Brawl in Oakland...
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Brawl in Oakland...
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Texas reliever Frank Francisco threw a chair at a fan in a lower box to the left of the Rangers' bullpen along the right-field line in the ninth inning against the Oakland Athletics on Monday night.
The chair hit one man in the head, then bounced and clobbered a woman in the side of the head on her left temple.
The Rangers sprinted out of their dugout with two outs in the top of the ninth and reliever Doug Brocail could be seen screaming at a male fan. Brocail had to be restrained by his teammates and bullpen coach Mark Connor, and others also had to be held back.
Security ran to the scene and a small section of fans was cleared from their seats.
The incident caused a 19-minute delay.
A's manager Ken Macha came across the field to speak to Dave Rinetti, vice president of stadium operations, before play resumed.
The chair hit one man in the head, then bounced and clobbered a woman in the side of the head on her left temple.
The Rangers sprinted out of their dugout with two outs in the top of the ninth and reliever Doug Brocail could be seen screaming at a male fan. Brocail had to be restrained by his teammates and bullpen coach Mark Connor, and others also had to be held back.
Security ran to the scene and a small section of fans was cleared from their seats.
The incident caused a 19-minute delay.
A's manager Ken Macha came across the field to speak to Dave Rinetti, vice president of stadium operations, before play resumed.
i hope he gets arrested soon.
h: I thought it was big street brawl 
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Originally Posted by Quikstep
Not to condone Francisco at all, but fan behavior is really getting out of hand in the past few years.
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Originally Posted by WiLL
Oakland sport fans are kinda....:ugh: Just look at some of the Raider fans. :doh: (I am refering back to the riot when they lose the big game)