mass production Posted August 12, 2010 Share #1 Posted August 12, 2010 New York Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez was arrested Wednesday night, accused of punching his father-in-law in the team's clubhouse, police said.. Police said that Rodriguez was charged with third-degree assault and that his father-in-law went to a hospital with facial bruises and other injuries. The altercation occurred in the family lounge at Citi Field where relatives were waiting for players after the Mets' 6-2 loss to the Colorado Rockies. At one point, Rodriguez was outside the lounge yelling before security got him back in the clubhouse, the New York Daily News also reported. The Mets confirmed there was an incident between Rodriguez and his family and referred all questions to the police, who said the pitcher would be arraigned at Queens Criminal Court Thursday. Rodriguez blew up at reporters who tried to talk to him after the game but before he allegedly attacked his father-in-law, The New York Post reported. Rodriguez’s agent declined to comment. Rodriguez has had previous confrontations with a team official, a coach and an opponent in his 1-1/2 seasons with the Mets, though none of them reached this level. The excitable 28-year-old pitcher signed a three-year, $37 million contract with the Mets after posting a record 62 saves with the Angels in 2008. He is 4-2 with 25 saves and a 2.24 ERA this season. Rodriguez did not pitch in the Mets' latest loss, which dropped them below .500. Reliever Manny Acosta gave up a two-out grand slam to Colorado's Melvin Mora in the eighth inning. In May, Rodriguez and bullpen coach Randy Niemann got into a heated exchange while the pitcher was preparing to enter a game. Mets manager Jerry Manuel later said the matter was resolved without divulging what caused the dispute. In July 2009, Rodriguez and former Mets official Tony Bernazard argued aboard the team bus. Bernazard was later fired by the Mets amid several allegations. That June, Rodriguez and New York Yankees reliever Brian Bruney needed to be separated before a game. They had jawed at each other in the media a day earlier. http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/New-York-Mets-Francisco-Rodriguez-clubhouse-altercation-081110 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R68 Subway Car Posted August 12, 2010 Share #2 Posted August 12, 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locomotion69 Posted August 12, 2010 Share #3 Posted August 12, 2010 I really hope they can void his contract, he has 1 more year for $13 million left. He is highly overrated and overpaid in my opinion. And to think that he makes $2 million less then the best closer in the game(Mariano Rivera). I just wished he would have punched Jerry and Omar, they both deserve a good beating. The Mets organization is a freaking joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YankeesPwnMets Posted August 12, 2010 Share #4 Posted August 12, 2010 Fail. Mariano and the Yankees FTW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B35 via Church Posted August 13, 2010 Share #5 Posted August 13, 2010 that's what sparked that outburst out of him... the fact that they didn't put him in, in a 1 run game in the 8th inning.... this is one reason why I'm glad the Yankees didn't get him... peep this... this is the same guy that has a problem with pitchers celebrating after strikeouts (I forgot his exact comment, but it sounded, for the most part - stupid)... and yet, this is one of the main sons of bi***es (well, behind Valverde of the Tigers) that gets overly riled up after a big strikeout.... When I heard this on ESPNews, I was literally laughing..... He's still an above average closer, but he's not the same Dominant closer anymore.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan05979 Posted August 14, 2010 Share #6 Posted August 14, 2010 Lets go mets......down the tubes as alwayzzzz. Yanks #1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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