Not so proud today
A couple of weeks ago, Chronicle baseball beat writer Jose de Jesus Ortiz found someone other than Drayton McLane to lavish praise upon:
Former All-Star slugger Jesse Barfield always told his sons, Josh and Jeremy, that as long as they listened, they'd have a chance to make it in the majors and possibly be better players than he was.
The sons listened. And these are some proud days in Spring for Jesse and Marla Barfield, parents of San Diego Padres rookie Josh and New York Mets draftee Jeremy.
Unfortunately, Jeremy Barfield's success story is overshadowed today by this news that KTRK-13's Kevin Quinn reports:
A high school baseball star from Spring headed to the big leagues is soon to be charged with assaulting his father.
Jeremy Barfield is the 18-year-old son of Jesse Barfield, a former Major Leaguer who tried to make a comeback and play for the Astros in the 90s. Harris County sheriff's deputies arrested Jeremy Barfield at his parents' home Sunday morning. They say he pushed his father down the stairs.
The family lives at an address in Spring in an area known as Spring Creek. Officers responded to the Barfield home Sunday just after 8am, finding Jesse Barfield suffering from a head injury which they believe he sustained during his fall. It's unclear just how far the elder Barfield fell.
Investigators say the father and son had been arguing because the son was late for church.
Jesse Barfield was taken by ambulance to Northwest Memorial Hospital. His condition is not known.
How unfortunate. Here's hoping the elder Barfield recovers fully, and quickly.
UPDATE: KHOU-11 had an interview with elder Barfield and wife tonight. Barfield looked fine. Both were saying their son is a good kid, and this was a misunderstanding and shouldn't be a big public affair.
Umm, didn't the family member who called the police make it a public affair?
UPDATE (08-21-2006): Today's Chronicle story indicates "family members" notified authorities, which doesn't really clarify the matter. While it's possible the notification came in the form of a conference call, that seems unlikely.
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 08/20/06 06:38 PM | Technorati | Comments (0)
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