Ravens fan in the can
As if Ravens followers needed any more indignity, the guy who traded on the misfortunes of the hometown team for some cheap publicity has been arrested for allegedly being a deadbeat dad.
Ron Stach, the "Goof on the Roof" who promised he would stay atop a Canton bar until either the Ravens broke their losing streak or head coach Brian Billick was fired, was arrested earlier this week for owing more than than $34,000 in child support payments. Stach (left), who started his rooftop protest on Dec. 11, had actually come down unceremoniously on Christmas Day. Apparently, he couldn't even make it through the end of the season.
Stach's current case still needs to be resolved (he has a legal history related to this issue and was sentenced to jail 11 years ago for contempt of court) but if someone did make a spectacle of themselves while owing all that the cash for failing to support a child, here are some other descriptions that may be more apt:
* The bum who owes mum.
* The jerk who should work.
* The dope who steals hope.
* The louse of the house.
* And the fool on the stool.
And more thing, STOP WEARING THAT RAVENS GEAR!
Photo credit: Kim Hairston/Sun
Comments
Bill
I can't think of anything that is more representative of this year's Ravens than the saga of Ron Stach.
He fits in perfectly with the team's philosophy of underachieving while continually calling attention to themselves under false pretenses.
Maybe he can be hired as next year's offensive coordinator...he is, as he has shown, pretty offensive.
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Ed,
I understand the points that you make -- and you certainly have some justification. But I'm just going to call that situation an abberation because I think Baltimore, along with its fans and its sports teams, represents something better than that.
-- Bill O.
Posted by: Ed D | December 28, 2007 11:45 AM
Excellent one liners, Bill!
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Jeff,
Thanks.
-- Bill O.
Posted by: Jeff | December 28, 2007 12:49 PM
You know, this is the fitting end to an incredibly horrible Ravens season. I don't know what is worse - the fact that the guy is a bum and got arrested, or that he snuck down off that roof in defeat. An embarassment to end an embarassing season. Next year he should get a job selling beer at Ravens games and pay off his child support.
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Gina,
If true, anyone with a track record that brings such discredit should be banned from wearing the team colors. I just made that rule up. Thanks for writing.
-- Bill O.
Posted by: Gina C | December 28, 2007 12:55 PM
Has anyone noticed that this guy resembles Edward T. Norris, former Baltimore City police commissioner?
Neither one got away...
Posted by: Mo | December 28, 2007 1:19 PM
What a disgrace this guy is. And a fool on top of that! Good for his ex, Kelly, for holding him accountable. Just as the Raven's game loss history is just going to go away, neither is his son! Cough it up "Goof"!
Posted by: Traci S | December 28, 2007 3:23 PM