Victorino gets beer shower from fan mid-catch

Written by Mike Mariano | 13 August 2009

During last night’s game, Shane Victorino was showered with a beer by a Cubs fan in centerfield while trying to make a catch on a flyball.  He and Jayson Werth were none-to-happy about it at the time and deservedly so.  The Cubs owner and front office are upset about the incident and have apologized to Shane personally.

Shane is pressing a simple battery charge against the guy who threw the cup, which sounds pretty harsh on the on-set.  Shane’s rational is that the guy is most likely at home enjoying the mess and made and simply deserves to pay for his actions.  Makes sense to me.  If you hammer the guy against the wall, it should deter others from throwing things in the future.  Shane was unharmed by the beer, but the next flying object could be a cell phone like we’ve seen in the past or a battery like we’ve already shown are a possibility in one of our not so great moments.

Rob Neyer chimed in with some words for the beer lobber and the Chicago police are on the lookout for the guy.