Former Dodger and MLB All-Star Jose Offerman continued his hot hitting with the Long Island Ducks of the Independent Atlantic League last night, smashing a first-inning home run and the pitcher with his hot bat. After getting hit by a pitch in his second at-bat, Offerman charged the mound with bat in hand.
"He hit him with a cut fastball in the left calf," Bluefish manager Tommy John said. "And the next thing you know, Offerman's going to the mound with his bat over his head taking swings at [pitcher Matt] Beech. He took at least two, maybe even three [swings]."
Beech left the game with a broken finger. Catcher John Nathans, who tried to restrain Offerman, suffered concussion-like symptoms. And Offerman has a court date on August 23rd. Something about $10,000 bail and second-degree assault charges.
In other news, the Bluefish are managed by Tommy John? Weird. I wonder if he knows that there's a surgical procedure with the same name?
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Juan Marichal thinks Offerman's a pussy.
+1 phony gwynn, I also referenced Marichal over at Deadspin. On the flip side of that, Johnny Roseboro also thinks Offerman is a pussy.
Roger Goodell just suspended him for a year.
David Stern gave him a new suit to wear to his court date
oh, and that pitcher is the first thing Offerman has hit since he played for the Dodgers.
Robin Ventura thinks Offerman has a great idea!
Who can blame him? Matt Beech is filled with delicious Jolly Ranchers.
Does that picture remind anyone else of the Tom Green episode where he made the papier machete statue for his parent of his Dad beating his Mom with a rolling pin I think it was? I can't find a picture…
Get hit in the calf, try to kill someone with a bat. Seems like an appropriate reaction.
This is what you get when Elijah Dukes is your hitting coach.
Marty Mcsorley thinks this attack was totally justified.
Jose Offerman really does suck at hitting! Only a broken finger after swinging the bat 3x at the pitcher! What a bitch.
At least the manager's name isn't "Vash Ectomy". That's suck.
I need to fire my proofreader.
Delmon Young thinks Offerman should have thrown is bat the ump.
Go get your shine box, Jose.
I don't know if any of you have ever been hit in the calf, but believe me, it's no picnic. Hmmmmm, picnic……….
Finally a mound rush that doesn't suck. Wait, wow, that sounds dirtier then it was meant to be.
How do you spell Offerman? O-F-F-E-6!
What a fuckin' putz. Dave Stewart coulda taught him some sweet ninja moves.
Thank god he wasn't charging Nolan Ryan. Ryan would've taken the bat and used Offerman's anus as a lathe.
Finally, excitement back in the game of baseball.
Somewhere, Izzy Alcantara is kicking himself in the chest.
Ahhh…minor league baseball, good clean fun for the whole family.
Don Drysdale would have killed Offerman if he had charged him
Given that this game happened in Bridgeport I'm more amazed that someone didn't get shot.
Jose, give it up already, we all know Chuck Knoblauch tagged you.
I might start watching baseball agian if they keep letting inmates play !! Sweet… You thrash his teeth right down his throat buddy !
Where's the video?
In related news…..New York raised the terror alert level from orange to crazy black dude