Posted on 04/14/2005 7:35:16 PM PDT by buckeyesrule
BOSTON -- New York Yankees right fielder Gary Sheffield got into a brief scuffle with a fan at Fenway Park during Thursday night's game against the Boston Red Sox.
Sheffield was fielding Jason Varitek's two-run triple along the right-field fence in the eighth inning when a fan swung a short uppercut in his direction, appearing to graze the side of the slugger's face with his right arm.
After Sheffield picked up the ball, he shoved the fan before throwing the ball back into the infield. Then he whirled around with a cocked fist, but restrained himself and began shouting in the man's face.
Sheffield did not throw a punch at the fan, and a security official quickly jumped in to separate the two.
It was a great game. Renteria has finally arrived.
I hope, because he had me missing Orlando Cabrera something fierce.
I liked Cabrera but Renteria is a better player.
I agree.
He wasn't even LOOKING at Sheff when he took the "swipe". He was looking down to his left along the wall.
But he still deserves an azz-beating for nearly turning Varitek's triple into a ground rule double, and costing the Sox a run!
Ya riiiight... With King George's grooming rules? Fat chance!
Totally agree. Sheff was justified, ESPECIALLY since the guy wasn't arrested. I mean, what if the guy had really connected on his punch and given Sheffield a neck injury or something? It could happen. When the "authorities" don't take action, sometimes individuals have to take matters into their own hands.
That was my thought when the ball went into the corner. Don't touch the damn ball!!
If Johnny took steroids it wouldn't be a problem but long hair?! No chance.
Ohh STOP IT!
Either you didn't SEE the play, or your definition of throwing a punch is that of a melodramatic teenage girl.
I'm surprised that Torre didn't argue for interference. By all rights, Tek should have been at 2nd, and that 2nd run scored on the play erased with the runner put back on third.
Just wait until the Red Sox get to Yankee stadium next month...Yankee fans do not forget! BTW, those two runs should have been forfeited! FANS CAN NOT GET IN THE WAY OF THE GAME!
Nah. When the ball rattles around in that area of right field, the result is often a triple. It's up to the ump's discretion in any event.
Didn't he also say that his favorite current Sox player was "Manny Rodriguez"?
I don't think so. It's up to umpires to determine whether or not the fan's interference allowed the runners to advance. Tek would have had a triple regardless.
That's true... that corner of Fenway is brutal!
Many right fielders misplay a ball down in that corner. Sheffield took a bad angle that let the ball roll down into the corner.
He was waxing eloquent on the BoSox, and he mentioned someone called "Manny Ortess."
Didn't he pronounce Ortiz's name as "Ortez"?
Hey, btw, I saw an interview on ESPN last night with T. Owens. He's a very nice guy.
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