are sitting ducks.
What would you suggest as an alternative?
I(having actually attended pro sporting events here) will.
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