BALTIMORE -- A New Jersey man has filed a $35 million lawsuit against the Oriole Bird, claiming he got roughed up by the mascot during a game. ? From atop the dugout to atop the witness stand: The O's mascot must go to court. Vincent Minervini of Keansburg, N.J., alleges that Jeff Gartner, one of the three men who perform as the Baltimore Orioles mascot, struck him with his tail, pushed him in the chest and took his property without permission. "Kind of reminds me of Jimmy Carter and the rabbit,...
BALTIMORE -- A New Jersey man has filed a $35 million lawsuit against the Oriole Bird, claiming he got roughed up by the mascot during a game. ? From atop the dugout to atop the witness stand: The O's mascot must go to court. Vincent Minervini of Keansburg, N.J., alleges that Jeff Gartner, one of the three men who perform as the Baltimore Orioles mascot, struck him with his tail, pushed him in the chest and took his property without permission. "Kind of reminds me of Jimmy Carter and the rabbit,...
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