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Drbio · 07-10-2003, 08:12 AM

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Simon swings bat at 'Italian sausage'

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Associated Press

MILWAUKEE -- Pittsburgh first baseman Randall Simon was booked for misdemeanor battery for hitting one of the Milwaukee Brewers' popular racing sausages with a bat during Wednesday night's game.

Simon was released, said a spokeswoman for the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Department, who asked not to be identified. Simon will meet with the district attorney's office Thursday, and it will be up to prosecutors to determine whether formal charges are filed.

In an event that's a fan favorite at Miller Park, four people in sausage costumes race around the bases between the sixth and seventh innings at Milwaukee Brewers games.

Film of Wednesday night's race showed that when the group went past the Pirates' third-base dugout, Simon took a two-handed chop at the Italian sausage character -- portrayed by a 20-year-old South Milwaukee woman -- hitting her from behind and causing her to tumble to the ground.

As she fell, a nearby sausage -- the hot dog -- went down as well.

Simon was on the top step of the dugout and reached over the railing to make contact.

"They were doing the sausage race. He hit her with the baseball bat," said Deputy Inspector Sherry Warichak of the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Department, which provides security at Brewers games. "When he hit her, that other character fell."

"They both were treated at the scene for scraped knees, but at this point I don't think they have any other complaints," she said.

She declined to release the names of the women.

Warichak said the two women, along with Simon, were interviewed at the stadium.

Simon drew boos from many of the fans when he was later used as a pinch-hitter in the seventh. He grounded out in a game Milwaukee won 2-1 in 12 innings.

Pirates outfielder Reggie Sanders said he thought the weight of the head on the sausage costume contributed to the fall.

"It maybe made it look worse than it was," Sanders said. "It was an unfortunate situation and, hopefully, it gets resolved."

"It was very strange," he said.

Rick Schlessinger, the Brewers' executive vice president for business operations, said he felt Simon's "conduct is just unjustified."

Schlessinger said he was in contact with Larry Silverman, vice president/baseball legal counsel for the Pirates.

Ryan Borghoff, 16, who wore the bratwurst costume in the race, called the episode "unbelievable."

"He just hit the costume and she fell over," he said. "These things are so top-heavy that it doesn't take much."

Borghoff went on to win the race.

"Somebody had to, I guess," he said.

The Crippler · 07-10-2003, 10:02 AM

he's gonna get f'ed over this. Just watch. I think it is extremely funny though, but he is gonna be screwed.

u2sarajevo · 07-10-2003, 10:06 AM

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Originally posted by: Drbio
As she fell, a nearby sausage -- the hot dog -- went down as well.

ROFLMAO
That is the best line. If I were a writer, I think I would do it just for the opportunity to write wacky stuff like this. Classic.

Royalty_Inc · 07-10-2003, 02:22 PM

I just HAD to reply on this topic...

I just heard Jim Rome and his extremely long take on how bad a thing this was that Simon did. He has him right up there with the alleged crime (at this point) that Kobe has gotten involved in, the Portland Trailblazers soap opera, the OJ crime, and Vernon Maxwell going into the stands after a fan....

Sorry...I don't see it. Simon did something in the spur of the moment out of playfulness. I didn't see him with malicious intent. I didn't see him wind back for a widowmaker. He didn't extend in an attempt to go yard. Dude chopped down (and not very fast or hard) and happened to hit the meat (hehe) and startled her which caused her to fall. Her only injury was a scrapped knee...not a knot on the head or a bruised back. Let it go...

What next? Rome's gonna instist that Barkely be tried for punching Harry the Hawk in Atlanta, Frank Layden for sexual misconduct for kissing Morganna (remember that name..hehe) or Dirk being convicted for petty theft for stealing some popcorn from a kid...remember it was planned out since he intentionally tapped the kid on the shoulder to get him to look the other way.

Oh man...Rome...you're OUT!

Big Boy Laroux · 07-10-2003, 02:47 PM

i agree. it look totally harmless and playful. there was very little force used. he messed with a mascot-type object of the opposing team.

man, the brewers rep made it sound like the guy had killed puppies.

I think there's video on this page: LINK

Mandyahl · 07-10-2003, 03:00 PM

the site now says that no charges were filed.

that video is pretty funny though.

dallas_esq · 07-10-2003, 04:16 PM

He should have known better than to poke anyone with a bat. That's uh, kind of a weapon? No matter what your intent is if you are wielding a bat. It's just not worth prosecuting.

Member · 07-10-2003, 08:58 PM

geeze, the things people take seriously these days

Murphy3 · 07-10-2003, 10:15 PM

the girl that was in the costume thought it was funny.. she had no idea what happened. obviously, she didn't feel a thing, considering the bat was 3 feet away from hitting any part of her body.

Was this something that should have happend? No, Simon probably shouldn't have done this. However, it is a freaking joke that this big of a deal is being made of it.

If the girl involved thinks that it is funny and that it is absolutely no big deal, obviously..it should be no big deal.

Pathetic..baseball can't take a funny situation and make sure that it stays that way..they have to issue some long statement saying how this isn't representative of the type of product they want to put on the field.

Give me a damn break..you have freaking sausages running around the damn field. What type of product ARE you trying to put on the field?

and Jim rhome is a freaking dildo..just thought i'd throw that in.

Anyone that listens to the guy automatically loses credibility on this site.. just read the FAQ section

dallas_esq · 07-10-2003, 10:38 PM

Simon should not have been swinging a bat at those people. It doesn't matter if it hit her body or not. Anything connected to you is part of you for purposes of an offensive touching. When he is not on the field, he is not part of the show. He acted inappropriately. Criminal? Maybe not, but he definitely needs some training in how to conduct himself, as most professional athletes do.

Member · 07-10-2003, 10:51 PM

Murph:

Quote:

the girl that was in the costume thought it was funny.. she had no idea what happened. obviously, she didn't feel a thing, considering the bat was 3 feet away from hitting any part of her body.

Was this something that should have happend? No, Simon probably shouldn't have done this. However, it is a freaking joke that this big of a deal is being made of it.

If the girl involved thinks that it is funny and that it is absolutely no big deal, obviously..it should be no big deal.

Pathetic..baseball can't take a funny situation and make sure that it stays that way..they have to issue some long statement saying how this isn't representative of the type of product they want to put on the field.

Give me a damn break..you have freaking sausages running around the damn field. What type of product ARE you trying to put on the field?

couldnt agree more

Murphy3 · 07-10-2003, 10:59 PM

like i said, he probably shouldn't have done what he did..but damn, if the girl in question doesn't have a problem with it..thinks that it's funny, nonetheless, well, it's just freaking unbelievable that this crap escalated like it did

Big Boy Laroux · 07-11-2003, 08:40 AM

it was a freakin' tap with a bat! he didn't swing it like he was swigning for the fences.

and i definitely agree with murph. way too big a deal has been made.

cookies_n_mavs · 07-11-2003, 02:10 PM

Italian sausage is nasty anyway

Drbio · 07-11-2003, 02:40 PM

[quote]
Give me a damn break..you have freaking sausages running around the damn field. What type of product ARE you trying to put on the field?

and Jim rhome is a freaking dildo..just thought i'd throw that in.[quote]

I don't know why, but I found this to be incredibly funny. Especially that first line. Nice post.