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The Mad Monk
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of Ice Cream
Mar 2000
time: 23:27
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Fan Attacks Umpire at Baseball Game
The Associated Press
Tuesday, April 15, 2003; 11:30 PM
CHICAGO - A fan came out of the stands during Tuesday night's game between the Kansas City Royals and Chicago White Sox and attacked first base umpire Laz Diaz. Security and players came to Diaz's aid and the fan was quickly taken away.
Immediately after Carlos Lee flied out to right to end the eighth inning, the fan ran on the field and tried to tackle Diaz, wrapping his arms around the umpire's legs.
It was the first appearance by the Royals in Chicago since coach Tom Gamboa was pummeled by a father and son who came out of the stands last September.
Three times earlier Tuesday night, the game was delayed when fans ran onto the field before being tackled by security guards.
U.S. Cellular Field, formerly Comiskey Park, will host the All-Star game July 15.
Before the game, Gamboa tried to downplay his return to the field where he was attacked seven months ago.
"I haven't given it a thought really," Gamboa said. "Lightning doesn't strike twice."
Gamboa, who was the Royals' first base coach when he was attacked last Sept. 19, is now Kansas City's bullpen coach. Gamboa, 55, still has a minor hearing loss in his right ear following the beating.
The boy, 15 at the time, was sentenced to five years of probation and also ordered to undergo mandatory counseling and perform 30 hours of community service.
The boy was arrested along with his father, William Ligue Jr., who initially pleaded innocent to charges of aggravated battery and mob action. The case is still pending.
Gamboa, a former coach with the Cubs, said Chicago sports fans shouldn't be judged by what happened to him.
"It's a great sports city and no one incident or what two guys did would tarnish that," Gamboa said.
"It's over and done with as far as I'm concerned."
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dy...-2003Apr15.html
So...what's this special attraction about, anyway?
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H Tower
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Maybe I should reconsider going to that white sox game on saturday...
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The Mad Monk
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Mar 2000
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Just in time for an update!
quote:
Big-league bail for wild fan
April 18, 2003
BY ANNIE SWEENEY AND DAVE MCKINNEY Staff Reporter
Eric Dybas has maintained that his charging onto the field at a White Sox game this week was just a stunt for attention, but a Cook County judge saw it differently Thursday.
He set bail for the Bolingbrook man at a whopping $250,000 and scolded him in court for playing an "incendiary game" of "who can make the crowd shriek the loudest."
Judge Nicholas Ford said tackling umpire Laz Diaz at Tuesday night's game at U.S. Cellular Field between the Sox and the Kansas City Royals was an act "that appeals to the worst common denominator. The potential for danger was great."
"Anything could have happened," Ford said. "Someone has to say no to this kind of conduct, and today it's going to be me."
The judge said Dybas' actions could have inspired 10 or even "100" spectators to try something similar on the field, which he said should be considered "sacrosanct." He also noted that the stadium was filled with people, including children.
Last year, bail for 35-year-old William Ligue was set at $200,000 after he was accused of charging onto the field at the then-Comiskey Park and assaulting Kansas City first-base coach Tom Gamboa during a game. That was the last time the Sox and Royals had played in Chicago until this week.
Tuesday's incident has resulted in even more criticism and hand-wringing about how to preserve a fun and safe ballpark experience.
State Rep. John Fritchey (D-Chicago) announced he would introduce legislation that would make it a felony to trespass on a "place of public amusement.'' The legislation also proposes a mandatory fine of $1,000 and performance of community service.
Currently, such trespassing is a misdemeanor.
"With the All-Star game coming to town in just a few months, we need to take the proper steps now to make it clear that we will not tolerate these types of stupid and dangerous actions,'' Fritchey said.
In a statement to investigators, Dybas, who has been charged with felony aggravated battery, said he jumped over the first-base wall Tuesday night after seeing two other men jump onto the outfield earlier in the game.
"He wanted to one-up them," prosecutor Lorraine Scaduto said in court, "and do something even more outrageous."
Dybas, 24, wasn't in the courtroom, appearing instead via closed-circuit TV. He stood emotionless during the hearing, wearing the same blood-stained shirt he was shown in Tuesday, and there was a bandage above his right eye --the result of being subdued by several players and security guards.
His attorney said Dybas had been drinking all day, including time he spent at the Cubs game earlier, and that Dybas' actions were "fueled" by the alcohol.
Attorney Frank P. Kostouros, noting that earlier in the day a murder bail was $200,000, said $250,000 for his client was too high and the judge should have taken into consideration his client's alcohol problem.
Kostouros also said his client would like to apologize to Diaz, both teams and to Major League Baseball.
Dybas' mother, Shelly Erickson, and his fiancee, Kelly Sherwood, were in court. As Kostouros described her son's drinking problem to reporters, Erickson held on to Sherwood tightly and cried quietly.
If convicted, Dybas could face three to five years in prison.
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Quarter Million Dollar Bail? Three Years in Prison?
Couldn't happen to a nicer guy. 
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16-04-2003 14:29
It's like the Red Wings squids: just something they do...
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