Here's some great news to wake up to on a Monday morning -- former Jays all-star outfielder Jesse Barfield was reportedly pushed down a flight of stairs on Sunday during an argument with his 18-year-old son Jeremy, a New York Mets draft pick.Jeremy Barfield is expected to be charged with a Class A misdemeanor for assault.
Hat tip to Deadspin for this -- where would we be without sports bloggers who wake up before noon -- and the commenters are having a field day.
- "Good to see he's giving George Bell a run for 'Craziest 80's Jays Outfielder.'
"He did have a terrific arm." - "If only I could have convinced Jesse Barfield to buy that ranch house, none of this would have happened."
Seriously, yes, this is the kind of news you would expect more from Bell, who after all, once did try a flying karate kick on an opposing pitcher and told Toronto fans they could "kiss my purple butt." No word on if the battling Barfields dropped those bon mots during their dispute.
By the way, here's something to mull over: Jesse Barfield played his last major-league game 14 years ago and now has another son (Josh Barfield of the Padres) playing in the majors, but he's actually younger than Julio Franco by 14 whole months.
That's all for now. Send your thoughts to neatesager@yahoo.ca.
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