So, earlier in the week, an Oakland fan received a chair in the face while enjoying her outing at the Oakland Coliseum. A Texas reliever threw a folding chair, WWF styli, towards fans. Her significant other DUCKED (manly move there) and it hit her smack in the face and broke her nose.
A few things:
1. I don't know where you were raised, but where I was raised, if someone in front of you DUCKS, guess what my natural reaction is? Yeah, I DUCK too and i ask ?uestions later. It's that ghetto gene that has been tweaked thanks to living in Los Angeles. This also goes for running too. If somebody breaks out into a sprint, especially during a disturbance, I'm running too and asking ?uestions later.
2. Ducking? That's not a very manly move there homeboy. That's like, throwing your jacket down over a puddle, then pulling it out while your girlfriend is stepping on it.
I wanna know what that guy said to provoke that many grown men to come after you. Baseball players are used to getting beer thrown at them, and having their mother mentioned in heckles all throughout time, but a line was definately crossed.
Then again, let's look at reputation.
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Texas right fielder Carl Everett was hit in the back of the head with a cell phone thrown by a fan in the Rangers' 12-2 loss to the Oakland Athletics on Saturday.
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- A brawl broke out between the Portland Trailblazers and the Golden State Warriors which then spilled over into the stands, with teams pushing each other as coaches and officials tried to restore order.
The situation was made worse by fans throwing wads of gum and plastic beer bottles at the Blazers as they headed for the locker room. One man was handcuffed and subdued by four security officers. He threw gum at Wallace, sparking another confrontation with several Blazers.
One Portland player, who could not immediately be identified, started up the stairs into the stands, and a couple others, including Wallace, were trying to grab the fan.
You get the point. This is the same town were Minnesota center fielder Tori Hunter claims that by the end of the night, he's accumulated more than a dollar's worth of change in centerfield. I'm sure the change fairy didn't drop those pennies from heaven. I think they came from the 4 dollar nose bleed seats adjacent to center field.
So, in conclusion:
1. Ducking from a chair being thrown at you knowing your girlfriend/wife/pet rock is sititng next to you is pretty shameful.
2. Oakland fans need to stop being so ignorant. One thing is rooting for your team. The other is trying to choke an opposing pitcher, and trying to kill the centerfielder by throwing coinage at him.
Shit, throw money my way, I need it more than he does.