Al Reyes Arrested and Tasered

by Matt Bishoff on Apr 11, 2008 9:22 AM EDT

Per BayNews9 (hat tip RaysBB.com), Al Reyes was arrested for fighting in public. Apparently Reyes fell over and thought that someone pushed him ,even though it was due to his inebriated state. He approached the person he thought pushed him, which eventually led to a fight. After he got into the argument with this man, he was allegedly punched in this face by him and began to bleed. This just further proves the point that even your ordinary citizen can get a hit on Al Reyes.

Reyes reportedly spat blood at onlookers and that's when the officer warned him to stop. When he refused, the officer warned him and then Tasered Reyes. He began to get up -- prompting the officer to Taser him a second time

Reyes was then arrested for fighting in public. The other person in the fight was also held on battery, and both were released.

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that's some pretty baller a@@ S**T

by gatorbait on Apr 11, 2008 9:49 AM EDT 0 recs

At least this means

We can all get a little more mileage out of our "Don't tase me bro" t-shirts

by GomesSweetGomes on Apr 11, 2008 10:21 AM EDT 0 recs

al reyes will spit blood on you!

by websterjtc on Apr 11, 2008 10:22 AM EDT 0 recs

In some cultures

splashing blood on something is a blessing... grated it's usually done by a Priest... but who is counting, I mean really.

At least he didn't say "Usted está perro muerto," Which means roughly: "You're dead dawg." Because frankly, that just would have brought up some memories, that I am just not ready to rediscover.

In the Name of Shinji Mori, we shall win!

by thebaddancingraysfan on Apr 11, 2008 12:04 PM EDT up 0 recs

AAAAAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

"This just further proves the point that even your ordinary citizen can get a hit on Al Reyes." great great line! so what does this mean to our team, and our new image? can't have drunken bar brawlers on our team of community loving angels, can we?

by davidsmarch on Apr 11, 2008 10:22 AM EDT 0 recs

I have plenty of friends

That have been "drunken bar brawlers" at one point or another. On the continuum of mistakes that an athlete can make, this ranks fairly low. Especially considering he's never really been a trouble-maker in the past.

by GomesSweetGomes on Apr 11, 2008 10:51 AM EDT up 0 recs

defense or brawling from a johnny gomes fan?

oh the irony!

by davidsmarch on Apr 11, 2008 10:53 AM EDT up 0 recs

or = of

by davidsmarch on Apr 11, 2008 10:53 AM EDT up 0 recs

Not defending his actions

He definitely deserved what he got for being a drunken a$$hole. But I think it was an isolated incident from an otherwise stand-up guy. I also think that getting in a bar fight isn't, and never has been a particularly rare thing for a for a ballplayer to get involved in.

by GomesSweetGomes on Apr 11, 2008 11:05 AM EDT up 0 recs

That is a classic zing. Well done Mr. Bishoff.

by RATW on Apr 11, 2008 3:19 PM EDT up 0 recs

I keep waiting

for there to be a follow up post saying that this is a joke.

by ams05g on Apr 11, 2008 11:16 AM EDT 0 recs

B-day

Great way to celebrate your birthday. Turn 38, close down the bar, and get a new scar to remember it by. I have a strong feeling he will be laughing about this as early as next week.

Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!

by Sandy Kazmir on Apr 11, 2008 11:51 AM EDT 0 recs

I find this story shocking...

gotta love double meanings...

In the Name of Shinji Mori, we shall win!

by thebaddancingraysfan on Apr 11, 2008 11:59 AM EDT 0 recs

To think...

When ever I go to Hyde Park Cafe, all I get is a bar tab... I feel robbed...

In the Name of Shinji Mori, we shall win!

by thebaddancingraysfan on Apr 11, 2008 12:00 PM EDT 0 recs

Al Reyes' fastball is electric!

The fans should post pictures of Taser guns to count his K's in his next outing.

"You've been Tayased!"

by nyyfaninlaaland on Apr 11, 2008 12:45 PM EDT 0 recs

Or Teyesed, or Tayesed.

by nyyfaninlaaland on Apr 11, 2008 12:46 PM EDT 0 recs

or tased

Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!

by Sandy Kazmir on Apr 11, 2008 1:09 PM EDT up 0 recs

Oh I see what you did there

Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!

by Sandy Kazmir on Apr 11, 2008 1:10 PM EDT up 0 recs

holy sh*t that's crazy! can't say i haven't been there before. luckilly i never got tased though :) what do you guys think was worse, this or jim hickey's arrest? i say hickey since he was driving drunk

by dropkicknu on Apr 11, 2008 1:39 PM EDT 0 recs

and Hickey hit a bat boy and was a hit and run.

Top Josh Paul Pornos- Big Navy Stroking, 2pitchers1cup

by SRQman on Apr 11, 2008 2:45 PM EDT up 0 recs

Yeah, there's really no comparison

Hickey was putting innonent people's lives at stake when he got loaded and drove. Reyes got into a bar brawl with combatants who made the choice to go that route. He was being very dumb and disruptive, but Hickey was worse.

by Patrick L. Kennedy on Apr 11, 2008 3:10 PM EDT up 0 recs

As Steve Irwin would say of a horny toad "OH CRIKEY, HE'S SPITTING BLOOD!"

"Baseball fans are junkies, and their heroin is the statistic." - Robert S. Weider

by R.J. Anderson on Apr 11, 2008 3:46 PM EDT up 0 recs

damn man i'm tryin to find his mugshot on the HCSO website but there's no record of him being arrested on there. anyone able to find it?

by dropkicknu on Apr 11, 2008 1:41 PM EDT 0 recs

just out of curiousty

does anyone know the team curfew policy? if he was tased at 2:30, that means he probably wouldn't have gone to bet until like 4am. i know these are grown men, but could he really be expected to pitch well if called upon after being up til 4am?

hmm, maybe this explains his up and down performances.

by davidsmarch on Apr 11, 2008 2:00 PM EDT 0 recs

I think that there isn't a curfew

I think they're free to do what they want, when they want. The only guideline is that what they do doesn't imperil their performance. How they accomplish that is up to them.

by Patrick L. Kennedy on Apr 11, 2008 2:13 PM EDT up 0 recs

Siince when Has Reyes gone to the Gene Simmons school of blood spitting?

by SaberToothedPie on Apr 11, 2008 2:14 PM EDT 0 recs

He has to be on some sort of steroid.

by putupyourDUKES on Apr 11, 2008 2:15 PM EDT 0 recs

Because alcohol isnt enough for some people?

by GomesSweetGomes on Apr 11, 2008 2:34 PM EDT up 0 recs

Actually yeah. Two Tommy John surgerys, and then going on a bizzare rampage, with no history of doing these things. Yeah, booze isn't enough.

by putupyourDUKES on Apr 11, 2008 3:53 PM EDT up 0 recs

Um, what?

Since when do we correlate ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction to steroid use? Please, do provide me with that information.

"Baseball fans are junkies, and their heroin is the statistic." - Robert S. Weider

by R.J. Anderson on Apr 11, 2008 4:23 PM EDT up 0 recs

Since a number of guys that admitted to using HGH claim it was a huge help in recovering from injury. It's damn near undetectable, and with all the pain killers they are on, they don't even bother to screen people using it.

Listen, Canseco has been vindicated over and over again. Until he is actually proven wrong, I am going to question any baseball player with that shows signs of use. Like huge mood swings, and comming back from a history of injury.

by putupyourDUKES on Apr 11, 2008 5:16 PM EDT up 0 recs

So every player who's ever been in a drunken fight or recovered from a routine surgery nowadays is on some type of PED?

Well, that just confirms it, not only does baseball and every professional sport have PED issues, but a good chunk of humanity is also juicing.

"Baseball fans are junkies, and their heroin is the statistic." - Robert S. Weider

by R.J. Anderson on Apr 11, 2008 6:13 PM EDT up 0 recs

HGH has never been linked to behavior issues

but it has been used by pitchers seeking healing benefits.

I actually think this effect should be studied, if only to deny its efficacy once and for all. The woesome regulation of such substances and the blind beliefs people succumb to about them make them a perfect opportunity for scammers. But some people will believe anyway.

On the other hand, if it does offer some real medical benefits that would go far beyond the sports world and is worthy of study. Right now we just seem to want to demonize the issue. HGH should not be considered a PED - it's use in baseball seems completely related to the belief in its curative properties. It doesn't build useful muscle mass - people using it think it will promote new tissue growth, in sports applications particularly connective tissue growth. Hence its widespread marketing as a cosmetic enhancement (see Debbie Clemens or just Google HGH).

by nyyfaninlaaland on Apr 12, 2008 3:00 AM EDT up 0 recs

J.C Bradbury has suggested the same thing

Not sure how often you read his site Hal, but he's done quite a few posts on why we should be embracing the concept of studying and developing HGH rather than simply dismissing it as a steroid.

"Baseball fans are junkies, and their heroin is the statistic." - Robert S. Weider

by R.J. Anderson on Apr 12, 2008 12:14 PM EDT up 0 recs

This just further proves the point that even your ordinary citizen can get a hit on Al Reyes.

ZING!

I actually feel pretty bad for Reyes, since it was his birthday. That's a hell of a way to spend your night. But it's something you'd expect from a 20-something player, not a guy who just turned 37.

by Patrick L. Kennedy on Apr 11, 2008 2:16 PM EDT 0 recs

You know who lives in Hyde Park, likes alcohol, and has probably been to that bar?

by Patrick L. Kennedy on Apr 11, 2008 2:19 PM EDT 0 recs

Is that a zinfidel? UGH

by putupyourDUKES on Apr 11, 2008 2:20 PM EDT up 0 recs

Good grief. Not this off-field **** again.

by RATW on Apr 11, 2008 2:40 PM EDT 0 recs

NOOOO!!!!

OMG!!!! I go to Hyde Park alllllllllllllllllll the time, but I did not go yesterday!!!
Jesus!!!!
If i was there, that would have not happened to him...

That sucks for Al Reyes, but he has good choice in clubs....

Why did i have to go to Prana... =/

Hello Kitty, #1 in your fantasy league. =p

by Boricua on Apr 11, 2008 4:16 PM EDT 0 recs