Anyone remember Roger Clemens throwing the ball at the runner who was going to make it to 1st base? That was on him and no one made excuses. My favorite was Ron Artest starting a riot over the beer poured on him. A woke ESPN played it over and over again. Despite always standing up for the black athlete the continuous replays showed their contempt along with their pull for ratings.
The MSM loves this kinda stuff. It works for them and a Lott others.
We’re being played.
Baseball memory.
On August 22, 1965, during a game between the San Francisco Giants and the Los Angeles Dodgers, pitcher Juan Marichal hit catcher John Roseboro with a baseball bat, leading to a bench-clearing brawl known as the “Battle of Candlestick”. 2015 ESPN story:
...Marichal was ejected and Roseboro left the game injured (he would need 14 stitches to close the gash on his head). Roseboro would miss the next two games before returning to action. Marichal was suspended for eight game days (10 games because of doubleheaders) and fined a then-record $1,750 (which translates to about $15,000 today {2015}). Roseboro would sue Marichal for $110,000 in damages, and the case was eventually settled with Roseboro receiving $7,500.
Roseboro wasn’t the only one to sustain an injury in the melee. After being tackled by Crawford and disarmed, Marichal defended himself from the ground with kicks. He spiked Dodgers reliever Howie Reed in the thigh and Johnson in the ankle. Crawford’s hand was cut when somebody stepped on it.
Source: Juan Marichal clubbed John Roseboro 50 years ago in ugly, iconic incident (ESPN website).
I was watching the 30th Anniversary documentary on OJ’s criminal trial the other day, and it reminded me how large segments of the black population misunderstand the justice system. They interpret it as a team sport. Not a highly structured rules based process that attempts to adduce facts and facilitate decisions based on the application of the law to the facts, but an “us versus them” process, much like rooting for athletic teams. Sad to see it, but it’s there, everyday.
In this instance, it is impulse control and awareness of the context in which you are operating. Which are totally lacking.
The attacker was in an N-word state of mind and she just happens to be black.