April 23, 2007
Into the Light
They have laws to cover everything in New York:
A 40-year-old man arrested at Shea Stadium on Friday night is accused of trying to distract Braves pitcher Tim Hudson and shortstop Edgar Renteria with a high-powered flashlight.
Frank Martinez was charged with interference with a professional sporting event and second-degree reckless endangerment, Queens District Atty. Richard Brown said Saturday.
If you ask Red Sox fans, Renteria doesn't need a light in his eyes. And given that Hudson pitched eight shutout innings, he's already seen the light. :-)
It was a shame that Red Sox mgmt didn't have the clairvoyance to keep the perfectly good SS they had (Cabrera) to begin with.
That law was passed in reaction to what appeared to be an impaired Clavin Klein wandering onto the floor at MSG to chat with Latrell Sprewell during a game. As the late, great Joey Adams would say, "only in New York, kids, only in New York."