Craig Malisow of the HOUSTON PRESS reports:
(Alleged attacker Broadway (left) and McGuire have not been charged)
A former relief pitcher for the Chicago White Sox and New York Mets has been sued for allegedly assaulting a Woodlands man during a New Year’s Eve party in Dallas.
Randy Sorrels, attorney for 25-year-old Ivan Pinney, said his client’s left eye was severely damaged when he was punched and kicked by Lance Broadway, currently a minor-league pitcher in the Toronto Blue Jays organization, and Cameron McGuire, who plays for United League Baseball’s Edinburg Roadrunners.
So why am I bringing up a garden variety alleged altercation between fringe pro ballplayers and a guy from Houston? Because the alleged damage Broadway and Armstrong did to the alleged victim is unbelievable.
Pinney now has to undergo several surgeries to try to reconstruct his eye and his nasal passages, and he may never fully recover. Pinney cannot see from his left eye, has trouble smelling from damage to his nose, faces multiple surgeries and may lose his career as a petroleum engineer. He says the attack has certainly changed his life.
“It’s absolutely turned my life upside down. I’ve completely lost vision and my sense of smell,” Pinney told Eyewitness News. “I’m totally dependent on my parents to get me around.”
Uncensored photos of Pinney’s face are after the jump. They’re brutal, and you’ve been warned if you click through.
The Dallas Police Dept. has opened an investigation against Broadway and McGuire for what’s been classified as an alleged “aggravated assault.” The players have not been charged yet nor do the Blue Jays have comment.
Broadway told KTRK, “everything reported so far has been wrong.”
For Broadway’s sake, let’s hope so.
5:34 pm on January 31st, 2010
“now that’s a shiner!
6:13 pm on January 31st, 2010
Thats gonna leave a mark!
6:25 pm on January 31st, 2010
I’ll be in Dunedin in March if Broadway is still on the Jays. Love to see if that puss can start a fight without help. F’ing Coward.
6:28 pm on January 31st, 2010
is there a baseball still in there?? gawd!!
7:57 pm on January 31st, 2010
when you talk shit shit to drunk jocks. He looks like a little bitch too.
8:23 pm on January 31st, 2010
“Thats What Happens” is a loser who, hopefully, will get the same treatment.
8:31 pm on January 31st, 2010
Holy Sh!t!!! What did they hit the guy with? I mean, seriously, that is brutal.
1:46 am on February 1st, 2010
petroleum engineer = he pumped gas….awesome career jackass
7:26 am on February 1st, 2010
i throwd up when i saw that
9:04 am on February 1st, 2010
Pinney: Did you hit mewith your right hand or did you hit me with your left? Huh? Did you hit me with your right hand or did you hit me with your LEFT?
Broadway: My left.
Pinney: Good! That’s good; when you get in a fight with a drunk you don’t hit him with your pitching hand. God, I can’t keep giving you these free lessons so quit screwin’ around and help me up.
10:26 am on February 1st, 2010
Titknocker, you are an idiot. Why don’t you actually look up what a petroleum engineer is? I am guessing that this guy is more educated than you are. Then again, so is a third grader.
10:39 am on February 1st, 2010
No one deserves to be hit when they’re already down, which is what looks like happened here with so much damage. The guy probably smarted off to the 2 players. This is what happens when you provoke the wrong people. He’ll get a fat lawsuit but was it worth it? He let his alligator mouth speak for his hummingbird arse.
11:48 am on February 1st, 2010
the guy is a chemical engineer (i.e., he is a scientist), unlike your father who is a landscape technician (i.e., he cuts grass for a living).
6:10 pm on February 1st, 2010
dayyyyum u got knocked the:*%$* out!!
6:11 pm on February 1st, 2010
well at least the guy has a carrer in mma if baseball dosent work out
7:58 pm on February 1st, 2010
My first reaction was, OMG! Seriously need to wonder WHAT set that creep off???? I wonder why he decided to make this poor guy a punching bag? The biggest reason this got such publicity is that the person (and I use that term lightly) was/is a ball player. It may have gotten some press due to the horrible nature of the injuries to this individual. As to making fun of what his job is, NOBODY deserves to be beaten like that regardless of what they do!
Regardless as to WHAT caused the guy to go off, his actions were NOT justified and he should never see the light of day again, least he do that to someone else.
1:03 pm on February 2nd, 2010
fighting like that should be in the ring. that is just ugly. doing that to another person is cruel and unjust…
2:47 pm on February 2nd, 2010
‘that’s what happens’, ‘titknocker’, ’sd’ - you are all a bunch of idiots. I know this guy personally & he is a great guy. He’s a big guy that’s why both of those wusspuss bball players felt like they couldn’t take him alone. Neither one of them were man enough to fight him alone…grow a brain. And - for your info he was taking up for a girl that one of these pansies was harrassing….more than any of the three of you daisy asses would do anyway. I hope both of those wimps serve time & become a couple of burly-ass men’s bitches!
2:57 pm on February 2nd, 2010
Correction to my statement earlier - it should’ve been towards ‘Dutch’ too not ’sd’ - sorry for the mistake ’sd’…Dutch you’re the other daisy-ass that my comment was directed at.
9:54 am on February 7th, 2010
Unfortunately, Mr. Pinney is not Broadway’s only victim that has had to have extensive facial reconstruction surgery. And we can’t even count how many fights he’s started in public places. Broadwat needs to keep his MMA activities in the ring.
Fortunately, although Mr. Pinney has lost his sight and smell, he retains his courage and honot, sometime that Broadway never had and never will have.
7:40 pm on February 22nd, 2010
Broadway and McGuire arrested today by fugitive team!