conflict in baseball assignment

[sim]

i am doing a research assignment on baseball and i was thinking if anyone here would have the knowledge and think of any examples for the following questions:

in baseball history where has there been a major baseball (at the elite level and preferably televised) conflict between :
-fans and officials,
-athletes and fans and;
-coaches and officials

thank you

[briancurtin]

fans vs. officials
eric dybas (fan) vs. laz diaz (umpire) at a chicago white sox game

if you want a fan vs. coach one, theres the father/son duo that attacked KC royals coach Tom Gamboa - also at a white sox game. classy fans at those white sox games...

athletes vs. fans
chad krueter of the dodgers vs. cubs fans sitting near the bullpen
frank francisco of the rangers vs. some lady in the stands (threw a chair at her face)

coaches vs. officials
i dont know of anything conflicting other than the typical heated arguments. no thrown chairs or anything...that i know of. im only 21 so theres a lot i dont know.

[sim]

thanks!!!!!

[SanDiegoSteve]

Ray Knight, while coaching 3rd base for the Reds, pulled out 3rd base and chucked it a good long ways in protest of an umpire's call.

Opening day this past Monday in San Diego, some fan threw a syringe at Barry Bonds. Kind of ironic, since Barry plays for the city whose fans are notorious for throwing batteries at opposing outfielders.

[big]

Originally Posted by briancurtin

if you want a fan vs. coach one, theres the father/son duo that attacked KC royals coach Tom Gamboa - also at a white sox game. classy fans at those white sox games...

I kinda liked that one. When it was all over Dad looked like he just went a few w/ Ali in his prime! The players beat the crap out of them & they still got jail time!

[mbyron]

Almost anything with Lou Piniella, especially once kicking his hat around the entire infield.

[LMan]

Anything with Earl Weaver.

[briancurtin]

Lloyd McClendon (former Pirates manager) is another one you could use. He was always quite animated and once stole a base (as in pulled it out and took it) during an argument. I forget what team he is with right now though.

[tmp44]

Originally Posted by briancurtin

Lloyd McClendon (former Pirates manager) is another one you could use. He was always quite animated and once stole a base (as in pulled it out and took it) during an argument. I forget what team he is with right now though.

The McClendon incident was classic..he stole first base, took it with him and threw it into the dugout tunnel leading to the clubhouse, and then kicked it on his way into the clubhouse. LOL. That happened four or five years ago...when he was still managing the Pirates last year (he got fired in the off-season and is now assisting Jim Leland in Detroit), when he got introduced on the JumboTron at PNC Park before every game, one of the highlights always shown was that argument...as Mr. Tony would say, CLAAAAAAAAASIC

[umpduck11]

Originally Posted by briancurtin

Lloyd McClendon (former Pirates manager) is another one you could use. He was always quite animated and once stole a base (as in pulled it out and took it) during an argument. I forget what team he is with right now though.

Wasn't McClendon the one who "clubbed" the sausage during
the sausage race in Milwaukee ?