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Blue Jays outfielder Vernon Wells knows how to work a crowd. He also could teach comedian Michael Richards a thing or two about how to handle hecklers. During the Blue Jays' game in Cleveland on Wednesday, a group of fans in the bleachers were giving it to Wells throughout the game. "It was the usual stuff," Wells said yesterday. "Stuff like 'You suck' or 'You like men'. "One guy was also ...
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The Postmen // A Sports Blog // Chicago, IL. — ... (via the Toronto Sun) have been all over recently, here’s how it all went down.

Vernon Wells reaches out to 'Mr. Dork'
Red Sox Monster — ... : "It was the usual stuff," Wells said yesterday. "Stuff like 'You suck' or 'You like men'. "One guy was also yelling at me to give him a ball. He said that Torii Hunter (of the Twins) had given him a ball." So Wells decided to do something. Between innings he got a new ball and wrote a message to the fan, then when he went back on the field the next inning he tossed it to him. The message? "Here's your ball, now please tell me what gas station you work at so I can come and yell at you when you're working. Please sit down, shut up and enjoy the game. From your favorite centre fielder, Vernon Wells." The Toronto Sun, which broke the story , said the fans loved it, and that it's something Wells has actually done before. Photographs of the ball surfaced today on

Dear Mr. Dork
Drunken Bleachers Blog — ... Last week, Toronto Blue Jays center fielder, Vernon Wells, was heckled by a few "bleacher creatures" at Jacobs Field in Cleveland. In response, Wells hand wrote a message on a ball and tossed it into the stands. Here is the message:

Griffey 1,000,000, Heckler 0
Redleg Nation — ... You may have heard how Vernon Wells handled a heckler the other day in Cleveland?  Junior blew that one out of the water Saturday night in L.A.  I don’t want to ruin the surprise - just

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