A fan at Citizens Bank Park threw a beer bottle from the stands at
Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard on Saturday, and the team and
police said Sunday that they are investigating the incident.
As Howard was walking back to the dugout after a pinch-hitting appearance,
the bottle landed near the slumping slugger's feet, according to a police
spokesman.
"I've done too much in this town to have that kind of stuff," Howard told
reporters Sunday. "If you want to yell out 'You suck,' that's whatever. But
when you start throwing stuff, that's when stuff gets personal."
Howard hasn't been in the Phillies' starting lineup the past five games but
was used as a pinch hitter with two outs in the ninth inning. Howard grounded
out to the pitcher to end the game.
He said he didn't see the bottle in the air but noticed it after it landed
near his feet.
"I don't play that. To me, that's crossing the line. It becomes a security
issue. It's not necessary. That stuff infuriates me," he told reporters.
He said that it's the first time an object has ever been thrown at him from
the stands.
"Somebody has to do something. Somebody should get reprimanded for it.
Because if I would've done something, if I would've went into the stands and
tried to beat this dude up, I would've gotten in trouble by Major League
Baseball. He probably would've tried to sue me. But it's OK for him to throw
a bottle and then go home and be on his merry way? Nah, that doesn't work,"
he told reporters.
Howard, 36, is hitting .151 this season and earning $25 million in the final
season of his current five-year contract. He ranks second in club history
with 365 home runs, and his 1,154 RBIs are third all-time for the team.
美國時間週六Howard打擊完要回休息室時有人從觀眾席對他丟酒瓶
酒瓶沒砸到他 他發現時酒瓶就在腳邊了 球團和警察正在調查中
"如果你要說我爛透了，隨便你。不過做這種事就太超過了。"
.151 .211 .336 8HR 19RBI 今年25M 明年10M buyout
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