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Red Sox fans swings toward Sheffield during play
espn webpage ^ | April 14, 2005 | AP

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.


TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: bully; culturalentropy; decencydeficit; homeofidiots; idiotfan; lowlife; obviouslyinadvertent; onlyinboston; punk; redsox8yankees5; redsoxnation; scum; sheffield; thefanisapunk; yankeeplayerthugs; yankeeslosers; yankeessux
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To: mainepatsfan
Whether he was going for the ball or trying to hit Sheffield it was a half assed effort on both accounts.

Uhhh "a half assed effort" is not good enough for you, you must like those full-assed efforts, eh?

;-)

141 posted on 04/15/2005 7:01:57 AM PDT by beyond the sea (Advanced Directive -- don't step on my blue suede shoes.)
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To: ilgipper
Seriously, what the heck are you talking about? The guy made contact with Sheffield's face as he was fielding a ball in the ninth inning of a BOS-NYY game. This chump deserved a face beating. I would not show as much restraint as this player did.

Oh gee, he barely touched the brim of Sheffield's hat! In retaliation Sheffield punched the guy knocking down the woman standing next to him. Was that reasonable for getting the brim of your hat touched? I don't think so. Even if that "limp wristed uppercut" did make contact it wouldn't have caused any damage! Sheesh! The drunk guy "swung" like a girl. I'm not even 100% convinced that he was trying to punch him anyhow. I've never seen anyone throw such a horrible punch. Who throws an uppercut as a sucker punch? Over the top baby :D

142 posted on 04/15/2005 7:14:49 AM PDT by Echo Talon (http://echotalon.blogspot.com)
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To: Hemingway's Ghost

you will see...Renteria is a great clutch hitter. At least he has been over his career....


143 posted on 04/15/2005 7:32:42 AM PDT by MikefromOhio (Iohannes Paulus II, Requiescat in Pacem)
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To: beyond the sea

there you go....

I am glad to see that most of the people on this thread know the rules involved in this situation and realize that Sheff was in no way the problem....


144 posted on 04/15/2005 7:34:09 AM PDT by MikefromOhio (Iohannes Paulus II, Requiescat in Pacem)
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To: Hemingway's Ghost
John Kerry's not a Sox fan.

John Effin is a fan of John Effin.

145 posted on 04/15/2005 7:42:27 AM PDT by beyond the sea (Advanced Directive -- don't step on my blue suede shoes.)
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To: bikepacker67
interference

Good point.......

146 posted on 04/15/2005 7:43:17 AM PDT by beyond the sea (Advanced Directive -- don't step on my blue suede shoes.)
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To: bikepacker67
that corner of Fenway is brutal!

LOL. It looked like Roller Derby.

147 posted on 04/15/2005 7:45:00 AM PDT by beyond the sea (Advanced Directive -- don't step on my blue suede shoes.)
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To: MikeinIraq
you will see...Renteria is a great clutch hitter.

I hope so. He wasn't on that come-backer to Foulke to end Game Four last year!

148 posted on 04/15/2005 7:50:37 AM PDT by Hemingway's Ghost (Spirit of '75)
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To: Hemingway's Ghost

yeah well I dont think ANYTHING could have beaten the Red Sox after they swept past the Yankees....

but you remember the hit he had in the 8th off of Tom Gordon? He did that in St. Louis for something like 5 years (I think).....


149 posted on 04/15/2005 7:52:56 AM PDT by MikefromOhio (Iohannes Paulus II, Requiescat in Pacem)
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To: Hemingway's Ghost

I won't get on him too hard for that.


150 posted on 04/15/2005 8:19:40 AM PDT by mainepatsfan
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To: MikeinIraq
The fact that he did it against the Yankees will make Sox fans warm up to him much quicker.
151 posted on 04/15/2005 8:21:10 AM PDT by mainepatsfan
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To: bikepacker67
I'm really surprised at all the sniping FReepers are doling out to each other lately.

Its just my opinion bikepacker. No big whoop. I know it was a wimpy punch, I'm just saying if the fan was coordinated enough, and not so drunk, he could have really hurt the player, who was in no position to defend himself.
152 posted on 04/15/2005 8:25:27 AM PDT by subterfuge
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To: buckeyesrule
"During the 2003 AL playoffs, two Yankees players got into a brawl with a Red Sox groundskeeper in New York's bullpen. Relief pitcher Jeff Nelson and outfielder Karim Garcia were charged with assault but agreed to a deal last October that called for the charges against them to be dropped in six months."

``These people shouldn't be allowed to walk the streets much less come to a ballgame,'' Torre said. ``It was an ugly incident.''

Hey Torre, you can add your players and fans to that list.

153 posted on 04/15/2005 9:19:45 AM PDT by demlosers
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To: Mr. Mojo
He got arrested, and he deserved it.

except he didn't get arrested.

He may not even know Sheffield is even there when he reached down. He is clearly looking away.

154 posted on 04/15/2005 9:28:37 AM PDT by demlosers
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To: mainepatsfan
It was a great game. Renteria has finally arrived.

Yeah -- still waiting for Manny to break out of his winter slumber.

155 posted on 04/15/2005 9:36:08 AM PDT by demlosers
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To: demlosers

He will probably with a hot streak.


156 posted on 04/15/2005 9:44:44 AM PDT by mainepatsfan
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To: Lucky2
BTW, those two runs should have been forfeited! FANS CAN NOT GET IN THE WAY OF THE GAME!

Wrong.

If an umpire calls intentional interference by a spectator, the play stops, it is a 'dead ball,' and the umpire will then make a determination to nullify the act of interference.

157 posted on 04/15/2005 9:47:51 AM PDT by demlosers
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To: mainepatsfan
I hope so...

I've got Manny and Ortiz on my fantasy team. :)

158 posted on 04/15/2005 9:49:21 AM PDT by demlosers
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To: demlosers

"If an umpire calls intentional interference by a spectator, the play stops, it is a 'dead ball,' and the umpire will then make a determination to nullify the act of interference."


In this case.


159 posted on 04/15/2005 9:52:31 AM PDT by demlosers
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To: demlosers

You'll do fine with both of them.


160 posted on 04/15/2005 10:29:33 AM PDT by mainepatsfan
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