Jose Offerman pleads not guilty, expected to change plea to

With a defense team that includes Denny Crane, Johnny Cochran and Matlock, Jose Offerman plead not guilty to charges that he attacked a pitcher and catcher with a bat during an independent league game this summer.  I really think Offerman is going to pull this one off, I mean it’s not like they have any pictures of the alleged event taking place.

Oh come on, you expect the jury to believe Offerman is guilty simply because you have one photo.  He could be doing a number of things besides swinging his bat at the pitcher:

1. He could be throwing a javelin that looks like a bat into right field.
2. Perhaps he raised his arm like that to get away from the John Amechi of Independent League Baseball Catchers who was throwing himself at an ex-all-star like Offerman.
3. Maybe it was one of those wacky minor league gimmick games.  Judging by this picture, I think the defense could claim that this was Jason Kidd imitation night.

So as you can see, a picture like this will hold no weight in court.  Sorry prosecutor, better luck with O.J..  Now if they had a series of pictures showing Offerman going after Bridgeport Bluefish pitcher Matt Beech and catcher John Nathans, then maybe you would have a case.

Son of a bitch.  What exactly is their case?  How can you claim to be not guilty of 2nd degree assault when there is a You Tube frame by frame documentation of the assault set to Jock Jams music? 

Offerman’s attorney Frank Riccio has said he does not believe his client struck the players with a bat.

This Riccio guy sounds like he’s trying to get hired by  Pacino in The Devil’s Advocate.  Beech, the pitcher, suffered a broken finger, while Nathans, the catcher, suffered a concussion.  This Riccio guy continues:

"I think a mistake was made by him charging the mound with a bat in his hand," Riccio said. "But after that, everything is a blur."

A total blur, I agree.  A frame-by-frame-10,000-people-saw-Jose-Offerman-swinging-a-bat-at-the-pitcher blur.  I would like to mention that Riccio is from Bridgeport, where the incident occurred.  Good to know that Offerman has blown all his MLB money and now has to look through the Bridgeport Yellow Pages for an attorney.  Riccio gives us one more gem:

"I think baseball polices itself very well," Riccio said. "I think it should be left to baseball to decide what should be done."

Mr. Riccio, you seem to have confused Independent Baseball with Major League Baseball.  MLB polices itself quite well, I agree.  Independent Baseball on the other hand has hemorrhoids night at the ballpark (evidence of hemorrhoids gets you ½ off hotdogs) and gives the first four fans that come to the game a free calendar, and also lets them umpire the game.  Maybe the cops should’ve stepped in when a player was swinging a bat at the other team.

While Vick gets all the media attention (he smokes weed?????),  Jose Offerman and his 10 dollar lawyer are about to embark on the worst legal defense I have seen since my lawyer tried to tell the judge that I was giving the hooker $500 to not have sex with me.  It didn’t work out for me; I’m guessing it won’t work for him either.

Violent J

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