I would have expected a swing and a miss.

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I was at this game and could not believe what I was seeing. It is a shame that the children had to witness such an an event. I am sure the league will deal with this in a serious manner.

It is a joke that Tommy John was ejected after the stunt Offerman pulled.

If it was hockey, he would have only received a two minute penalty...

First pitching swinging? ;)

The real news is that Offerman was playing SS.

I wonder what his UZR is right now; even in whatever league this is, he can't be a good defensive SS, though I guess he still has some pop in his bat.

Jesus, he did have an 0-1 count on him, maybe he was not actually hit on purpose.

Was Offerman yelling "you, Beech" as he charged the mound?

Will this tarnish Jose's Hall of Fame chances?

what's Jose Canseco's take on this?

Matt Beech is still pitching?

Beech is the first left-hander Offerman's hit in nearly ten years.

Beat on the brat.
Beat on the brat.
Beat on the brat with a baseball bat.

Mo Vaughn couldn't have done any better.

Kwik-kwiz: who is Phil Rizzuto's closest comp? Jose Offerman. I kid you not.

The pitcher probably called him Jose O-for-ten.

"Kwik-kwiz: who is Phil Rizzuto's closest comp? Jose Offerman. I kid you not."

They're practically twins, after all.

Will this tarnish Jose's Hall of Fame chances?

Good question, Juan Marichal did have to wait a few years but eventually got in.

So I think Jose will have to be patient, very patient.

this will be the last game of baseball that offerman ever plays.

Smacked his Beech up.

A Matt Beech sighting wow! I loved that arm way back when. Had him in multiple fantasy leagues.

All right, Matt Beech is still playing! I bought his BB-Ref.com page when Sean first started the page sponsorship program.

What Offerman did is absolutely bizarre.

Have you guys seen who else is on that Ducks roster? A veritable treasure trove of Primer jokes: Pete Rose Jr., Carl Everett...

And Mike Crudale.

When you are one of the richest guys in the league, you would be well advised not to make yourself a target of lawsuits.

Olbermann on the news: "That's the first time that Offerman has made solid contact on two consecutive swings in over a decade" (paraphrasing)

Yet another error by Offerman

Alfonso, Everett, Offerman, Rose, Crudale, Damian Rolls, Lance Davis, Danny Graves, John Halama, John Riedling, Ed Yarnall...

It's like the senior/washed-up league never left.

While the Ducks have all these washed-up major-league stars, other teams in the league have to make do with washed-up bit-players like Ramon Nivar, Wayne Franklin, Frank Castillo (York Revolution), Chris Brock, Felix Hernandez (Lancaster Barnstormers), Eric Junge, Matt Perisho, Sean Fesh, Hector Mercado, Quinton McCracken (Bridgeport Bluefish), Alan Zinter, Andy Van Hekken (Somerset Patriots), Craig Paquette (Camden Riversharks), and Jeff Tam (who has somehow agreed to play for the team that plays no home games).

The Newark Bears used to be the team with all the stars (Jose Canseco, Rickey Henderson, Jose Lima), but I don't recognize a single name on their roster now except Jeriome Robertson.

Speaking of the Atlantic League, this guy has been absolutely brilliant as...yes, the closer for an independent league team, but still. He's overpowering. The Phillies should take a chance on him instead of trading for wife-beaters from the Mariners.