Well, at least he did the right thing for a change, since the idiot security folk got the wrong guy.
After Shane Victorino filed a police report Thursday (not sure how I feel about that move) the dumbass who poured an $8.50 beer, timed to perfection, atop the Philadelphia Phillies centerfielder's head turned himself into authorities.
The charge? Battery. Yeah. Battery via over-priced beer.
In case you don't know the whole story even after watching the above video, Victorino was nailed by a plastic cup of beer which was hurled from the bleachers while trying to catch a routine fly ball in his team's 12-5 win over the Chicago Cubs Wednesday. He still managed to catch the ball too, cause that's just how All-Stars roll. The Flyin' Hawaiin had this to say:
It’s part of the game. It’s one of those things that happens and I just want to make sure that guy gets what’s due... I think he needs to be held accountable. But for the most part, I just see it as the guy thought it was fun. It is what it is. It didn’t cost me in any way and it didn’t hurt me in any way. It’s part of the ballgame.Yet, he filed a police report.
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7 comments:
Nice investigative work. I think this is my new favorite site.
Thanks Jeff. I think you're my new favorite commenter.
Anonymous, because he got to throw beer on an opposing player and get away with it.. for a day.
From different stories here in the Philadelphia area, I've read it as Victorino filed the report with the police more or less at the urging of the Cubs. He did say, however, that he didn't think he'd be pressing charges (which is different from filing a report).
Right. I can't imagine him actually pressing charges, and I'm pretty sure it wasn't his idea to file the report. The cops were probably White Sox fans anyways.
wrigley---the place for drunks not baseball
I love it. I read this every once in awhile, and I get an inane story about some retard clown dumping an 8.50 beer on a guy catching a ball in CF. Only in Chicago. Wasting beer should be considered illegal even if unintentional.
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