During Texas’ 7-6, 10-inning loss to Oakland on Monday, Texas pitcher Frankie Francisco threw a chair into the right-field box seats and hit two spectators in the head. Photos of the ensuing madness captured the reactions and prove that a picture is worth a thousand words. Here’s just a few guesses of what some people might have been thinking:
1. “Hmmm, you know, she may be OK after … nope, I see blood. That nose is busted.”
2. “I don’t stand for chair tossing, never have, never will. Now, chuck a card table up here and you got me on my feet.”
3. “OH MY GOD? IS THAT BRAD PITT?”
4. “OH MY GOD? IS THAT JENNIFER ANISTON?”
5. “Oh my God, I’m surrounded by buffoons.”
6. “No, go ahead, feel my muscle. I can bench about … HOLY MOLY!”
7. “See, Dad, I think when they throw the chair like that, the blue team gets two points.”
8. “No fair. Throw me a chair! Throw me a chair!”
9. “Gosh, I love wrestling.”
10. “Lenny, now’s your chance. Run out there and steal third base!”
11. “I could SO throw a chair farther than that.”
12. “… and you Rangers smell, and you’re stupid, and, let’s see, you’re smelly. OK, I said that. I’m done.”
13. “This never happens at Raiders games.”
14. “You are so sued.”
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Locked & loaded
It’s official. The NHL has locked out the players. Here’s a look at a few numbers from the issue. And remember: No matter what anyone says, it’s always about the money.
2 Times an NHL season has been previously interrupted because of a labor conflict.
7 Days since the NHL and the players met at the negotiating table.
8 Work stoppages in baseball, the most among team sports.
75 Percent of team revenues that owners say was paid out in player costs.
103 Days without hockey in the 1994-’95 lockout.
$300M Amount of money in the NHL owners’ lockout fund.
$733,000 Average NHL player’s salary at the time of the 1994 lockout.
$1.8M Average NHL player’s salary last season.
$224M Amount the NHL says its clubs lost last
season. That’s on top of $273 million in losses claimed in the 2002-’03 season.
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Edited by the sports staff of RedEye.
