I understand Mets fans are frustrated.  The Mets have lost five of their last six, and have squandered a seven game lead, reducing it to a game and a half over the Philadelphia Phillies.  It is frustrating, no doubt, and fans need a way to vent, but try finding a better way then what a fan in Florida last night. 

Some idiot (Yeah, I called him an idiot. While I don’t like to judge others, the stunt this guy pulled is deserving of idiot status.) at last night’s Mets/Marlins game in Miami thought it was a good idea to hurl a baseball onto the field, hitting relief pitcher Aaron Heilman on the forearm.  Initially you’d think that it was a classless Marlins fan messing with the opposition.  It wasn’t…  The guy who threw the ball was a Mets fan on crutches, wearing a “Jose Reyes” tee shirt. 

Heilman wasn’t hurt by the throw, but that’s not really the point.  Fans need to have enough sobriety and self-control not to throw things on the field, or attempt to hurt a ballplayer in any way.  The guy who threw the ball was ejected not arrested, though he should have been.  Although it was on a much greater scale, this move reminds me of when a father/son duo in Chicago thought it was a good idea to run onto the field and pummel Royals first base coach Tom Gamboa.  The intent was the same, so it should be treated the same.  I don’t care how frustrated you might be.  You attempt to hurt a player or a coach, you go to jail, it is that simple.   

If you’re that upset the Mets are imploding in the final weeks of the season that you feel the need to throw things at players, stay home and throw things at the TV.  Major League Baseball doesn’t need your money.