August 21, 2007
Two Sides to the Story
The Atlantic League suspended the pitcher and catcher who were involved in the hit by pitch that led to Jose Offerman's arrest.
The minor league pitcher involved in the fight for which Jose Offerman is facing two counts of second-degree assault after charging the mound with a bat, has been suspended for his role in the incident.
The independent Atlantic League also fined Matt Beech of the Bridgeport Bluefish an undisclosed amount. Beech planned to appeal, said his attorney, John Robert Gulash.
Long Island Ducks catcher Jared Price also was fined and suspended two games.
Beech hit Offerman with a pitch Aug. 14 and the former major league All-Star infielder, who had homered in his first at-bat, charged the mound. During the ensuing melee, the middle finger on Beech's non-throwing hand was broken and Bridgeport catcher John Nathans suffered a concussion.
We used to see a comic at Stiches in Boston in the 1980s who did a great Johnny Most (Celtics radio play by play announcer) impersonation. This reminds me of one of his bits from that:
Bird drives the lane, Moses Malone pulls out a knife, and HE STABS BIRD IN THE LEG! There's blood all over the floor, and THEY'RE CALLING THE FOUL ON BIRD! Since when is it a foul in the NBA to get stabbed in the ass!
Indeed.
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