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How about, none of the above? A fan threw a bag of peanuts...and was ejected from the park? Seems like they paid a couple hundred dollar fine? Now if there was something really dangerous or threatening, we can take another look but I thought the saying was, 'No crying in baseball.'?

I think Adam Jones needs to quit crying. I don't condone the fans behavior but it would appear that there was no intent to cause harm. I can see fining fans for this type of behavior but $10,000-$30,000 is ridiculous. A DUI costs someone around $10,000 from what I understand and they pose much more of a threat to many more people. The fine should fit the offense. A thrown bag of peanuts should not illicit the same fine as a thrown brick for instance. In fact, one could argue that if the fine were excessive regardless of what was thrown, it might take away the incentive to reach for something soft to throw. Why throw peanuts if the punishment is the same for throwing a brick? Charging the mound is a little trickier. Yes, the player that charges should be fined but should pitchers be able to throw at batters on purpose? Maybe not but can anyone say whether or not they did it on purpose? If not, pitchers get a free shot at a guy and the batter gets fined if he retaliates. The NL can handle a pitcher like that easy enough when it's his turn to bat.

Any fan that throws something at a player should be charged with a crime. I guess it is a double standard but charging ball players for fighting is ludicrous to me. That's part of the game. Always has been.