Although the word mayhem is used frequently today, it is rarely according to its original and accurate meaning. At English Common Law, mayhem was an intentional assault resulting in the permanent loss of a bodily part (Sound close, tfloyd?). So usually when you hear the word or see it in print, it is used more to mean something akin to chaos. Last night 2 Major League Baseball Teams continued to experience a seemingly medieval scope of human injury and loss. But for the Braves it was a night complained of by the famous philosopher, Sir Richard Pryor of Peoria: “You can kick my ass, but don’t be hollering at me, too.
The Mayhem Continues to Come for All: Braves 1, Flushees 3,
