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Consider this our attempt to throw a bone to all of those White Sox fans we alienated earlier today. See, Cubs fans can be fat, disgusting slobs, as well! Hooray! And sometimes, when they're really, really thirsty, they even finish beers they find in the garbage. Now, if you excuse me, I'm going to go vomit somewhere (which, I'm guessing that guy did soon after the camera stopped filming, as well).

Peter Gammons tossed out an interesting blind item in his ESPN Insider blog this weekend:

As it turns out, the reason the 2002 All-Star Game ended up tied was that a pitcher on one of the two teams was imbibing in the clubhouse and was not in condition to pitch, hence the game ended.

And that's how home-field advantage is decided in the World Series, not by regular-season excellence. But then again, what owner thinks about the guys who spend their money on tickets?

Interesting theory, and given Gammons' stature (if anyone is connected enough to know the whole back story, he's the guy) I'm willing to accept it as fact. I'm calling B.S. on his "not by regular-season excellence" assertion, though, since home-field advantage was never decided by a team's record but by alternating between leagues each year.

But still, just who was the player who single-handedly (or not -- maybe he was double-fisting?) gave meaning to the outcome of America's favorite exhibition game?

From KUSI in San Diego:

A San Diego Charger was shot Sunday morning by an off duty police officer. It happened around 3:30 Sunday morning..when an off duty Coronado police officer started following a man who was driving erratically. Police say the driver is Chargers linebacker Steve Foley.

The officer identified himself several times as a police officer, but Foley would not pull over. Foley then drove to his own neighborhood in Poway where he got out of the car and his girlfriend got behind the wheel. Police say Foley came at the officer who fired a warning shot. The woman then drove the car at the officer. The officer fired into the car, then shot Foley. But police say Foley kept coming, and the off duty officer shot him several more times. Foley was taken to Sharp Hospital for surgery. The woman was taken into custody. No charges have been filed yet. Steve Foley was arrested back in April for battery on a police officer and public drunkenness.

Neighbors describe him as tough on the outside, but nice on the inside. From the few words I have exchanged with him, and from hearing him in interviews, he does seem like a level-headed guy. I don't want to go so far as saying he has a problem with alcohol, but people end up in treatment after repeated incidents like this, especially when they involve the police.

KUSI has the video here. The news reporter doesn't confirm the player's identity, but it is indeed Steve Foley. Apparently he was shot three times, once in the stomach, once in the hand, and once in the leg. Foley is at Sharp Hospital where his injuries are not life threatening, although he lost a lot of blood.

UPDATE: The San Diego Union Tribune has a story up on their website about this incident:

The officer again identified himself, pulled out a gun, and ordered the suspect several times to stop, Brugos said.

"However he continued to walk toward the officer, making the statement, 'That's a bb gun'," Brugos said.

UPDATE # 2: Here's the AP story.

STATEMENT FROM THE SAN DIEGO CHARGERS ON LINEBACKER STEVE FOLEY:

"We have confirmed that linebacker Steve Foley was shot early this morning. We'll try to provide more information as it becomes available. Right now all of our thoughts are with Steve."