Jose Offerman, a former major-league All-Star, threw a punch at an umpire during an argument in a Dominican winter-league game Saturday night, the second time in 2 ½ years he has attacked someone on a baseball field.Yeesh!
Offerman, manager of the Licey Tigers, appeared to hit first-base umpire Daniel Rayburn in the face or neck with his fist during a heated discussion in a game against the Cibao Giants. Rayburn fell to the ground.
The 41-year-old Offerman, who spent part of the 2002 season with the Seattle Mariners, was taken to a police station to wait until the end of the game to see if Rayburn would press charges.
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1/17/2010
This deserves its own post
Licey v. Gigantes involved some ex-Rattlers. It also involved this:
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I think it's possible this whole thing was a work.
Offerman's punch barely made contact, and the ump sold it like he'd been shot in the face.
That was like an old Andre the Giant forearm to the chest.
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