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Can't fault the guy for trying

SteveJRogers Apr 21 2007 09:20 PM

[url=http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/6722064?MSNHPHCP&GT1=9331]Met fan arrested while attempting to distract Brave players Friday night[/url] ] NEW YORK (AP) - A 40-year-old man arrested at Shea Stadium on Friday night is accused of trying to distract an Atlanta Braves pitcher and shortstop with a high-powered flashlight. Frank Martinez was charged with interference with a professional sporting event and second-degree reckless endangerment, Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said Saturday. Authorities said Martinez flashed the powerful light at the players in the bottom of the eighth inning from his seat behind home plate. He was quickly ejected from the game. "The defendant's alleged actions recklessly endangered the lives of players and spectators and caused a temporary delay to the game," Brown said. The hullabaloo began at about 10:15 p.m. as the Braves were leading the Mets 7-0. Tim Hudson was on the mound facing Mets pinch-hitter Endy Chavez when, investigators said, Martinez turned the beam on the Braves pitcher and shortstop Edgar Renteria. Renteria complained to umpire Paul Emmel, who then called time out and alerted security. The security officers removed Martinez and found a "a small, streamline flashlight" in his backpack, Brown said. Martinez was still jailed Saturday, and unavailable for comment. He was scheduled to remain behind bars until at least the evening, when he had an arraignment scheduled in Queens Criminal Court. Queens prosecutors said Martinez did not have a lawyer yet. If convicted, he faces up to a year in jail and a $5,000 fine. A law making it expressly illegal to interfere with a professional sporting event was passed by the city in 2003 following a disruptive incident involving fashion designer Calvin Klein. Klein stepped onto the basketball court at Madison Square Garden in March 2003 to speak with player Latrell Sprewell while a Knicks game was in progress. The Braves won Friday's game 7-3.

Johnny Dickshot Apr 21 2007 09:23 PM

I can fault him. And I hope he's raped in prison.

Edgy DC Apr 21 2007 09:44 PM

Fault.

Rockin' Doc Apr 21 2007 10:24 PM

Idiot deserved to be tossed. That kind of stupidity shouldn't be tolerated, even if playing the Yankees.

metirish Apr 21 2007 10:42 PM

Dumb thing to so,players could have got hurt,I assume he was hammered drunk.

SteveJRogers Apr 21 2007 10:51 PM

metirish wrote: Dumb thing to so,players could have got hurt,I assume he was hammered drunk. I would imagine since it happened late in the game, although why bring a flashlight to a game. I guess the only explanation would be "I came from work" or something akin to it (I was shopping before I came here) Actually I think SNY had the ejection, I saw the mope being led away by security while at a sports bar, at first (since there was no sound) I thought he and Beltran were jawing at it, Beltran had wandered over to see what was going on and so he was on camera, and the guys I was with suggested that maybe a bat had gone into the stands and the guy was being led away to claim his replacement gift. Well, at least there is video evidence of the creep.

silverdsl Apr 21 2007 10:51 PM

I can fault him too. Even if it were a Yankee and they were playing the Red Sox. There's no excuse for stuff like that. I'm appalled by how many fans in all sports think that buying a ticket gives them the right to act any way they want.

metsmarathon Apr 21 2007 10:59 PM

foul! as a fan, your level of interaction with the players is lmited to the projection of positive and negative words and emotions towards the players on the field and their actions threupon. above and beyond that and you are interfering with play, and endangering those on the field and perhaps even those around you. you are also showing yourself to be a moron, and why would you want to be a moron?

Gwreck Apr 22 2007 12:42 AM

I forgot to post about this in Friday's IGT. It was completely random, the umpire came running over and pointing at a guy sitting in the really expensive seats (not the blue seats, but just behind them) behind home plate. I wondered at the time if it had perhaps been a laser pointer he'd been using. One wonders how effective exactly something like that would've been.

Nymr83 Apr 22 2007 01:26 AM

agreed, fans can say what ever the hell they want but this goes way over the line.

Edgy DC Apr 22 2007 07:08 AM

I'm pretty sure it was a laser pointer.

patona314 Apr 22 2007 07:52 AM

he's a dick. i wish i was sitting next to him when he did it. i would've turned his nose into a pancake

iramets Apr 22 2007 07:53 AM

patona314 wrote: he's a dick. i wish i was sitting next to him when he did it. i would've turned his nose into a pancake Starting fistfights is up there as jerkish ballpark behavior.

patona314 Apr 22 2007 08:11 AM

iramets wrote: ="patona314"]he's a dick. i wish i was sitting next to him when he did it. i would've turned his nose into a pancake Starting fistfights is up there as jerkish ballpark behavior. i'm 41. i wouldn't have started a fight. but i would've gotten in the guys face

A Boy Named Seo Apr 22 2007 10:49 AM

] A law making it expressly illegal to interfere with a professional sporting event was passed by the city in 2003 following a disruptive incident involving fashion designer Calvin Klein. Klein stepped onto the basketball court at Madison Square Garden in March 2003 to speak with player Latrell Sprewell while a Knicks game was in progress. What in the world did Calvin Klein have to say to Latrell Sprewell? It must've been good if Latrell's Law was quickly enacted after that "meeting".

iramets Apr 22 2007 11:30 AM

patona314 wrote: ="iramets"] patona314 wrote: he's a dick. i wish i was sitting next to him when he did it. i would've turned his nose into a pancake Starting fistfights is up there as jerkish ballpark behavior. i'm 41. i wouldn't have started a fight. but i would've gotten in the guys face And how, precisely, would his nose get turned into a pancake? From your scathing wit?

DocTee May 01 2007 04:37 PM

Three year ban and 15 days in the slammer. http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2855998

Yancy Street Gang May 01 2007 04:41 PM

Wow! I had my threads mixed up and thought that sentence was given to Torii Hunter!