Gerald Laird - Suite fightin' man

According to Joe Frisaro of MLB.com, Tigers catcher, Gerald Laird and his younger brother, Brandon Laird, a prospect in the Yankees system were arrested on suspicion of assault and disorderly conduct on Wednesday in Phoenix.

The Laird brothers were attending a Phoenix Suns basketball game in an arena lounge/suite at the U.S. Airways Arena in Phoenix. Apparently, security guards had previously spoken to the brothers about their loud behavior. Later, according to Phoenix police Sgt. Andy Hill, "While security guards were trying to arrest the subject for disorderly conduct, the Laird Brothers interfered and assaulted the security guards".

Interesting.

I bet Gerald never made contact though.*

*Sorry, Gerald but when you hit .225, you open yourself up to this stuff. Nothing personal. I would have said the same thing if it was Neifi Perez or Mario Mendoza.

A nice gesture but....

The AP story for the Reds/Marlins game indicates that Reds outfielder, Jonny Gomes gave retiring Dayton Daily News writer, Hal McCoy the bat he hit for a home run that night.

Ok, obviously a very nice gesture and all by Gomes but I don't know that McCoy would even display it. What would he say? "Hey everybody, here is a bat given to me by Jonny Gomes, more known for his fighting than hitting, that he used to hit a home run in a late season game in 2009. I will treasure this forever." I am admittedly being a little sarcastic here as the home run was hit on a night that the club used to honor Hal McCoy but in the end it is still a piece of lumber from marginal player, Jonny Gomes.

Actually now that I think about it there is probably another plus side to this. This is a memento that McCoy's grand kids could actually use and play with. After all, it is not a Babe Ruth signed ball or anything.

Sorry Jonny (or Masked Avenger or whatever the wrestling name is here)