When Pirates prospects attack
Posted: Saturday May 03, 2008 07:11AM ET
The reason the Pirates released pitching prospect Olivo Astacio, two sources confirmed yesterday, was that he attacked another player with a bat earlier in the week during extended spring training in Bradenton, Fla. Astacio and the other player were having an argument, the sources said, and Astacio struck the player's leg with a swing of his bat. He swung again and missed before the incident was broken up. The other player -- who was not identified -- is not seriously injured, and no charges have been filed.
Pittsburgh Pirates, AP
Comments (15)
Did anybody tell his agent that the Dallas Cowboys are always looking to help and the Cincinnati Bengals have an opening.
Insane Hussein | 05/03/08, 07:30 AM
Report Offensive Commentroid rage claims yet another victim
pw | 05/03/08, 07:48 AM
Report Offensive Commenthe watched good fellas the night before and was just telling his team mate about it cmon give the guy a break....wait thats what he was tryin to do!
Sox Sider | 05/03/08, 07:51 AM
Report Offensive CommentWashington will take him. Put him with Elijah Dukes and let 'em raise hell together.
Tell it like it is | 05/03/08, 09:01 AM
Report Offensive Comment"Did anybody tell his agent that the Dallas Cowboys are always looking to help and the Cincinnati Bengals have an opening."
Comment of the Day already secured. Nice job Outofshapeandinjured!
EastCoastKeith | 05/03/08, 09:17 AM
Report Offensive CommentPIrates should have put him in at first base- that would have been the first thing they would have hit with a bat all season.
afirefighterguy2000 | 05/03/08, 09:48 AM
Report Offensive CommentAdvice from Juan Marichal.
Turn your head and coiff | 05/03/08, 10:05 AM
Report Offensive CommentRoid rage? Clearly you're not a Pirates fan, or you'd realize that to use performance enhancing drugs, one would have to put forth the effort of actually wanting to improve said performance.
jessicarita | 05/03/08, 10:41 AM
Report Offensive CommentHit's a guy with a bat, and he can't swing hard enough to hurt him??? No wonder he was released...
By-the-Sea | 05/03/08, 11:50 AM
Report Offensive CommentWhy didn't anyone tell me the Pirates signed Randall Simon again!
DMitch | 05/03/08, 01:55 PM
Report Offensive CommentGood call jessicarita about the steriod thing...I wish the Pirates were juicing because then maybe they could win some games!!!!!
DMitch | 05/03/08, 01:56 PM
Report Offensive CommentStrange...that's not like anyone in the Pirates organization to hit.
Chico's Bails Bond | 05/03/08, 02:26 PM
Report Offensive CommentOh i heard about this. Didn't one of them have a hook for a foot?
madhatter | 05/03/08, 03:09 PM
Report Offensive CommentHasn't anyone heard of Jose Offerman ???
Kaycee3 | 05/03/08, 03:36 PM
Report Offensive Comment"Hit's a guy with a bat, and he can't swing hard enough to hurt him??? No wonder he was released..."
Too bad he's a pitcher so that doesn't matter...
ovc30 | 05/04/08, 10:05 PM
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