# Mets' Francisco Rodriguez (K-Rod) charged with assaulting father-in-law

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mets-francisco-rodriguez-k-rod-charged-with-assaulting-father-in-law/550040>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [August 12, 2010, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mets-francisco-rodriguez-k-rod-charged-with-assaulting-father-in-law/550040 "2010-08-12T14:00:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2010, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mets-francisco-rodriguez-k-rod-charged-with-assaulting-father-in-law/550040/1 "2010-08-12T14:00:02Z")

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[Story here](http://leeinks.weei.com/sports/2010/08/12/k-rod-charged-with-assaulting-in-law)

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**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2010, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mets-francisco-rodriguez-k-rod-charged-with-assaulting-father-in-law/550040/2 "2010-08-12T14:34:14Z")

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Third degree assault? Pshaw. Pussy.

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**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2010, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mets-francisco-rodriguez-k-rod-charged-with-assaulting-father-in-law/550040/3 "2010-08-16T22:02:32Z")

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And apparently [he hurt himself while in a fight with his girlfriend’s father.](http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/mets/rod_has_torn_ligament_in_thumb_surgery_mldMpDkXnv0fms6Zvb76YO) Out for the rest of the season.

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**Author:** ![storyteller0910](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecae2f/32.png) [@storyteller0910](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/storyteller0910)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2010, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mets-francisco-rodriguez-k-rod-charged-with-assaulting-father-in-law/550040/4 "2010-08-17T00:51:52Z")

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> [@notfrommensa](#):
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> And apparently [he hurt himself while in a fight with his girlfriend’s father.](http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/mets/rod_has_torn_ligament_in_thumb_surgery_mldMpDkXnv0fms6Zvb76YO) Out for the rest of the season.

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaheeheeheeheeheehee. Awesome.

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Somebody, please hit me with a tire iron.

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**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2010, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mets-francisco-rodriguez-k-rod-charged-with-assaulting-father-in-law/550040/5 "2010-08-17T00:55:54Z")

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Karma’s a bitch, and so is Francisco Rodriguez.