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Frank Riccio, Jose Offerman's attorney, believes his client was wrongfully arrested after attacking a Bridgeport Bluefish pitcher with his bat. Read that again: Wrongfully arrested for taking his bat to the mound and swinging at a defenseless pitcher. I know that's his job to question the reality of every detail, but let's just say he's got a poor case.
There is currently no video to be found, but there is this photo slideshow from the Connecticut Post that provides enough evidence to claim Frank Riccio and his client are nutjobs. Consider the Bluefish pitcher left with a broken finger, while the catcher received a concussion (from the air, clearly).Offerman's attorney, Frank Riccio, said he was still talking to witnesses, looking at photographs and gathering evidence, but did not believe his client struck the players with a bat.
"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."
Riccio said the pitcher could have been injured when he punched Offerman in the head, while the catcher appeared to grab the arm Offerman was using to hold the bat.
"We dispute the fact that any contact was made with the bat," Riccio said. "It's as likely these two players got injured in the melee that followed the incident as opposed to the baseball bat incident."
You be the judge.
Offerman challenges attack charges (AP)
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