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Passenger 57 (1992)

Edgy MD Oct 28 2013 02:47 PM

Breaking on the Instagram (of all places), but LaTroy Hawkins has apparently achieved minor hero status, according to American Airlines, after he and another dude subdued ("dude subdued"?) an unruly passenger on a flight to Chile.

metirish Oct 28 2013 06:09 PM Re: Passenger 57 (1992)

Kudos on the title By Adam Rubin | ESPNNewYork.com NEW YORK -- New York Mets right-hander LaTroy Hawkins, headed on vacation to South America to go dove hunting, helped subdue and then escort a troublesome passenger off a plane after the Boeing 777-200 made an unscheduled landing in Peru, Hawkins indicated. American Airlines spokesman Matt Miller confirmed two passengers on board Flight 945 from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport to Santiago, Chile, assisted flight attendants in escorting an "unruly" passenger from the plane. The flight took off from Dallas at 9:45 p.m. CT Sunday and made the unscheduled stop in Lima, Peru, at 4 a.m. Monday, Miller said. "They were noncompliant, unruly, which happens on occasion," Miller said about the passenger removed from the flight. "And when it does, sometimes we'll divert a flight. For the safety of everybody on board, it's much easier just to get that individual off the plane. And that's what we did and turned it over to local law enforcement, and then the flight continued on." Hawkins, a pending free agent, wrote on Instagram: "Escorted him of the plane after we made a emergency landing in Peru to drop him off. Long nite with a crazy Passenger."

d'Kong76 Oct 28 2013 06:14 PM Re: Passenger 57 (1992)

People shoot doves? Seems to me there might be something more sporting to hunt.

metirish Oct 28 2013 06:26 PM Re: Passenger 57 (1992)

They Shoot Doves, Don't They?

themetfairy Oct 28 2013 06:43 PM Re: Passenger 57 (1992)

Dove Hunting? What's he going after next year - the Bluebird of Happiness?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Oct 28 2013 06:45 PM Re: Passenger 57 (1992)

Maybe it's just me, but I prefer my heroes to release doves from ghetto rooftops rather than shoot them.

d'Kong76 Oct 28 2013 07:00 PM Re: Passenger 57 (1992)

themetfairy wrote: What's he going after next year - the Bluebird of Happiness? That's pretty damn funny!

Frayed Knot Oct 28 2013 07:11 PM Re: Passenger 57 (1992)

Does this add to Hawk's 2013 save total?

themetfairy Oct 28 2013 07:51 PM Re: Passenger 57 (1992)

Thanks Kase :)

Edgy MD Oct 28 2013 08:28 PM Re: Passenger 57 (1992)

Doves have never been safe around Hawks.

d'Kong76 Oct 28 2013 08:33 PM Re: Passenger 57 (1992)

I think hawks probably prefer rodents.

Frayed Knot Oct 28 2013 08:34 PM Re: Passenger 57 (1992)

Edgy MD wrote: Doves have never been safe around Hawks. There was a time when this meant construction workers beating up hippies.

metirish Oct 28 2013 08:34 PM Re: Passenger 57 (1992)

His new at bat music should be "When Doves Cry"

Edgy MD Oct 28 2013 08:45 PM Re: Passenger 57 (1992)

Hey, I love doves as much as (more than!) the next guy, but let this not eclipse the fact that LaTroy stepped up and stood tall in a dangerous situation.

d'Kong76 Oct 28 2013 08:47 PM Re: Passenger 57 (1992)

Maybe he can save the thread from being hijacked!

metirish Oct 28 2013 08:49 PM Re: Passenger 57 (1992)

Kong76 wrote: Maybe he can save the thread from being hijacked! Fred Fucking Coupon should sign the guy...a true American hero

John Cougar Lunchbucket Oct 28 2013 09:08 PM Re: Passenger 57 (1992)

Pigeon meat is the next big thing in sustainable protein.

Lefty Specialist Oct 29 2013 08:53 AM Re: Passenger 57 (1992)

Kong76 wrote: People shoot doves? Seems to me there might be something more sporting to hunt. Better than hunting for Ivory. I say Olay to Mr Hawkins for his ability to Safeguard the passengers. Not content to Coast on this career numbers, he was able to Dial it up, bringing a Zest to his South American trip. Next stop? Why, Irish Spring, of course. (Steps off his soapbox)

John Cougar Lunchbucket Oct 29 2013 08:56 AM Re: Passenger 57 (1992)

Get a Life, Buoy.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Oct 29 2013 06:17 PM Re: Passenger 57 (1992)

I won't even Axe. Body Wash.

Lefty Specialist Oct 29 2013 08:27 PM Re: Passenger 57 (1992)

Mrs. Hawkins didn't come on the trip, so I guess it was a case of Lava or Lever.

Mets – Willets Point Oct 30 2013 04:59 AM Re: Passenger 57 (1992)

Geez, this is like a Soap Opera.

Lefty Specialist Oct 30 2013 02:35 PM Re: Passenger 57 (1992)

Don't take that Tone with me.....