Pittsburgh First Baseman Won't Face Charges for Hitting Sausage Mascot

Associated Press ^ | Jul 10, 2003 | Juliet Williams

[cspackler]

"'Tis but a scratch."

Anyway, I don't see why everyone is getting bent out of shape on this one. What he did was pretty stupid, but it's not like he jumped over the rail and started going medievil on her or anything. He was trying to have a little fun and went too far. Noone got hurt, apologize and move on. It seems like she will.

[Charles Henrickson]

Trade him to the Metts.

[lorrainer]

Maybe he was just casing the joint. </bad pun>

Anyway, she said tonight on the news she wouldn't sue--she only wants a personal apology.

His reaction, "Baseball been bery bery good to me."

[Diddle E. Squat]

I've met a few scum-bags like this Simon guy. Think they can do anything they want since they are protected by powerful organizations, ie: dirty cops, Klinton. I hope the girl sues, just to make problems for him.

Whatever. I just saw the interview with the girl on Sportscenter. She was all cheerful and laughing about it, said she was all excited because they are going to give her 2 autographed bats. Basically she sounded like she thought it was all overblown and not that big a deal, saying that he probably was just doing it as horseplay, couldn't believe that it was being made into a big deal, and couldn't believe that he was arrested.

Came across as a reasonable and 'cool' 18-year old, who 'get's it', unlike a lot of harumping and harping nannies(especially some of the 'serious journalists'). The same types who have completely watered down everything from playgrounds to recess, suspending for months elementary school kids who shoot a watergun or kiss a girl on the playground.

I bet she has older brothers that she loved playing with growing up.

[Frank_2001]

He hit an Italian sausage....shouldn't that a hate crime?;)))

[Fester Chugabrew]

I saw this incident tonight on TV. Unbelieveable. I have not laughed so hard in all my life. The uncanny intersection between fiction and reality. When you think about it, all sausages are supposed to be dead, so why not swing a bat at one when you see it running? *BINK!* "It's out of the race for you, Sausage!" The video makes it look like the sausage was mortally wounded.

And the way ESPN treated it, I thought I was watching Saturday Night Live.

Really. I still feel tears in my eyes from laughing so hard. My boss thinks I'm a masochist. Alas, nobody understands me.

[Frank_2001]

Shouldn't that "BE".....sorry about the typo:)

[Fester Chugabrew]

"He hit an Italian sausage....shouldn't that be a hate crime?"

Frankly, that's a good observation. My boss is Italian. Now he'll probably fire me for laughing so hard.

[Charles Henrickson]

He hit an Italian sausage....shouldn't that a hate crime?

Playing the sausage race card, eh?

[gcruse]

Groan.

[freepatriot32]

Mandy block was qouted as saying in an interview after the games "I wish I was the Oscar Meijer weiner. That is what I'd truly like to be.Because if I was the Oscar Meijer weiner nobody would take a swing at me." :-)

[glory]

I bet she has older brothers that she loved playing with growing up.


I'm thinking you are right! My best friend and I both grew up in a house full of boys(hers fuller than mine and her brothers older). We both were used to this horseplay, and just like then, looks like the horseplaying man that got out of hand will have to apologize and has enough egg on his face with it being made so public.
I'll say he's fortunate it wasn't some feminazi in that sausage suit or he'd be getting the what for about now. 'Course I don't know if you'd find an elitist feminazi at a "ball" game;-)

[Fester Chugabrew]

"Third, the way [Simon's] been swinging the bat lately - 0-for-July - no one would have been more surprised than Simon that he actually made contact." -Jim Litke, AP

[cynicalman]

The MO for Simon is that "He swings at everything."

[Pharmboy]

Well, he's one-for-July now...

[Fester Chugabrew]

SIMON NOT CHARGED FOR SAUSAGE POUNDING

-South Bend Tribune