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.
Its just my opinion bikepacker. No big whoop. You're right... Mea Culpa.
Sheffield only showed "restraint" because by the time things got really hot, there was already a security guard separating him from the (dumbass, btw) fan.
LOL!!!!!!!!
Sounds to me like you were not paying enough attention to make the assertions you have made.
I'd stay away from grampa's cough syrup then ;-)
Hey MG -- all I can tell ya is Sheffield's behavior and performance as a Yankee has been examplary...not ANYTHING like Randy Moss.
Now I will give Shef some slack for putting up with the yahoos up in Cheesehead territory ;-)
yeah but he wasnt that close to the foul line and the ball was clearly fair....
the fan is an idiot. Sheffield is a psycho. The idiot fan is lucky that he got out of there since Sheffield didnt go Ron Artest on him....
I have my eye on you now. I'm watching Yankee games now.
:)
Oh I'm sorry -- did I refer to you as "yahoos"? Heh! You know how arrogant us cavones (ever hoid of dat?) from Joisey can be.
I meant outstanding fly-over middle Americans...
"I have my eye on you now. I'm watching Yankee games now."
Uh-oh. If the Yankees screw up, I gotta hear it from a Brewer Fan??
Btw, you pick up Yankee Games? Wha??
I don't know what a 'cavones' is...but please, do tell. But I'm sure it's said with an accent.
Uh-oh. If the Yankees screw up, I gotta hear it from a Brewer Fan??
Yes.
Well I don't get Yankee games, but I might just make arrangements to have them on my cable smarty pants!
Here is a perspective from a Boston fan of the sheffield incident.
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/cowbell/blog
Sure it is the four letter sports network, but it should make you snort or laugh a couple times....
Sheffield loses control punches the fan and knocks down the woman standing next to him. That was reality.
guy screams at sheffield all game and takes a swing at his face....that was reality too....
Sheffield, wasnt cornered and didn't need to swing to defend himself, the woman that got knocked down should sue him.
he didnt touch her...the idiot that poured his beer on sheff was the one that pulled her down...
watch the tape, sheffields left ahnd knocked her down.
watch the tape, the idiot fan hit sheffield in the mouth and the guy in the Gap sweatshirt poured his beer on him as well...
you're going to be awfully disappointed when that doesnt happen....
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