Mayor Bloomberg says Arrest Pedro

[ItalianMobbstah187]

The mayor of NYC has officially lost all credibility....he refuses to back off comments that Pedro should be arrested for "throwing" a 72 year old man to the ground....Bloomberg is such a moron.

[Drbio]

Indeed. Knee jerk.


You can't blame him for backing the Yanks, but come on.

[MavsFanatik33]

Originally posted by: Drbio
Indeed. Knee jerk.


You can't blame him for backing the Yanks, but come on.

Whether or not he's a fan does not explain why he wants Pedro arrested. If anything, Pedro's actions were in self-defense.

[u2sarajevo]

Arrest for self-defense?

What an idiot.

Guess Pedro should have "evaded" it after all. [img]i/expressions/moon.gif[/img]

Down with the Spankees!!!!!

[Murphy3]

Idiocy.

[cin]

It could be because charges might be brought against 2 Yankees for the bullpen incident.

http://www.berkshireeagle.com/Storie...696952,00.html

Charges pending from scuffle

By Katie Zezima
and Jack Curry
New York Times News Service

BOSTON -- The Boston police have taken a step that could lead to criminal charges against the Yankees' Jeff Nelson and Karim Garcia in connection with the bullpen brawl at Fenway Park on Saturday.

A police report filed Saturday night, after the Yankees' 4-3 victory over the Red Sox in Game 3, said summonses would be sought in Roxbury District Court on Nelson, a relief pitcher, and Garcia, the right fielder, for "assault and battery" in the melee involving a grounds-crew member in the middle of the ninth inning.

Two police officers who witnessed the incident -- a detective who had been assigned to the Red Sox bullpen and an officer assigned to the Yankees bullpen -- said in the report that Yankee players engaged in "an unprovoked attack" on the grounds-crew member, who had been cheering for the Red Sox.

A summons is a notice from the clerk of courts, ordering a person who was involved in a matter like a fight, but not arrested, to appear in court and present his story, according to Officer Michael McCarthy, a Boston police spokesman. The hearing, at which a lawyer may be present, determines whether the clerk has probable cause to charge the person with a crime. A person is automatically charged with a crime if he does not appear at the hearing, McCarthy said.

"A summons acts like a police officer," McCarthy said. "It takes the place of probable cause."

The court was closed for Columbus Day yesterday.

A hearing is generally held a month or so after a summons is issued, depending on the court's caseload, McCarthy said.

General Manager Brian Cashman of the Yankees said yesterday that, to his knowledge, the police had not interviewed any members of the Yankee organization.

"I think the police have been handling the investigation through Major League Baseball," Cashman said. "They're moving at their own pace."

Lonn A. Trost, the Yankees' chief operating officer, said they had retained a local law firm to represent it in the matter, if necessary, The Associated Press reported.

Jeffrey Baskies, the president of Lawyers Weekly USA, said in an interview that a summons usually means that charges will be filed and that it is employed when there is little fear the accused will not respond.

The police report said that between the top and the bottom of the ninth inning, the two police officers observed Nelson approach "the victim" -- a reference to the grounds-crew member, Paul Williams, 24 -- who was standing in a corner of the bullpen. It said that an argument appeared to ensue and that "Nelson was observed pushing/grabbing the victim in the chest area, at which time both parties fell to the ground, where Jeff Nelson began punching and flaring his legs at the victim."

"Numerous other members of the Yankee bullpen jumped on the victim," some striking him and others trying to break up the fight, the police said.

The police also said that Garcia, who had jumped over the right-field wall to get into the bullpen, hit Williams with his left hand. The grounds-crew member was treated at a hospital for injuries to his head, mouth and body, including what appeared to be numerous cleat marks, the police said.

The brawl was the final episode in a chaotic afternoon that resulted in Major League Baseball fining the Red Sox starter Pedro Martinez $50,000; Boston left fielder Manny Ramirez $25,000, Garcia $10,000 and Yankees Coach Don Zimmer $5,000.

Garcia, who plans to appeal his fine, was assessed for sliding hard into Red Sox second baseman Todd Walker in the top of the fourth, after Martinez had hit him with a pitch.

In the bottom of the inning, Ramirez objected to a high pitch thrown by Yankees starter Roger Clemens, leading to both benches emptying. Zimmer charged at Martinez, who threw him to the ground.

Garcia, whose left hand was bandaged after Saturday's game, said he did not know how the injury occurred. He did not start in last night's game but said that he was available to play.

He said he was not concerned about potentially playing right field at Fenway.

"Not at all," Garcia said. "The fans here can heckle, but they're pretty good fans. I don't see any problem with them."

Garcia said he had retained a lawyer, but Nelson did not say if he had one.

"I know what happened and that's all I'm going to say," Nelson responded last, when asked about the bullpen fight. "You're not going to get anything out of me."

Cashman said the Red Sox told the Yankees that Williams would not be in the bullpen for Game 4. Boston asked the Yankees if they would prefer not to have a Red Sox grounds-crew member in their bullpen, but Cashman said the club would not balk at having one there.

If the Yankees advance to the World Series, Cashman said roster decisions would not be influenced by whatever might be hovering over Garcia and Nelson.

Williams, of Derry, N.H., has been employed by the Red Sox since 1999, according to a team spokesman, Kevin Shea. He is an eighth-grade special education teacher at West Running Brook Middle School in Derry.

A message left at his parents' home was not returned. The principal of the middle school, Maryann Connors-Krikorian, said she had spoken with Williams and that he planned to return to work this week after receiving medical clearance.

[Big Boy Laroux]

well, this is actually different, if the grounds keeper did not instigate anything. he has every right to press charges if he was attacked (unprovoked) in the bullpen.

again, pedro was defending himself. if nelson and garcia were defending themselves, that's another story. but it sounds as though nelson started it simply because the grounds crew member was cheering for the sox.

[ItalianMobbstah187]

It's 100% obvious Garcia wasn't defending himself by looking at the videotape.....he got into the pileup well after it started.

[Big Boy Laroux]

yeah, he jumped the fence... what i meant was basically if garcia was defending his teammate... but if nelson started this whole thing, that point is moot.

[dallas_esq]

Nelson will settle with this guy in a civil suit later. These guys all paid high fines too. When will they learn?