No Good Job Goes Unpunished...

Baseball Player Shoots Coach

September 7, 2009

FROM STINGWIRE REPORTS

The founder of an adult baseball league on Monday called the Sunday afternoon shooting of a coach by an allegedly disgruntled pitcher an "isolated incident" in the league's history.

The shooting happened in Abbott Park about 2:20 p.m. near East 95th Street and South Michigan Avenue, police said.

An adult baseball team called the Chicago Cardinals was scheduled to play two games in the park Sunday, but trouble began after the first game when the team’s coach pulled a pitcher from the game, authorities said.

The player who pitched during the first game, took offense when the coach, listed on the Cardinals’ Web site as Glynn Hall, decided to put in another pitcher, according to police.

The pitcher went to fetch a gun and shot the coach, an adult male whose age was not available, four times, police said. The coach was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn where he was listed in good condition.

Ya know...this was obviously a good coaching decision. After all, the guy lived, so...the pitcher was obviously losing his control and accuracy.