Werth takes issue with fan
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Werth takes issue with fan
Sheil Kapadia
Jayson Werth took issue with a fan not getting out of the way of a foul ball during the 12th inning of Thursday night's Phillies win over the Reds.
Cincinnati center fielder Drew Stubbs sailed a fly ball to the right field corner. Werth sped over, reached into the stands, but was unable to make the catch as a Phillies fan in a green shirt made the grab.
Werth (see video below) was not pleased and dropped an expletive on the man, who was at the game with a kid.
So the question here is simple: Was Werth out of line? Was the fan out of line? Or neither?
If you watch the video, the fan did not really reach out into the field of play. And it does look like he feels terrible after Werth gave him the business.
The kid looks frightened. But in 10 years, I picture him cracking up with his college buddies and showing them the YouTube clip of the time Jayson Werth cursed out his dad (or whoever the guy was).
Watch the video, and vote in the poll.
And thanks to Tweeter @mingramjr for posting the clip on YouTube.
If a fielder can make a play on the ball, it IS still in the field of play.— fcskills- They were both potentially in the wrong. The guy should have let Werth catch the ball. And, if Werth was truly dropping a few @x!&* (I could see that happening but we don't know for sure they were expletives) then he should apologize, especially with the kid there. No F-bombs or such and then no apology is needed.— DPL
- I think the disdain on Werth's face for paying fan is what troubles me. It's OK to be disappointed, and firmly say something like, "C'mon, man, you gotta gimme a chance to catch that", instead of that arrogant contempt he showed. Ask yourself how Shane Victorino would've handled that.— Boogie
- No harm no foul. Werth should be yelling at himself for his lackluster play of late.
- Heat of the moment gesture ,everybody has them , its over , move on !!!!no apology is needed!!!— zogger
- if werth did that to me i would have had to tune him up— gruck24
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- Werth didn't curse about the catch. He said "why the f### are you wearing Utley's shirt? He's not even playing!"— JoeC.
- In the heat of the moment, both the fan and Jason should be given some slack. It turned out that the fan had no impact on the game. Given that, when the hitter made the third out, Werth should have paid some respect to the fan and the kids in the area by making a conciliatory jester or comment on the way back to the dugout. He would have been given a standing ovation. Jason, it's not too late!
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- It's not the fan's fault Werth is an underachieving scrub. Therefore, the fan should not be expected to become his whipping boy.— Toots McGee
- Maybe if Werth treats the kid nicer the kid will explain that if you step off 1st base when the first baseman is HOLDING THE BALL and he tags you that you are OUT— eisenser
Werth should've pulled the guy from the stands, b**ch-slapped him a few times, and tossed him back over the rail. Teach these so-called fans a lesson.- There was harm done.Werthless should have apoliged to the fan and his son.Curesing was not the answer.The fan only protected his son— tobyjoe
