If you hit him with a pitch. Hopefully a video of this will surface:

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" Former All-Star Offerman charged with assault after bat attack Aug. 15, 2007 BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Former major league All-Star Jose Offerman was charged with two counts of second-degree assault after hitting the pitcher and catcher with his bat during an independent minor league game. Offerman posted $10,000 bond and is due in Bridgeport Superior Court on Aug. 23, court officials said Wednesday. Offerman, playing for the Long Island Ducks in the Atlantic League, homered in the first inning of Tuesday's game. The next inning, he was hit by a pitch from Bridgeport Bluefish starter Matt Beech and charged the mound with his bat. Offerman hit Beech in the hands and struck catcher John Nathans in the head with the bat. There was no immediate update on the condition of Beech or Nathans. Offerman batted .273 during his 15 seasons in the majors. He last played in the majors in 2005 with Philadelphia and the New York Mets. He was an All-Star in 1995 with the Dodgers and 1999 with Boston. AP NEWS The Associated Press News Service "

8/15/2007 11:29:30 AM

lawl.

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8/15/2007 11:30:53 AM

damn. roid rage while trying to get back to the show

8/15/2007 11:37:06 AM

JESUS TAP DANCING TITTY FUCKING CHRIST

8/15/2007 11:50:51 AM

nothing on youtube yet

8/15/2007 12:09:58 PM

http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/extra_bases/2007/08/offerman_goes_o.html?p1=MEWell_Pos3

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"Former Red Sox infielder Jose Offerman was arrested Tuesday night after charging the mound and hitting the pitcher and catcher with his bat during an independent minor league game. Bridgeport police said Offerman was arrested, but did not detail the charge. A source told the Connecticut Post he was charged with second-degree assault and faced a $10,000 bond. Police said he posted bond. Offerman, playing for the Long Island Ducks in the Atlantic League, homered in the first inning. The next inning, he was hit by a pitch from Bridgeport Blue Fish starter Matt Beech and charged the mound with his bat. Offerman hit Beech in the hands and struck catcher John Nathans in the head. The Connecticut Post reported that Nathans suffered from nausea, Bluefish lefthander Mike Porzio said. Police said Beech, according to the Post, had a broken right middle finger. "He hit him with a cut fastball in the left calf," Bluefish manager and former major league pitcher Tommy John told the Post. "And the next thing you know, Offerman's going to the mound with his bat over his head taking swings at Beech. He took at least two, maybe even three (swings)." "It was just a scary incident for everybody witnessing took place," said Porzio, who according to the Post signed a witness report after the attack. "Everybody was in shock at the time because it's not something you see. I've played 15 years and I've never seen that before. "Everyone was fearful for Matt Beech because apparently something set Offerman off, because he's played a long time and nobody could believe what they were seeing. Unfortunately, though, he got out to the mound before we could. Luckily for Matt Beech, he was agile enough to dodge a bat. But it may have only been John Nathans taking one on the backswing in the head to have saved Matt Beech from really taking one in the face." The game was delayed for about 20 minutes because of the melee. Offerman, Beech, and John were all ejected. "I called (Atlantic League executive director) Joe Klein immediately after the incident and told him what had occurred on the field," Bluefish CEO Mary-Jane Foster told the Post. "And I have asked that the Atlantic League suspend Jose Offerman from the league for life." Offerman batted .273 during his 15 seasons in the majors. He last played in the majors in 2005 with Philadelphia and the New York Mets. He was an All-Star in 1995 with the Dodgers and 1999 with Boston. Former Red Sox outfielder Carl Everett is one of Offerman's teammates on the Ducks. "

haha Crazy Carl is on the same team!



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8/15/2007 12:12:44 PM

lol

i remember offerman from his upper deck rookie with the dodgers

8/15/2007 12:21:18 PM

Jose Awfulman

8/15/2007 12:27:58 PM

Those are some nice church league jerseys the Ducks are wearing.

8/15/2007 3:05:50 PM

8/15/2007 3:07:16 PM

everybody wants to be like mike juan marichal

8/15/2007 3:43:20 PM

Quote :

""It was one of those moments that you want to forget. I lost it for about 10 seconds," Offerman told the Connecticut Post. "That's what happened to me. I didn't have any intentions and I feel sorry for what happened and the way it happened.""

geez passive voice in apologies is SO lame.

8/16/2007 11:58:14 AM

I laugh at this honestly. If a pitcher throws at a guys head and bean's him with a fastball not as much attention is given. Or if a pitcher throws at a batter no one really goes to jail. Why not is my question a 95mph fastball can do alot of damage to someone. Anyones thoughts on this?

8/16/2007 12:05:59 PM

It can be considered an accident if someone is hit with a ball.
It cannot be consider accidental when someone rushes the mound swinging a bat.

8/16/2007 12:13:39 PM

It isn't like the guy can just accidentally confuse the mound with first base while forgetting to drop the bat.

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8/16/2007 12:20:41 PM

You really can't throw a fastball right at someone and make it look like a accident. A slider or off speed pitch yes those can get away from you real easy. However a fast ball right at a batter who previously homered off of you at his last at bat sounds like it was on purpose.

8/16/2007 2:51:11 PM

but if you were to study what types of pitches were thrown at batters "intentionally", I bet the result would come up many more off speed pitches than fastballs. Hell, Offerman was hit by a 70 mph slider in the lower leg.

8/16/2007 2:53:53 PM

^^ Pitcher did not hit him on purpose. Offerman got a first pitch slider for a strike and then the second pitch hit him and was also a slider. If the pitcher was going to intentionally hit Offerman, he would have beaned him on the first pitch of the at bat and would not have thrown a slider.

8/16/2007 3:39:12 PM