Exactly what did these fans do to warrant these cops assaulting them?
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As I was watching the HR Derby with some friends, we saw these two guys going after the same ball which resulted in a little wrestling match. ESPN flipped the camera to see the players’ reactions to that moon shot. Then ESPN flips back and one fan is running down the tunnel to get away from the cops. They zoom out and you see cops going after the other fan. Luckily, ESPN switched cameras right as one cop is ready to chokeslam this poor fan. Sure, these fans ran in the “batter’s eye” area, but is it really necessary for them to be, for lack of a better term, assaulted and then arrested?
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stigs…is it a bit rough…maybe..but they tell you you are not to go on to the black and the cops have a job to do…
i completely agree. i just thought the video was really funny at the time and thought this was a fun little way to spin it. i just thought it was great that it was shown on TV.
I don’t know. You don’t need to grab him by the neck. He was going after a Hamilton ball. I’d leave my wife on christmas morning for a hamilton ball.
i just think you tell these guys “you come here again and you’re thrown out.” like Hef said, the moment was probably pretty awesome and letting those guys go back to their seats would’ve probably been the right move.
It sucks TBL is having issues today. I really like Pearlman.
me too clown. that’s par for the course though.
stigs…have you been to NY? We tend to be a little wound tight when it comes to security since you know some guys decided to crash some planes into a building and all. A cop says stop and you run like hell…the cop is going to chase you..he is not going to be like oh silly guys..going for that ball…who the hell knows who those guys are? Unfortunately it is the mentality of the times that turns an innocent thing in to a security risk.
All the cop had to do was point his gun at him and say, “mother fucker, get your ass back to your seat. You think I’m joking cocksucker????!??!?!??” I would’ve been okay with that.
Everyone knows the Taliban are HUGE baseball and Josh Hamilton fans!!
I hear what you are saying roman, but in my experience at yankee stadium, the cops/security are total dicks. Last year a me and a buddy had seats between the yankees dugout and home plate, probably about 10 rows up, right behind where the yankee players take warm up swings. The yanks were playing like shit that day so people were leaving early. My buddy went down about 5 or 6 rows to get a good picture and some meat head security gaurd about blew his top and tried kicking my buddy out. I just think it sucks when these guys go completely over the top in their jobs and push around the little authority that they have. But I guess I somewhat understand where they come from.
hef..you understand
i have been to NY 5 or 6 times. i’ve actually sat in that section in RF where the one guy was (No beer, WTF?). i agree in that you never know who they are. but i my point is that these guys clearly were not a security risk. just fans going for a ball.
it was just security flexing nuts.
ark..that I agree with..and that is security..they won’t let people from the upper deck move down any more when no one is there in the late innings because of their power trip..those guys in the departed video were cops..they have a different purpose.
I’m so high from my screaming fit that I’m calling everybody a cocksucker. My boss and clients are not amused.
Man things have changed since the late 90s. One time we got completely shitfaced at the Big A. We convinced my buddy to run out on the field during a blowout. “Craig,” after 5 of us agreed to give him $100 each, jumped the barrier on the 1st base line, ran straight for second base and launched into a head-first, Pete Rose slide into second base. Misjudging the distance, he stopped two feet shy of the bag.
He stood up and pumped his arms in the air. The crowd went nuts. Were were dying. Probably one of the best things I have ever seen at a ball game.
Craig stood out there for a while, not knowing what to do. Security didn’t even chase him. They just waved him over near the dugout. He walked towards the Dugout like pitcher who just threw 8 shutout innings.
The crowd gave him a standing ovation.
His fine was $450 and he spent 4 hours in the tank. Net winnings $50.
Aha, so CRM is the reason TBL’s site is down today!
@nug: That story is so unbelievable. Like any of us are supposed to believe that you’ve ever had $100 in your life. Nice try, asshole.
in NY, chances cannot be taken. The hands around the neck was a little over the top, but definitely restraining him I am ok with.
nug, that’s awesome. did you get it on video? i’ve had some friends get thrown in the tank just for being drunk. fucking old times man.
@hef: Cheap shot. Back them I was rolling. That summer I made a killing betting against the Arizona DouchBacks
I think you misunderstand, the cop wasn’t choking him, he was helping him. The guy looked a little unsteady on his feet and the cop was just helping him to stand up.
I bet the cops took the ball, too.
@nug. Good stuff. My brother used to work for the cards and they had a guy run out to the field and jump into the oversized pipe that they roll the tarp on during a rain delay. After the finally got the guy out they asked him why he did it and he said his buddies gave him $100. Pretty sure he got a public intox along with a tresspassing charge. I think the fines were around $500. New loss $400. Idiot. At least wait until they are playing an actual game, not a rain delay. His stats didn’t even count.
cop 1: he’s got a gun.
black guy: that’s not a gun, that’s a book.
cops took the ball for sure.
Can we discuss politics in here?
We don’t give out awards around here, but if we did…
@pki: nope.
I was at a Cubs game once with a rain delay. These two drunk chicks in white tank tops went down into the stands where the Cubs dugout could see them and proceeded to dance around in the rain until finally security asked them to move. It was so funny watching the reactions of the team.
It was in Chicago, so I’m guessing…they were really fat?
and really slutty
@Hef. It wasn’t rain they were covered in. It was sausage grease.
thanks stigs. I just wanted to make sure. Between TBL’s server going down like Big Brown in the Belmont Stakes, and the discussion of Politics, I am ready to just show you guys and go home.
/debates actually just going home now
nothing makes me quit reading TBL faster than 412 spewing propaganda
this is the mentality of most cops today…even though their cars and badges say “to protect and to serve” its more like “to harrass and coerce”
Bunch of Wayne Brady’s on the NYPD.
“to harrass and coerce”
That is also Hefler’s motto
I guess there are benifits to being a fan of a small-market losing team. I can normally move down to better seats at both Camden Yards and Nats Stadium without being hassled too much.
Of course, I am a professional ninja too.
thenug just remebered his password to the TBL and that is why Billy Wagner is hung over.
mike, if you’re new, welcome.
fetch, i totally agree. him, and MikeNYC going back and forth and they will ruin a post. sports, pop culture and tail is what i like to go there for.
I was at opening day for the Royals one season and some moron jumped onto the field from the outfield wall in left, misjudged the distance and broke his ankle. They had to cart his dumb ass off the field on a stretcher.
Hef, this is Chicago we’re talking about, not Detroit. How ironic, a St. Louis Cardinals fan is trying to imply that Cubs fans are fat.
the security at Miller Park are cool about letting you move down late in games or when they don’t have many fans which isn’t too often anymore. but i stumbled about 8 rows behind the plate on opening day while wasted and it wasn’t til about the 4th inning i realized it wasn’t my seat and my friends were no where around. but i had the best seat in the house.
anybody see wilbons article today. guess who he disagreed with?
kinda new…usually just a reader via TBL…but these server issues are starting to cause me to go elsewhere…last night was the first time i was able to refresh TBL in a few swconds rather than a few minutes…but thanks
Quit whining cubs fan (see what I did there). You didn’t see me making fun of the pussy ass dodgers when nug ripped the snakes.
I watch almost every twins game on TV there are always a ton of fat chicks in the stands. It is almost a rarity when they find a group of hot chicks.
is that cubs fans remark directed at me?
is the word out that quick…i just got here!
cubs are ghey.
sportsgal, I was just implying that they like sausage. And truth be told, Cardinal fans are all in all pretty hideous. Except for myself of course, I raise the bar daily .
it was at sportsgal, mikey. But you’re on notice.
TBL’s server is absolute dogshit. I think this chat would have actually been pretty good otherwise.
if drinking beer at noon on a thursday afternoon makes you gay, i better change my commenter name to Liberace
Liberace was gay?
no, that makes you Josh Hamilton pre 2007.
i consider myself notified then hef
If you’re going to name your ballpark after a chewing gum at least it be Hubba Bubba.
/Pissed off heiress to the Motel 6 franchise and I still hate those Hilton Bitches.
Hi, I’m earth, have we met? Those were jokes at Detroit’s and St. Louis’ expense, dummies. But hey, the all-star game is tonight, let’s have another post about all the Cubs on the NL team!
Man, Hubba Bubba field would be a complete misnomer. It would make you think there were attractive people inside.
die hard cubs fan<<<
we are getting blamed for fukudome…last time i checked i didnt live in japan…and i didnt vote for the all stars..yet i get all of the blame…what gives
soriano…bad pick….
best pick ever and was decried by TBL was Soto
Cubs are on the NL team??? But that makes no sense. Someone should write about that.
Another Cubs fan? fuck me.
no problem with Fukudome, you are right, the Japs voted for him. Soriano was as bad as David Ortiz.
And no one agrees with anything TBL says baseball related.
Oh Mikey… please just quit while you’re ahead. I’ll have to get pissed off at Hef again and I just don’t think I can deal with it.
we do agree that Kobe sucks.
see…you still think we are all gay…i will not fuck you
Who’s turn is it to make the whining joke about sportsgal? Mine again? That doesn’t seem fair.
i’m still a little new Hef, i need to pay attention to the cue for that.
kobe sucks? i knew he tastes asses, but i wasnt aware that he sucked too
I like Kobe. He buys his cheesesteaks at John’s Philly Grill in Huntington Beach just like I do.
Yes, Hef, it’s your turn! Impress us with one of your completely unfunny barbs! They’re the BEST!! Plus 1000 Jew stars to you!!
hey nug…you in HB…im in ventura….uh oh this is turning into a social forum
Hef, you should post more Jewish baseball posts. You wouldn’t believe how many people google “Jewish baseball player.” Stat counter is funny sometimes.
michael Kay just spouted off about how if you added up Mo Rivera’s walks and hits allowed, it wouldn’t even come close to equaling the number of innings pitched. if only there was a term for that stat ratio….
Wow ,I thought Hef was the only person on this board west of the Mason Dixon line. Ventura kicks ass.
Kobe Beef is mawney!!!
You’re listening to that too, stigs? I’ve got to listen to something else this afternoon.
is there such a thing as west of the Mason Dixon line?
and I am too, I guess.
Isn’t the Mason Dixon line a north/south… never mind.
@nug: I would write about Jewish baseball players but then it’s “jew writes about jews” and “the sky is blue” jokes all day. Plus, and I don’t know if you knew this, most people don’t care about jews. Shocking, right.
@Fetch. I only got a minor in geography, so I don’t think I’m qualified to answer. but that is damn funny.
I know. I’m just tired of using the “West of the Mississippi” reference. Plus I hate the South. And Nascar. Ruth is the only number three we care about. Fuck you Earnhardt.
well technically the mason dixon ends in pennsylvania….so i guess it is correct to say that we are west of the mason dixon here in southern california
The Mason Dixon is the one that separates the NL and AL right?
nug, i enjoyed reading the Jewish Playboy piece. good stuff right there.
hawkeye, yeah i’m listening. it’s so gay now that TK went off the air again. I usually listen to my ipod but keep SVP on in the background. Lebetard is great and starts at 2 CST.
theres nothing like a nice hot dixon cider on a cold winter morning
Is So Cal east or west of the Mendoza line?
north
Sportsgal said something funny. +7 jew stars.
I like SVP, so I’m usually OK with it. Michale K is painful. Nothing else to listen to around here except for Rome. Maybe I’ll switch over to one of the music stations of Sirius.
mason dixon separates the original 6 from the rest of the NHL.
actually mason dixon fought rocky balboa.
Rome is turribe to borrow from Barkley. i hate Jim Rome, J Stew, and the clones.
do you guys have a jew star tracking system? I got my first jew star last night from nick…i want to see where i rank all time on the jew star list and also where my rookie session and season ranks with all other jew star recipients
Ugh. Rome’s show is interesting for about 10-15 minutes a day, then completely boring the remaining 2:45.
Mr. Hand would be so proud of us. “Is this US History? I see the globe right there.”
Costanza Out
Stigs, no Rome? I don’t really take anything he say seriously but it’s always entertaining to listen to him.
@mike: no we don’t. but you might be on to something. the home, about and contact us tabs look lonely at the top. Hef, we should start a chart keeping track of commenters Jew stars. can we please please please??? we could even keep track of the Third Reich Lapel Pins.
First of all mikeychx, you’d need to know your VORC (value over replacement commenter) then we can go ahead and tabulate the jew stars
mizerle is now in charge of tracking the awardance of jewstars. it’s his first step to replacing me.
@ stigs
when someone says something stupid can we give the swastikas…or just subtract stars
i’m a Kornheiser guy. apparently Rome has writers. TK always use to make fun of him w/o ever mentioning it was Rome he was talking about. i think he’s the biggest pompass ass ever. EVER.
@fetch, VORC. Nice.
The only tolerable Rome this is Rome is Burning, and that’s pushing it.
Alt Nation it is for the afternoon!
subtracting jew stars seems like a better idea.
where do i find my VORC…is there such a thing as VORC or is this some kind of rookie hazing? I didnt know Sabermetrics applied to Commenting, but it only makes sense
MoneyBlog…by Fetch
that’s what the Germans thought too.
Mikey: it’s a third reich lapel pin. Swastikas are so gauche.
Hawkeye, go to Left of Center or Lithium!!! Just say no to the emo crap on Alt Nation!!
mikey, moneyblog sounds like an awesome idea. see ya, MLJ!
“Hef, we should start a chart keeping track of commenters Jew stars. can we please please please??”
In reality, there would only be one jew star to keep track of. I will make sure to keep hef in some place safe.
/Nick P
ill check back in a few
See Mike, commenters like spencer and Hef only clog the comment section, contributing to a flood that camouflages valuable comments from people like Fetch and Stigs. So they have a lower VORC.
spence just wrote a really good preview on TBL.
I’m a traditionalist with regard to commenter stats. I value quanitity, per post average, and overall words. That’s it.
SG – yeah, there is an awful heave emo tangent to Alt Nation (Copyright “Red Jumpsuit Apparatus” on right now), but they hit more than Left of Center does for me.
Lithium, however…
Jew star rankings coming soon. mikeychx, you the man.
sparty..you can access TBL?
once every 10 mins.
Roman, if you open TBL on a browser window, then spend an hour doing something else, eventually the site comes up.
His post is about golf, how good can it possibly be?
SG-always hatin on the golf.
I loathe traditionalist, and people who live west of the mason dixon line.
@sparty, I think someone has lost a bf or father to the game of golf.
Sigh.
@ill: That’s hilarious. I just spit coffee on my computer. Stop it.
/Rome’d
Damn Hef, coffee at 11am?
11 am, 11 pm? i don’t see the issue?
I wasn’t drinking coffee. My genius is wasted on you.
you could quit coffee and write your own Josh Hamilton story in the blog world.
Ill, when stigs gets the ranking system up, I’m going to see to it that you climb up the ladder. You’ve got a future in snarky comments ahead of you young man. A fine future.
as “big” as TBL has gotten, how come they havent bought more bandwidth…it has gotten pretty frustrating…maybe ill just hang out here more
You’re always welcome over here mikey. even if you are a lowly cubs fan.
A lowly, lowly cubs fan. With no hope for a championship ever. Ever. Ever.
did you brutalize red sox and white sox fans the same way a few years ago???
Oh wait there are no White Sox fans.
There were no Red Sox fans a few years ago, either.
I love you clown for saying that.
Clowns, a johnny come lately to the yankees. His group of fans shrinks every year. Soon it’ll be just him.
Is that a poem, Hef? I thought you were an English major?
I have problems with punctuation and spelling on first drafts. Esp. when I don’t reread what I wrote. English majors are people who take longer to write things than others.
Count how many “there” “their” “they’re” mistakes I make in a day. If we measure by that, I’m a dummy.
They’re, their – it’ll bee all write. Your knot a dumby.
and if we measure by a different way, you’re what exactly?
You should make t-shirts.