Intentionally or not, he's still punished.

Umm, all right. When I saw the footage it certainly looked like the dude was trying to get out of the way and spilled his beer out of sheer reaction not spite. This whole 'solve the rivalry for the children' thing is a bit ridiculous. A fan reaches for a ball and Sheffield takes it the wrong way. Anyone who says that we should just be happy that he didn't hit the guy is stupid. These are entertainers, they need to grow up. These are not 'the streets', these guys aren’t hired thugs and games are not taking place in smoked out bars. These are sports teams playing in sports stadiums in front of fans. People drop or throw things on the field all the time and no one has a problem with that, but when a guy reaches for a ball and a player with 'roid rage' thinks he's going after him he has the right to hit him. That's just plain stupid.

Sheffield said, "If you're out on the street, I guarantee that same guy doesn't put his hands on me. So why should we be penalized for a situation like that because we're on a baseball field?" Why? Because you're an adult playing a sport in front of millions of people. If someone touches you, you deal with it you arrogant ponce. You don’t justify the thought of hitting someone by saying that if we were in the streets I would have kicked his ass. Congratulations, now the fans hate you not only because you were indicted for steroid use but also because you think you should able to hit people because they touch you at the ballpark. Grow up, you’re an entertainer, it’s part of the job, and the guy was not trying to hit you.