Brett Myers arrested and charged with domestic assault

by lethal on Jun 23, 2006 11:33 AM EDT in News

Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Brett Myers was arrested early Friday morning in Boston for allegedly assaulting his wife.

Former Phillie Marlon Byrd was also charged with domestic assault a few years back. Those charges were eventually dropped. However, Byrd was ordered to undergo anger management counseling, among other things. As pure speculation, given that Myers wife posted the bail, these charges may not be pursued if Myers agrees to undergo counseling and perform community service. Legally speaking, the 2 witnesses make for a compelling case should the Boston DA choose to pursue it. Personally, I believe there is absolutely no excuse for domestic violence. Myers has always been described as a tempermental, fiery competitor on the mound and is a former amateur boxer. Unfortunately, this appears to have carried over to off the field activities.

A spokesman for the Suffolk District Attorney's office says the 25-year-old right-hander was arrested by Boston Police after an incident at the corner of Boylston and Dalton Streets.

The Phillies are in Boston for a weekend series against the Red Sox, and Myers and his wife were walking toward their hotel at the time.

A DA spokesman said there is evidence that Myers struck his wife on the left side of her face.

Myers was arraigned in Boston Municipal Court Friday on a domestic assault and battery charge. He is free on $200 bail that was posted by his wife.

A judge ordered Myers to have no contact with his wife unless she initiates it.

Myers is 5-3 this season with a 3.77 earned run average. He's scheduled to pitch for the Phillies on Saturday at Fenway Park.<</div>

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http://www.boston.com/news/globe/city_region/breaking_news/2006/06/phillies_pitche.html

It paints a pretty bad account of Myers' behavior.

by lethal on Jun 23, 2006 2:15 PM EDT reply actions

Nothing is substantiated yet...

I'd like to hear what Myers has to say and find out how much truth is really reported here.

by jonk on Jun 23, 2006 3:03 PM EDT reply actions

Are you Serious?

oh yeah, she punched herself in the face while the two witnesses watched, pulled her own hair, then gave them each ten dollars to corroborate the made up story about how her ex-amateur boxer husband hit her, all so she could get her name in the paper (which it isnt because its a domestic violence case). sometimes you just got to admit someone messed up.

by shawnhillegas on Jun 23, 2006 6:37 PM EDT reply actions

Myers is a moron...

There is no debating that. My point is that it may not be as clear cut as we think it is. Is it bad to want to get more evidence before I convict the guy?

by jonk on Jun 24, 2006 1:33 AM EDT reply actions

Report: Myers to get counseling

Phillyburbs:

Myers and his wife are still together and have no plans to separate, a source told Calkins Media.

Hours after posting $200 bail for her husband, Kim Myers decided to give her husband another chance on the condition that Brett go to counseling, the source said. The pitcher agreed, although the type of counseling is unknown.

New information on Myers' 12:36 a.m. arrest on a street in the Back Bay section of Boston, detailed in yesterday's Boston Globe, has the alleged victim being punched twice in the face by her husband, a former amateur boxer.

Brett Myers, at 6-foot-3, 238 pounds, is a foot taller and has 118 pounds on his wife, who is 5-4, 120, according to the police report.

I see no way Myers or the team can spin this as anything but deplorable in the extreme. They have two young kids so I hope they can work it out... but the mind just boggles at a 240 pound man who habitually smacks around his 120 pound wife.

by dajafi on Jun 25, 2006 3:43 PM EDT reply actions

Salisbury

Jim Salisbury's pieces in the Inky on this have been very good over the past few days. There's no excuse for this, and Myers' statements have been pretty horrific so far.

by David S. Cohen on Jun 25, 2006 9:49 PM EDT reply actions

Radano

Nails it here:

Four days and somehow - not surprising when you look at their leadership at the highest levels - the Phillies didn't solve their public relations problem with a delayed response.
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This is no longer about Brett Myers - who we can only help can remedy his home life and become a better husband than he is currently alleged to be. It's about the upper managerment fo the Phillies that moves at a snails pace on everything. That is reactive not proactive.

This isn't about the public relation, marketing, or baseball departments. It's about an ownership that is out of touch with its fan base and relies too much on one radio station to form a strategy. It's about an ownership that doesn't handle crisis situations well or at all.

I have to ask: does the ownership group handle anything well?

by dajafi on Jun 28, 2006 5:34 PM EDT reply actions