If it was my daughter I would explain to her that it was an accident. I wouldn't press charges. I wouldn't be happy about it. But I'm man enough to realize when somebody meant something and when they did not. I would probably approach Simon like a man and ask him to make a better judgement next time. And then leave it at that. Accidents are going to happen to my children. But I'm not going to press charges unless it was intentional or caused great harm. Neither sems to be the case here. So it wasn't even reckless.
To me, assault (the charge he was arrested on) implies intent. Do you think he swung the bat intentionally trying to physically harm the woman? I don't think he did. As mentioned above, Sir Charles has jokingly punched mascots like Rocky before. He was never charged with anything. What Simon did was stupid and he shouldn't get away with it. That's why I feel the women should sue. I'll even agree with MLB or the Pirates suspending or fining him. He should also apologize. It's gonna be hard to criminally charge him with anything though.
So lets say I'm running down the street and I accidently knock someone over. The person gets a scraped knee and calls the police. Can I be charged with assault?
Simon didn't accidentally swing the bat at the woman. He did it on purpose. He could have at least been charged with some sort of reckless endangerment, but the point in this instance is now moot.
Two females have scraped knees One sausage costume has been damaged This guy won't even spend a night in jail justice in America
The issue isn't less serious because the girls didn't sustain damage. These girls were in costume, doing their job, when out of nowhere (when they couldn't possibly see it coming), some huge guy hits one of them in the side of the head with a baseball bat. Ha, ha, ha. That's just hilarious.
Bill Worrell tonight: "Kids 'Run the Bases' night is scheduled for this weekend, but with Randal Simon in town they might want to call it off!"
Now it gets even MORE blown out of proportion. If I were the players association I'd be filing a huge complaint. This is total bs. Simon suspended three games, fined for incident -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Associated Press Randall Simon was suspended for three games and fined $2,000 by major league baseball Friday for hitting one of the Milwaukee Brewers' sausage mascots with his bat. The Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman did not play Thursday against Milwaukee, so that game will count as one of the three games, a club spokesman said. Simon chose not to appeal the fine or suspension, which he continued serving Friday night against the Houston Astros. Simon hit a 19-year-old woman in an Italian sausage costume during the Brewers' popular costume race Wednesday night at Miller Park. A 21-year-old woman in a hot dog costume also fell, and both women were treated for scraped knees. After the game, Simon was arrested and booked for misdemeanor battery, and told to show up at the district attorney's office the next day. Simon and one of the women met with prosecutors, but Simon was not charged with a crime. He said he did not mean to knock the women down. Still, Simon was cited by the sheriff's department for disorderly conduct and fined $432. The 19-year-old woman, Mandy Block, was among four team employees dressed as an oversized bratwurst, a hot dog and Italian and Polish sausages racing past the Pirates' dugout between the sixth and seventh innings at Miller Park when Simon hit Block with a half-swing. Block and Veronica Piech, the 21-year-old woman, asked for an apology and an autographed bat from Simon. He gave the Brewers two autographed bats for the women. Simon said Thursday attempts were made to contact the two women and messages of apology were left for both. "His agent called and left a message,'' Block said Friday. "He hasn't called yet. I understand that. He's traveling, he has games. I'm sure I'll talk to him.'' A Brewers spokesman said the women would be given their bats after Friday night's game against Cincinnati. Block did not want to have Simon charged with a crime. "It was just a few scratches,'' she said Friday. "I'm fine. I think the whole thing is funny.''
