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Gary Sheffield takes a punch Gary Sheffield turned to the Boston fan who hit him, his fist cocked and his temper hot. Then, the New York Yankees outfielder stopped himself from doing something foolish. "We have to give Sheffield a lot of credit,'' Boston's Johnny Damon said, "for him to restrain himself the way he did.'' Sheffield was fielding Jason Varitek's two-run triple along the low right-field fence in the eighth inning of the Red Sox's 8-5 victory Thursday night when a fan swung a short uppercut in his direction, appearing to graze the side of the slugger's face with his right arm. "Something hit me in the mouth. It felt like a hand,'' Sheffield said. "I thought my lip was busted.'' After Sheffield picked up the ball, he shoved the fan before throwing the ball back to the infield as two runs scored. Another fan's beer also sprayed in Sheffield's direction. "I tried to get his hand out of my face so I could continue on with the play,'' he said. "To get punched in the mouth, you don't expect that in a baseball game.'' Sheffield then whirled around with a cocked fist, shouting in the face of the first man -- but restrained himself and did not throw a punch. A security official quickly jumped over the three-foot wall to separate the two. Players and more security officials gathered in the area, but order was soon restored. "I guess there's always one idiot in the stands,'' New York captain Derek Jeter said. As Sheffield walked away, he rubbed the side of his face and then looked at his hand. "It could have been worse if I didn't hold my composure,'' Sheffield said. "I almost snapped, but I thought about the consequences.'' There had been plenty of action before that -- three homers off Randy Johnson, the ejection of Boston manager Terry Francona and hitting coach Ron Jackson after questionable calls by plate umpire Greg Gibson and three hits and three RBIs by Hideki Matsui. The teams already have seen plenty of each other, meeting six times in their first nine games with many memorable twists -- a walk-off homer by Jeter, two blown saves by Mariano Rivera, a pregame ceremony where the Red Sox got their championship rings and two homers off Curt Schilling in a poor season debut. Despite their rivalry, the teams had played clean, exciting games. Yankee pitchers didn't even retaliate when Boston pitchers hit four of their batters in the opening series in New York. That emotion has erupted beyond the field's fences before. During the 2003 AL playoffs, two Yankees players got into a brawl with a Red Sox groundskeeper in New York's bullpen. Relief pitcher Jeff Nelson and outfielder Karim Garcia were charged with assault but agreed to a deal last October that called for the charges against them to be dropped in six months. "We have two great teams and two great baseball cities and a lot of emotion,'' Francona said. Johnson got pounded -- although he allowed just five hits -- and reliever Tom Gordon (0-1) gave up three runs in one inning with the score tied 5-5 after seven. "He had good stuff,'' Yankees manager Joe Torre said of Johnson, "but, again, when he made pitches not where he wanted them, they cost him dearly.'' Two-run homers by Jay Payton in the second and Edgar Renteria in the third, and a solo shot by Varitek in the fourth left the game tied 5-5. New York had scored on Matsui's RBI double in the third then added four runs in the fourth on a bases-loaded walk to Sheffield., a two-run single by Matsui and an RBI single by Rodriguez. Damon led off Boston's eighth with a single and scored the go-ahead run on Renteria's double. David Ortiz was walked intentionally before Varitek lined his triple, putting right fielder Sheffield on a collision course with the unruly fan. "These people shouldn't be allowed to walk the streets much less come to a ballgame,'' Torre said. "It was an ugly incident.'' There have been others in sports recently. On Nov. 19, players and fans exchanged punches in the stands near the end of a Pacers-Pistons game in one of the worst brawls in NBA history. The mayhem left several people injured and prompted a police investigation. Last September, the Rangers got into a fight with fans in Oakland, and Texas reliever Frank Francisco was arrested after throwing a chair into the stands that broke a woman's nose. On Sept. 28, Dodgers outfielder Milton Bradley was ejected after slamming a plastic bottle down in the front row of the right-field seats after a fan threw it onto the field. He was suspended for the rest of the regular season. Then, there's Fenway's fanatics. "People here yell at you and throw things at you, all kinds of things all game long,'' Yankees center fielder Bernie Williams said. "But what that guy did was different, totally unexpected. It was dangerous.'' It could have been worse. "I just tried to point the guy out'' to police, Sheffield said. "They were telling me to calm down.''

Thanks to Jems idea, also what i was thinking, a thread to include lawsuits, DUIs, fights, and problems with the law

Alex Trebek sued in connection with missing horse A woman has sued "Jeopardy!" TV quiz show host Alex Trebek in connection with the disappearance of a $100,000 broodmare she delivered to his central California horse breeding farm. The lawsuit demands that Trebek and Creston Farms return the mare named BeBe Trando, or reimburse the woman, Marion Warner, for her loss plus damages and legal fees. The suit, filed March 16 in San Luis Obispo Superior Court, says Warner believes "that defendants ... sold, traded, gifted or otherwise disposed of BeBe." A spokesman for Creston Farms could not be reached for comment. Warner sent BeBe Trando to Trebek's 700-acre (280-hectare) facility in Paso Robles on Jan. 21 to be bred to Trebek's stallion, Iron Cat, court filings say. On Feb. 24, Creston Farms staff called to tell her the horse would be bred the next day. Then on March 2, the farm's manager informed her the horse had become sick during the night and had to be euthanized. The suit says she later learned that the veterinarian who had supposedly put down the horse had not euthanized any horses at Creston Farms the day that BeBe Trando was said to have died, or in the previous week. A horse listed as "BeBe" was euthanized on Feb. 17, but the animal's description did not match that of Warner's horse, the lawsuit says.

Ya, i thinketh we are on 6

Ya. Also, I don't remember ONE gay guy whose ever been the stereotypical gay guy. I mean, Will and Marcellas? These are the only guys who this show has helped. So don't just be the gay guy. Be the creative, funny gay guy whose on the fastrack to winning a million smackaroonies!

There are two sides to this, in my opinion. And I have to agree with ranster, that you should want to fully come out for this. A: Tell Big Brother you are gay, but not before you reveal it to your family. I mean, they should know, they are your family. And like Cappy says, Gay men are encouraged to apply. They always want to fill every stereotype, and sometimes they do. B: Let it rest, think about it after you do the show more about revealing you are gay, but still reveal it to your family. That way, if something happens on the show, your family knows and is not shocked. It seems like you care about your family and what they think, so they should probably know. And if you don't want your dirty laundry aired at all though, just don't even bring it up on the show, (and if you really want to) tell your family when you are done. But anything you do or confess on Big Brother will be aired. As one producer on the Real world once said "Pick your funnest three moments throughout the whole show. These probably won't air. Now pick your worst three. These will air" or something along those lines

Cookie Monster Advocating Eating Healthy By CHELSEA J. CARTER, AP National Writer NEW YORK - Something must be wrong in the land of Muppets. First PBS announced that "Sesame Street" would kick off its 36th season this week with a multiyear story arc about healthy habits. No problem there; childhood obesity rates are soaring. Then I learned of changes that turned my "Sesame Street" world upside-down. My beloved blue, furry monster

Vatican: John Paul II Was Not Embalmed By MARTA FALCONI, Associated Press Writer VATICAN CITY - Departing from tradition, Pope John Paul II was not embalmed, only "prepared" for viewing by hundreds of thousands of mourners, the Vatican said Tuesday. Vatican spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls did not elaborate on the procedure, but an embalmer in Rome said it appeared John Paul's remains were only touched up with cosmetics. Massimo Signoracci, whose family embalmed three other popes, said he could not be certain what had been done without examining the body. Signoracci said even a light embalming is necessary for a body that is exposed for several days. John Paul died on Saturday, and his remains were put on public view late Monday on an open platform in St. Peter's Basilica. He will be buried Friday. Historically, organs were removed to make embalming more durable. Relics of 22 popes

BB1 and 2, really. Marcellas, Eddie, the knife drama, chicken george, thats what i all a great season

Ya cappy, I'd try out but can't get out there. Anyway, good luck, and if you make it, I get TOTAL interview rights when you get back. I shall be your manager, and get you on Letterman!! Oh I hope I get to meet Letterman. or he at least will call. Or stop deleting my love mail (jk)

A revelation of an old thread! Just an add on I forgot, I met Justin Guarini's cousin at a karaoke contest in which i got last place, and he got like 2nd. I guess im just meant to write witty banter on morty's

Ok, my old names back again! yes! Wb to everyone i missed

Which one? I got one for heart pressure, one for low cholesterol, one for extremely bad BO (Side effect:anal leakage), one for anal leakage (side effect: extremely Bad BO), one for gas (effects:BO and leakage) and one for stewie, Ami overdose (I can see the reply now, never too much ami followed by some picture)

McGwire Refuses to Say if He Used Steroids 20 minutes ago By HOWARD FENDRICH and RONALD BLUM, AP Sports Writers WASHINGTON - Lined up shoulder to shoulder, some of baseball's biggest stars told Congress Thursday that steroids are a problem for the sport but denied there is widespread use. Mark McGwire, choking back tears at times, repeatedly refused to say if he took the drugs when he was helping fuel a surge in the sport's popularity with his prodigious home runs. On a day of extraordinary theater, House Government Reform Committee (news - web sites) members professed their love of baseball before attacking the sport's new drug policy and warning Congress could get involved if stronger steps aren't taken. Except for admitted steroid user Jose Canseco, the five players repeatedly ducked pointed questions. Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig watched from a few feet away, waiting more than eight hours for his chance to respond. Canseco

Ok, calming, calming. Ok, im good. Just a little anger for lack of respect Im good now