Not the same obviously but when the infamous pizza throwing incident happened at Fenway...that is technically assault isn't it? Yet I will laugh every single time I see that clip the rest of my life. When you realize that Mookie Betts is ok I think it's fine to have some fun with it. They are obviously morons and don't deserve to sit in those seats for a long, long time. Maybe never again. I just think we can cool it with assault charge discussion. That's all. But hey I am sure if the Dodgers/MLB/Mookie wanted to pursue that they could certainly try.
This is a good point. I laugh at the pizza toss, too. Yes, it's technically assault, but as you point out, it's not the same as someone grabbing the glove of a leaping outfielder and another reaching over and grabbing his other wrist. I'm not going to "cool it" just because you don't like it. This could have ended badly for Mookie and the Dodgers. I'm glad he wasn't hurt. Sure, we can all breathe a collective sigh of relief that he didn't get injured. We're going to shrug our shoulders and say, "Oh, well. He didn't get hurt, so let's just move on."? What happens the next time? And there will be a next time because this is the next time from the last assault on a player by a fan. Most people know that this sort of behavior results in lifetime bans. Do you think lifetime bans are going to stop morons like those two? To be fair, some don't care about being jailed for assault and they do it anyway. That's not a reason to turn a blind eye to it. I'm sure the Dodgers, MLB and Mookie could pursue it. They shouldn't have to. The Yankees should have more respect for MLB players and do it.