Minor...no make it beyond bush league

I enjoy minor league baseball. In fact my wife and I are season ticket holders for the local team this summer and have enjoyed the games. I have lost track of every minor league stadium I've visited, but I'll try to list the ones I recall here: Lansing (Lugnuts), West Michigan (Whitecaps), Burlington (Bees), Peoria (Chiefs) Quad City (River Bandits), Tulsa (Drillers), Lake Elsinore (Storm), Indianapolis (Indians), Richmond (Braves), Louisville (Bats), Asheville (Tourisits), Charlotte (Knights), and the Jacksonville (Suns). There is a lot to enjoy from very resonable ticket prices, silly entertainment in between innings (The Zooperstars are my all time favorite in this genre and they made it past the first round of America's Got Talent this season), creative promotions, and Lansing's hot dog cannon that shoots actual hot dogs into the stands. Last night in Dayton, Ohio, however a heinous act violated people in the stands. Julio Castillo a pitcher for Peoria (who was in the midst of a melee involving mangers, umpires, and players from both teams) fired a baseball-yes an actual weapon in this case-as hard as he could toward the Dayton dugout, intending harm. Now I do not know what this guy's ERA is, but it should be frozen in time and he should never again have the professional opportunity to improve upon it. Castillo missed the dugout all together, and instead the ball struck an innocent fan! Yes, there is danger in sitting right above the dugout without the secure protection of netting like tthey have behind home plates, but this is not in any way shape or form one of the assumed risks for fans. Thankfully the fan has been treated and released, and Castillo is lucky the fan is still alive. Castillo has been jailed and bond posted at 50 thousand dollars. He faces up to eight years maximum penalty, and while I believe in second chances, there is no excuse for this act. I hope the Cubs organization will do the right thing. He should be released for sure, but not from jail-only from the privilege of being a professional baseball player. Actions have consequences, and whileI am a big believer in grace, this behavior is inexcusable under any circumstance. End of career.