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July 07, 2006
Is There An Age Limit?
From the AP:
Twelve-year-old Brian Swain has just hit Yankees star Alex Rodriguez with a pitch, and he is proud of it.
"I beaned A-Rod on purpose," said Swain, who lives in Pittsburgh but was born in Boston. "I'm a die-hard Red Sox fan. The Yankees can die."
Swain got his chance to pitch to Rodriguez at Major League Baseball's Fanfest, which opened Friday and runs through the All-Star game Tuesday. Among the plethora of attractions are video pitching and batting cages that allow fans to virtually face off against baseball stars like Rodriguez, Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens.
All I want to do is push one bunt, up the first base line, and then step on Curt Schilling's ankle as he goes to cover first - even if it's just in virtual reality and about 21 months too late.
Posted by Steve Lombardi at July 7, 2006 04:50 PM
Comments
Geez, kids these days. I don't ever remember wishing death upon a rival team. Maybe a few Mets fans, but not a whole team.
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at July 7, 2006 05:05 PM
Jen, LOL!
Posted by: Don at July 7, 2006 06:49 PM
12 years old and already a jerk. What will this kid be like when he's 24?
Posted by: rbs10025 at July 8, 2006 05:07 AM
Hopefully wondering why his team has not won in the last 14 years.
Posted by: Steve Lombardi at July 8, 2006 09:06 AM
LOL.
I hope he's not serious. I mean, me and my brother, we'd bean people once in a while as a joke and we might say "die!" with a smile and smirk, but we were never serious about it. Well, anyway, intentionally beaning people was extremely rare. The best hitters go 3 for 10, why give them a free base? ;)
Posted by: pokeefe at July 8, 2006 09:36 AM