Cirillo, 19, was working last month in the visitors' clubhouse when he accepted a dare from Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Brad Penny. A former Marlins pitcher, Penny offered $500 if Cirillo could drink a gallon of milk in an hour without throwing up.
Cirillo said he drank the milk in 59 minutes but then vomited outside the clubhouse, so he didn't collect the money. The episode prompted the Marlins to suspend Cirillo throughout this week's homestand, but also earned him an invitation to appear Thursday on "The Late Show With David Letterman."
Cirillo told Letterman he's unclear about the reason for the suspension.
"Honestly they never told me," he said. "I guess I got in trouble for supposedly gambling, but it was a dare. The money was just an extra part of the dare."
Just one question -- if the gambling was the issue, shouldn't the player have been suspended as well?
# posted by John Schroeder @ 9/03/2005 05:25:00 AM
