Major League Baseball : News : Major League Baseball News — Many people have been waiting for something like this to become a trend. Also look for angry fans to throw someone over the side and kill them within the next few years.
NEW YORK — A fan jumped from the upper deck during the eighth inning of Tuesday night’s White Sox-Yankees game in the Bronx, delaying the game for four minutes.
The fan, 18-year-old Scott Harper, climbed up the net on his own power after spending several minutes sitting with a dazed look on his face. After reaching the stands, he was led away by stadium security before being taken from the ballpark on a gurney.
According to police, Harper was at the game with three friends, and the four had been discussing whether the protective netting would support Harper’s weight. In the bottom of the eighth inning, with the Yankees trying to mount a late rally, Harper jumped over the railing on the upper deck, landing on the netting behind home plate.
We could only hope it becomes a trend. Watching drunks jumping off fences would have to be more interesting than watching baseball.
I have not been to a baseball game for years. On one side of you is the luxury box crowd and on the other side is an angry, half drunken mob. Unless you can afford the luxury boxes, you are stuck in the peanut gallery. I just avoid the whole scene. I listen to the games on the old AM now and then.
I remember Bat Night, some years ago. You went to the game and got a bat. The whole promotion turned ugly when everybody was running around the ballpark with bats and beers. It was really something. They now have bobble head give aways, which don’t cause problems like the bottle heads did. Those were the days.
They should bring back the games of the Roman Coliseum. It would be very popular with todays fans. It would be much cheaper than running prisons and it could pay down the debt. I can easily envision Mr. Dvorack in a toga and crown giving the infamous thumbs down. Please don’t fixate too long on that image of John in a toga.
I usually encourage stupid people to do life shortening things, but if this moron had died, his parents would no doubt sued because no one was watching their far left hand of the IQ bell curve son.
Harper was at the game with three friends, and the four had been discussing whether the protective netting would support Harper’s weight
Did one of his friends “triple-dog dare” him? 🙂
Sounds like evolution at its finest. They should remove the nets and declare it a new spectator sport. Drunk Idiot Jumping or something. Start scoring people on it…
“Sounds like evolution at its finest. ”
Yes, Eric N, as one comedian put it, “It’s time to thin the herd.” 🙂 I kinda wish they’d just start ignoring these things and going on with the game. Especially if it’s in New York. Imagine the outcry. As it is the kid walks away having learned one thing: how pitifully easy it is to get publicity in this country.
Right on, K B … as one comedian put it, “It’s time to thin the herd.” . Not to change the subject, but I have an important question – do you know the name of that comedian? I saw him do that routine years ago, and I am still laughing, and quoting the phrase, but for the life of me I cannot remember his name, and it’s about to drive me crazy! I need to find out before I join the apparent majority of society in its decent toward lunacy.