Matt Adams Pushes Reds Fan For No Reason

[HammerDown]

So this is what fans paying top dollars for seats can expect now? Suspend his arrogant ass!

 

[Lemon Harang Pie]

I don't think he was being arrogant. The clip doesn't show it but Adams high fives him afterwards. Looks to me like he was just having a bit of fun with a fan. Personally, I think it would be pretty cool if I was in the fan's shoes. I thought he was a little classless giving Adams the finger.

 

[HammerDown]

I saw the highlights and I didn't see him high-five the fan. When did he do that?

 

[Lemon Harang Pie]

I saw the highlights and I didn't see him high-five the fan. When did he do that?

I suppose that's less of a high five and more of a faggy handshake but it all looks like just a bit of fun.

 

[HammerDown]

That wasn't Adams, it was the fan's buddy.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOxTMqK59WU]Matt Adams is an asshole. Reds fan gets win. - YouTube[/ame]

 

[TDs3nOut]

I think he was just helping the guy sit back down. Not much there.

 

[HammerDown]

I think he was just helping the guy sit back down. Not much there.

He pushed a fan in the stands. You don't do that.

 

[steelparrot]

I say suspend Adams for a month, and since the fans buddy had a Votto jersey on.. give Votto 20 days just for the hell of it

 

[TDs3nOut]

He pushed a fan in the stands. You don't do that.

Doesn't look like much of a push. Pretty much just patted him with his glove, didn't he?

 

[HammerDown]

Doesn't look like much of a push. Pretty much just patted him with his glove, didn't he?

So then would you say what he did is acceptable? I say suspend him and set a precedent that you don't even TOUCH fans, especially opposing fans in the stands.

 

[HammerDown]

I say suspend Adams for a month, and since the fans buddy had a Votto jersey on.. give Votto 20 days just for the hell of it

Pirates, Cubs and Brew Crew fans everywhere agree.

 

[Red_Chaos]

we if we suspend a player for a shove 1 game, we can start handing out life bans for these PED users right?

Also this thread is misleading, there was a reason for the shove

 

[HammerDown]

we if we suspend a player for a shove 1 game, we can start handing out life bans for these PED users right?

Also this thread is misleading, there was a reason for the shovel

You would have lost the majority of your 1-6 hitters last year if that had been the case.

 

[da55bums]

they suspend in the NFL and NBA for jestures let alone taps, shoves, whatever you want to call it. He should be suspended.

 

[thedddd]

Pirates, Cubs and Brew Crew fans everywhere agree.

Yep.

Anyway it looks like the fan has a case of small man's disease. Not sure he really wants to mess with Adams.
For what it is worth it doesn't look like he shoved him more of goofing around.

 

[Lemon Harang Pie]

That wasn't Adams, it was the fan's buddy.

Matt Adams is an asshole. Reds fan gets win. - YouTube

Ah, ok.

It still doesn't change how I feel. I didn't think it was anything malicious and all the coverage this is getting seems a bit contrived to me.

 

[Lemon Harang Pie]

Yep.

Anyway it looks like the fan has a case of small man's disease. Not sure he really wants to mess with Adams.
For what it is worth it doesn't look like he shoved him more of goofing around.

I don't think he's really messing with Adams. I think he was just having fun himself.

 

[SFNL]

I don't have an issue with this. It was a small shove (nothing malicious) and the dude totally got the last laugh. I especially like him taunting Adams afterwards.

 

[scoutyjones2]

I, as a Cards fan, think Adams was wrong in giving a little glove to the dude but it wasn't anything malicious and the fan gave Adams it right back with showing him the glove and some smack. I think it's just good natured banter/ribbing on both sides. However, his shove could have caused greater issues because it was determined that the person who made the catch, had recently recovered from knee surgery and that shove could have aggravated something.


I think the league should fine Adams and remind players that there is no laying of hands.

 

[ckhokie]

If this was Joey Votto in Busch Stadium, the Cards and especially that whiney fuck Yadier Molina would be going off.

Touching a fan intentionally is unacceptable in any sport. If Adams doesn't at least take a fine, or a 1-gamer, he should probably take one right in his back next time we play.