This guy has learned well, imo
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/07/26/ASNOTES.TMP&type=as
(07-25) 17:54 PDT Anaheim -- Mike Piazza was steaming after Wednesday's game after being struck in the back of the head by a half-filled water bottle thrown by a fan at Angel Stadium.
"I'm pressing charges,'' Piazza said. "He's going to spend the night in jail. He hit me right in the helmet. ... It's just inexcusable at a baseball game to throw a bottle at someone. Just a joke.''
After speaking to reporters, Piazza was taken to another area of the stadium to identify the suspect, Roland Flores, 22 of La Puente (Los Angeles County). Flores is being held for assault and battery at the Anaheim Detention Facility.
Piazza was standing in the on-deck circle when he was hit from behind.
"It startled the heck out of me, a thump to the back of my head,'' he said. "I turned around and was like, 'Was it you? Or you or you?' Everyone pointed at the guy and I said, 'You're gutless,' and he started walking out. There he goes, the bravest guy in the world. That's a complete lower level of stupidity.''
Piazza then stepped up and hit a single to right center, helping out the A's three-run ninth against Angels closer Francisco Rodriguez, who'd saved 14 consecutive opportunities against Oakland until Wednesday. (He also has five losses against Oakland.)
Piazza had three hits in all, including another homer. In a possible showcase before the July 31 trading deadline, the A's DH is batting .380 with seven RBIs since coming off the DL on Friday.
Murphy's travels: Donnie Murphy's trip from Memphis to Angel Stadium on Wednesday belonged on an episode of "The Amazing Race.''
The infielder was penciled into the Oakland lineup, but he didn't get into a cab at Los Angeles International airport until 11 a.m., with a 12:35 start time in Anaheim,
"I was like, 'Geez, step on it,' '' Murphy said.
With shortstop Bobby Crosby going on the DL on Wednesday morning and third baseman Eric Chavez out again with back soreness, the A's remaining options were slim had Murphy not arrived on time; manager Bob Geren said that outfielder Travis Buck, who played third in college, would have filled in until Murphy got to the park.
Murphy arrived with 40 minutes to spare, and in his first at-bat, he delivered an RBI double.
lol
Rickson by water bottle.