Fan and Sheffield

[Slipknot]

he was only ejected and rightfully so.
The ump however, should have ejected himself = pitiful

[BigFish]

Didn't anyone see the other fan throw his beer on Sheffield intentionally? Fans suck....all of them! Soon you will see no interaction between fans and players, there will be glass just like in hockey....idiots! Sheffield was within his rights as far as I am concerned!!!

[kippy]

I cant stand Sheffield but he did the right thing by not going after the guy..must be off the roids now

[Uncle Matt]

Got to agree. Sheffield got upset, probably just the sportsman in him, but did not physically get into it with the fan. The fan is to blame and MLB has to provide a safe enviromentfor it's players, so look for some changes in the future. Maybe a rail, extend the wall up a few feet or remove the front row of seats. They got to do something. And either way, it will take away the "quantness" of some of the parks like Fenway.

[likwid]

The Yankees are OUTRAGED anyone would interfere with a game.

[Mike P]

Don't you think there a slight bit of difference between a 13 year old kid doing what comes naturally to a 13 year old kid, and a supposedly mature adult taking a poke at a ballplayer?

This Yankee/Red Sox nonsense is out of control and it's only April, for crissakes. And the papers here aren't helping---in fact, they're doing their best to pour gas on an already out-of-control fire.

Mark my words, they're gonna carry either a Sox or a Yank off the field on a stretcher this year due to fan idiocy.

[fishsmith]

I think it'll be raining batteries at the Stadium for the next series.

[likwid]

Originally Posted by Mike P

Don't you think there a slight bit of difference between a 13 year old kid doing what comes naturally to a 13 year old kid, and a supposedly mature adult taking a poke at a ballplayer?

Don't tell me someone 13 or 30 or 53 wouldn't have tried to catch the ball, fans will do what fans will do.

And if you ACTUALLY WATCH THE FOOTAGE OF THE FAN AND SHEFFIELD THE FAN WASN'T EVEN LOOKING AT SHEFFIELD AND REELED IN SHOCK WHEN HE WAS PUNCHED AND MOUTHED OUT "WHAT?!".

NY Post is doing a fine job of lying this morning.

A: No name was released
B: He wasn't arrested
C: It OBVIOUSLY wasn't malicious if you noticed how there was no need to hold him back yet Sheffield was on a roid rage trying to attack him?
D: Nice job with the wild throw then going back to attack the fan.
E: Torre is a whiny baby.
F: Worst umpire ever.

[The Dad Fisherman]

As much as i hate the Yankees, that fan was a jack-ass. whether he hit him or not he took a swing at him and thats wrong. I thought sheffield showed a lot of restraint in not cold-cocking him.

And now because of that guy the rest of the country thinks that ALL Sox fans are like that.

On thing I thought was weird was that Torre didn't claim Fan Interference and put Veritek on second and bring Ortiz back to 3rd and make it a 2 run game instead of 3...just an observation

[Raider Ronnie]

Originally Posted by BigFish

Didn't anyone see the other fan throw his beer on Sheffield intentionally? Fans suck....all of them! Soon you will see no interaction between fans and players, there will be glass just like in hockey....idiots! Sheffield was within his rights as far as I am concerned!!!

There should be boards and glass like hockey!
Then if you ever see a play like A-rod going down the 1st base line, like last season in the playoffs, and he tries to slap the ball out of the 1st basemans glove,
that 1st baseman or another teamate can throw him a hipcheck into the boards and knock him into next week!

I miss hockey!!!