And I think he should probably do some time. You can’t throw chairs into groups of people. There’s always some gray area in right and wrong, but chucking folding chairs into groups of people is pretty clearly on the bad side of the right/wrong continuum.

Are all baseball players pussies, or does it just seem that way? All the time, benches clear, and the tough guys run out of their dugouts looking mean, but no one ever throws a punch. The preferred method of revenge is to throw a ball at someone from 60 feet away. And now, to settle disputes with fans, we throw chairs at them. Perfect.

This guy’s a fan, he’s sitting next to the bullpen… he’s allowed to heckle. Buck Showalter is saying that he was saying some nasty things, but it doesn’t really matter… What justifies tossing a chair at him? Even if he was getting into some seriously vile stuff, it’s on the player to either sit there and take it, or get security to do something about it. If you’re going to be a professional athlete, this is something you’re going to have to deal with. Right or wrong, it’s going to be there. If a player can’t take it… maybe he should try another profession.