What happened to the thread on Biggio's wife being attacked?

[Jimy is a misspell]

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[Mizzou]

A Sox fan decided to act like a Sox fan and the thread was locked and moved to Rants.

[Jon]

The thread was locked and moved to rants. You did nothing wrong and the original post was not inappropriate, but it turned into something that was. There were too many posts that "ruined" it and splitting those posts would not have prevented that from continuing.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

I locked it and moved it to Rants because it became a pissing match.

 

EDIT: Beaten by Jon. :(

[Garwilly]

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According to an Astros spokesperson, Patty Biggio, wife of Astros second baseman Craig Biggio, had her hair pulled by a White Sox fan after the game. She was shaken, but is fine. Chicago police arrested the man.

[Garwilly]

From the San Fran Gate:

 

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TOUGH TOWN: Astros second baseman Craig Biggio played down an altercation between his wife, Patty, and a rowdy fan at U.S. Cellular Field on Sunday night.

 

"It was one guy who acted like a 12-year-old, who slapped her upside the head," said Biggio. "I'm not going to sit here and hold all the Chicago fans accountable for this for one guy who was acting like an idiot."

 

White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen said Monday he was going to personally apologize to Biggio on Tuesday.

 

"I know the security in Chicago is doing a great job and when something happens so quickly, you can't blame anybody," Guillen said. "And the guy that did it, he should be brought to Biggio and he's the one who can hopefully get him back.

 

"I told the police, 'Don't put him in jail, bring him to me in the dugout,'" Guillen said. "Hopefully, that won't happen again."

 

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[Transmogrified Tiger]

Haha, preach that vigilante justice Ozzie.

[BleedCubbieBlue81]

From the San Fran Gate:

 

Quote:

TOUGH TOWN: Astros second baseman Craig Biggio played down an altercation between his wife, Patty, and a rowdy fan at U.S. Cellular Field on Sunday night.

 

"It was one guy who acted like a 12-year-old, who slapped her upside the head," said Biggio. "I'm not going to sit here and hold all the Chicago fans accountable for this for one guy who was acting like an idiot."

 

White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen said Monday he was going to personally apologize to Biggio on Tuesday.

 

"I know the security in Chicago is doing a great job and when something happens so quickly, you can't blame anybody," Guillen said. "And the guy that did it, he should be brought to Biggio and he's the one who can hopefully get him back.

 

"I told the police, 'Don't put him in jail, bring him to me in the dugout,'" Guillen said. "Hopefully, that won't happen again."

 

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For the first time in a long time, I actually agree with Ozzie on this one. Screw the police, let Biggio take care of it. I know if I were married, I'd want to have a word with someone that went after my wife.

[Jimy is a misspell]

I see guys, good call and I understand.

 

BTW, Bidge said on the radio today that they guy who did it messed up and didn't know he was messing with a "Jersey girl." Apparently she chased him down and held/confronted him until the cops could come and arrest him.

[Wild_Cubs04]

I see guys, good call and I understand.

 

BTW, Bidge said on the radio today that they guy who did it messed up and didn't know he was messing with a "Jersey girl." Apparently she chased him down and held/confronted him until the cops could come and arrest him.

 

:lol: awesome.

[gus_dog]

I see guys, good call and I understand.

 

BTW, Bidge said on the radio today that they guy who did it messed up and didn't know he was messing with a "Jersey girl." Apparently she chased him down and held/confronted him until the cops could come and arrest him.

 

:lol: awesome.

 

That's just classic!

[RynoRules]

I see guys, good call and I understand.

 

BTW, Bidge said on the radio today that they guy who did it messed up and didn't know he was messing with a "Jersey girl." Apparently she chased him down and held/confronted him until the cops could come and arrest him.

 

:lol: awesome.

 

That's just classic!

 

Good for her. Now let Biggio have 5 minutes alone with him. A bit of an attitude adjustment.

[BeerHere]

White Sox fans never cease to disappoint me. I bet Mayor Daley is proud though.

[BeerHere]

From the San Fran Gate:

 

Quote:

TOUGH TOWN: Astros second baseman Craig Biggio played down an altercation between his wife, Patty, and a rowdy fan at U.S. Cellular Field on Sunday night.

 

"It was one guy who acted like a 12-year-old, who slapped her upside the head," said Biggio. "I'm not going to sit here and hold all the Chicago fans accountable for this for one guy who was acting like an idiot."

 

White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen said Monday he was going to personally apologize to Biggio on Tuesday.

 

"I know the security in Chicago is doing a great job and when something happens so quickly, you can't blame anybody," Guillen said. "And the guy that did it, he should be brought to Biggio and he's the one who can hopefully get him back.

 

"I told the police, 'Don't put him in jail, bring him to me in the dugout,'" Guillen said. "Hopefully, that won't happen again."

 

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Unfortunately, Guillen would likely buy him a beer or give lifetime season tickets to this "real sox fan".

 

Tool

[LoneStarCubFan]

Sox fans are mouth-breathing knuckle-dragging idiots. When you get that many parole violators in one place crap like this is going to happen.

 

Biggio's wife, and others, did chase the guy down but it was Biggio's brother who pinned the animal up against a wall until the cops got there.

[Jimy is a misspell]

Here's the story.

 

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/topfront/3413703

 

Biggio's wife slapped at White Sox's ballpark

Guillen issues apology to Astro, condemns fan

By JOSE DE JESUS ORTIZ

Copyright 2005 Houston Chronicle

 

Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen issued a public apology on behalf of his organization to Astros second baseman Craig Biggio, whose wife was slapped by a fan in the stands at U.S. Cellular Field.

 

"I feel like it's our fault, and I talked to (Biggio) about it, and he knows we're sorry," Guillen said. "He knows it was something we couldn't control. It wasn't like a fight. (The fan) hit the lady and left."

 

The incident occurred on Sunday night during Game 2 of the 101st World Series at Chicago's ballpark, where several members of the Astros' traveling party were harassed.

 

"He slapped her and ran," Biggio said of the fan who struck his wife, Patty. "She ran after him. My brother-in-law ended up putting him against the wall. That's pretty sorry."

 

Asked if Patty had been hurt, Biggio said his New Jersey-raised wife held her own.

 

"You don't slap a New Jersey girl and get away with it," he said. "That happens sometimes. It's terrible. It's over."

 

Added Guillen: "I wish she would have grabbed something and broken his head. If that happened to my family, it would have been a big problem. ... People should just go to the game and not bother people next to you, or you're not a White Sox fan or a baseball fan. Just enjoy the game. Drink if you want to drink; just respect the people next to you."

 

No criminal complaint was made against the fan, according to Chicago police.

 

 

Chicago defended

Biggio, manager Phil Garner, general manager Tim Purpura, catcher Brad Ausmus and several of the Astros were adamant that a few cowardly acts weren't indicative of the White Sox or Chicago fan base.

 

"The word was that the guy had been gouging her a little bit, pulling her hair and just doing some stupid things, things that are just not necessary," Garner said. "Have your fun. This (World Series) is a great thing for them and a great thing for us. Cheer and be as loud as you want to be and whatever else, but don't do that.

 

"I can't imagine Patty Biggio ever saying anything that would incite anything, either. I just can't imagine that. Even if she had, there's no excuse."

 

Despite the incident, Garner said he heard the Astros' traveling party had mostly positive experiences with the fans.

 

Nonetheless, Guillen did not hide his disgust at the treatment Patty Biggio received.

 

"On behalf of the White Sox organization, I just don't think we could control that," Guillen said. "But I think the family is a big part of my life. I think especially the kids. And when that happened in the ballpark, you feel you need to be supportive.

 

"When you're a man and you hit a lady, no matter whose wife it is or whose sister it is, you respect them. But it's something that's tough to control. It happened so quick."

 

 

More harassment

Although Patty Biggio was the only Astros wife who was slapped Sunday, she wasn't the only member of the traveling party who was harassed. Ausmus said his wife, Liz, endured some vulgar taunts and a few vulgar hand gestures throughout the night.

 

"Some of the treatment that the Astros families received at U.S. Cellular Field was a huge black eye for the city of Chicago," Ausmus said. "Now, I understand that's not indicative of all the people in the Chicago area, because I have friends and relatives there.

 

"I know the people of Chicago are overwhelmingly good people. But if I was from Chicago, I'd be embarrassed by the way the Astros' families were treated by the White Sox fans. My wife didn't get hit or anything, but people flipped her off and were screaming at her."

 

The attendance at U.S. Cellular Field was announced as 41,432 for Game 2, and the crowd was obviously overwhelmingly in support of the White Sox. With that in mind, Ausmus said there was little the Astros' family members could do in response. "You don't want to get caught in a situation where you're inflaming the masses," Ausmus said. "So I think as an Astros fan at a visiting park, you pretty much have to swallow it."

 

 

'Bring him to me'

Maybe so, but Guillen insinuated that he would have definitely defended anybody in the Astros' traveling party.

 

"I know the security in Chicago is doing a great job," Guillen said. "And when something happens so quick, you can't blame anybody. And the guy that did it, he should be brought to Biggio, and he's the one that can hopefully get him back.

 

"I told the police, 'Don't put him in jail. Bring him to me in the dugout.' But hopefully, that won't happen again."

 

Shortstop Adam Everett heard a little bit about the incident, but he knew more than enough to form his opinion.

 

"That's real weak," he said. "That's bad. I don't care where you're at, to hit a woman is not good."

[Jimy is a misspell]

BTW, just so you don't think Ausmus is a hater, I've heard him say several times that Wrigley is his favorite road trip and that he thinks it the greatest venue in the National League.

[Derwood]

Please stop calling thugs like this "fans". Fans don't do this. Criminals do

[TheDude]

BTW, Bidge said on the radio today that they guy who did it messed up and didn't know he was messing with a "Jersey girl." Apparently she chased him down and held/confronted him until the cops could come and arrest him.

That's exactly what my wife would have done. She's from Boston. A classy lady until you wrong her.

 

I really don't think it's cool to equate entire fan-base to one goon's actions, even if it is the Nth instance of one goon over the years.

[AI]

That is nothing. When my father-in-law played in the 84 World Series, my mother-in-law and the other wives had six Detroit police officers assigned to them at all times in Tiger Stadium. They weren't allowed to go to the bathroom without a police escort. After one of the road games, fans tried to tip over a bus carrying the parents and extended family of the Padres players.

[gus_dog]

After one of the road games, fans tried to tip over a bus carrying the parents and extended family of the Padres players.

 

What a bunch of morans!

[mul21]

After one of the road games, fans tried to tip over a bus carrying the parents and extended family of the Padres players.

 

What a bunch of morans!

 

Geez, he said they were in Detroit, not St. Louis. :lol:

[BeerHere]

Please stop calling thugs like this "fans". Fans don't do this. Criminals do

 

 

Those WS tickets cost a pretty penny. It could easily be argued that this guy was the upper echelon of sox fans to be able to afford the tickets.

 

[Careless]

Please stop calling thugs like this "fans". Fans don't do this. Criminals do

I hate to break it to you, but it's possible to be both.

[SouthSideRyan]

Okay, ok, 2 out of 40,000 people were jerks!!

 

3 tops!