Mike Piazza Has A Sensitive Head
After 15 seasons, the rigors of playing Major League Baseball may finally be causing Mike Piazza to crack—either that or he just doesn’t like it when fans throw things at his head.
While waiting in the on-deck circle during last night’s game in Anaheim Piazza was hit in the head by water bottle, and he is already swearing to make the perpetrator pay.
“I’m pressing charges,” Piazza said. “He’s going to spend the night in jail. He hit me right in the helmet. … It’s just inexcusable at a baseball game to throw a bottle at someone. Just a joke.”
After speaking to reporters, Piazza was taken to another area of the stadium to identify the suspect, Roland Flores, 22 of La Puente (Los Angeles County). Flores is being held for assault and battery at the Anaheim Detention Facility.
It’s unacceptable for fans to be throwing things at athletes, but this seems like a bit of an overreaction. I can already picture a Samuel Jackson-inspired Piazza showing up to the man’s sentencing and screaming “And, I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers! And, you will know my name is The Lord when I lay my vengeance upon thee!”
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on 27 Jul 2007 at 5:15 pm #
Ballgames should be fun, not violent. I truly hope that this Roland character does get charged by the OC DA and then gets convicted. There is no excuse to throw anything with malicious intent at anyone, whether he’s Mike Piazza or John Doe. If anything, this guy deserves to be sued by Piazza. Since Piazza already has a lot of money, I hope his demand is for this Roland guy to have “LOSER” tattooed on his forehead.