Jayson Werth: Not So Fabulous

The great Jeff Pearlman also has a long-standing history of speaking out against the whirlwind of dickishness that is Jayson Werth. In fact, his lede in this piece is "If you’ve read this blog before, you know Jayson Werth is one of my least-favorite professional athletes. He’s one of those guys who, for some odd reason, thinks that holding an ill-fitting leather glove and wearing red-and-white pajamas to work gives him the right to crap on people" and goes from there.

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I would have done the same thing Werth did

an extra innings game with 2 outs, and a fan gets in your way…how would you react?!

I would be absolutely fine with the Padres acquiring Werth this month, although it’s not going to happen. He’s too good a player.

by recorddigger on Jul 13, 2010 7:50 AM PDT reply actions

There are plenty of good players out there who are not sacks of crap.

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by Boilermaker19 on Jul 13, 2010 8:32 AM PDT up reply actions

How would I react?

I’d realize it’s part of the game and that a foul ball into the stands is fair game for anyone. I’d realize the fans are looking up at the ball, not at me, and so if they happen to get in my way, that’s just the game.

If I’m an infielder, and I’m trying to make a play and I run into the ump, am I going to bitch the ump out for getting in the way? No, it’s part of the game and I’m going to suck it up and deal with it.

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by creanium on Jul 13, 2010 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions

I'd probably mutter obscenities to myself under my breath.

And I’d let the crowd punish that fan for the rest of the game. Fellow Phillies fans could have done enough damage to that guy’s self-esteem without Werth’s douchery.

I need new pants.

by jodes0405 on Jul 13, 2010 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions

You upset a lot of checkerboards in your time?

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by Axion on Jul 13, 2010 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions

I'd punch the fan in the side of the head

And then while they were pulling me off of him, I’d whisper in his ear that I was going to kill his family. Then I’d rape his son with a bat.

That…

Or I’d smile at the guy and his kid that paid money to watch me play and say, “Hey, no worries, man. Just make sure you get in the way of the other guy too.” And then I’d wink, hit a home run in my half of the inning and as I was running round first, I’d point and wave at the fan to show him that there are no hard feelings and I’d have made like a billion fans for life.

That’s Werth’s problem… He’s too middlin’.

by Dex on Jul 13, 2010 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions 5 recs

if that guy was a true fan

he would have been paying attention to the situation and let Werth get the ball. Think of yourself in that situation. If Venable was going after that ball, and you know he’d catch it, I would do everything in my power to enable him to get that ball. Why?- because I’m a huge Padres fan, and seeing this team win is the main reason I’m at the ballpark. If the Padres lose, I’m a sad man.

And besides, Werth said a few words as he was running back into position. He didn’t get into the fan’s face. He simply reacted naturally and went on with the game. Like it or not, cursing is a big part of this game. It’s in the same league as spitting, chewing tobacco, and taking a nasty spiked slide into 2nd. Sure Werth wasn’t classy, but he didn’t go overboard.

by recorddigger on Jul 13, 2010 10:14 PM PDT up reply actions