September 17, 2007
Boston Idiot Interrupts Game, Acts Like a 2nd Grader
A spectator at Fenway Park in Boston took to the field and interrupted the game during last night's Red Sox-Yankees rubber match. With the game still tied 1-1 at the bottom of the 7th inning, Boston first baseman Eric Hinske was leading off for the Sox and was the first batter to face pitcher Joba Chamberlain, who relieved Roger Clemens. Hinske managed a double to left field after facing a full count at the plate and was practically chased to second base by an idiot who leapt to the field and raced to high-five the Boston baserunner.
Boston radio announcers said that Hinske pointedly turned his back to the young man and refused to acknowledge him. Left hanging, the on-field interloper decided to grab the hat off of Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano's head. Donning the Yankees cap (which would seem antithetical to a Boston fan's turn in the moronic spotlight), the unwelcome intruder galloped around the field for a few seconds before being tackled by Fenway security.
The man who ran onto the field was escorted off and Cano's hat was returned before Boston's Coco Crisp stepped to the plate, but the hat-grabber likely had to spend the night in jail and will face a sizable fine. In 2002 in Chicago, Kansas City first base coach Tom Gamboa was tackled by two fans during a game. Although he escaped with just cuts and bruises, one of the men was carrying a knife. The Royals let the White Sox organization know that they would not be returning to Comiskey Park until they were satisfied that security had been increased. In 2005, our City Council passed a bill to give unruly fans jail time and up to $25,000 in fines.
Maybe the Boston spectator last night was imagining that he was Drew Barrymore in "Fever Pitch" and wanted to profess his love to Hinske, no matter the cost. Regardless, we think he deserves a follow-up arrest by the fashion police for wearing white pants after Labor Day.
UPDATE: Our friends at Bostonist have more details about the incident. The culprit was a 20-year-old from Maine who was arrested by the Boston PD.
(Photos/AP)
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mr Cano used great restraint in not decking the idiot,
he should be acknowledge for his good conduct.
Absolutely. Hinske refusing to indulge or encourage the idiot, Cano for not clocking him, and the Fenway security crew for taking him down hard and quickly should all be commended.
i dunno, people used to run on the field all the time. who cares.
loser.
Masshole.
guest spouted the following wisdom:
"i dunno, people used to run on the field all the time. who cares."
People also used to fly commercial aircraft without boxcutters...watch presidential motorcades from book depositories without high-powered rifles, etc. etc.
This guy is a psycho and could very well have intended to cause Hinske bodily harm. Lock him up and never let him in any major league ballpark again.
This is typical mongoloid behavior on the part of Boston Red Sox fans.
Hold up - stop the presses! The Boston Police Department did in fact arrest the individual, and HE IS FROM MAINE.
http://bostonist.com/2007/09/17/boston_blotter_87.php
We don't claim him. And he put the cap on, too! Bleah!
There are idiot fans in every stadium, Polite New Yorker. Why, some moronic Yankee "fan" ran onto the field during a Yankees-Rangers game I was at earlier in the season.
p.s. If you really were a Polite New Yorker would you be using an offensive term like mongoloid?
not only white pants but white Bellbottoms!!! what kinda fruity ass shit is going up in boston?
since when mongoloid is abusive? it is a scientific term for "biogeographical ancestry" just like "caucasian" or "negroid".
You mean caucasoid. Mongoloid can also be used as a derogatory term cause a key feature of mongoloids is a broad forehead and a wide nose which makes them look like a cro-magnon neanderthal. Sure, you can also say a faggot is a bundle of sticks but nobody says that.
Why is his face blurred?
His face is blurred for the same reason that tv broadcasters direct their cameras away from people that run on the field. It's to discourage people who want their 20 seconds of fame by disrupting a sporting event.
Yeah, New Yorkers just whip batteries and knives at the opposing team from the comfort of their seats.
There are no polite New Yorkers
mongoloid used to be a medical term for a person with down syndrome (due to the apparent lack of an epicanthic fold), as well as what we now call asian.
typical beaner
#5 Masshole? I like that one.
I only appreciate a fan running on the field when it's that woman with the big jugs that would kiss the players. Whatever happened to her?
15 - ummm you are actually talking about the noclass boston bastards who threw shit when pedro was beating up old man zim. Yankees don't have to throw shit cause we are on top. we always win. you never see yankees fans act crazy. 39 championships gives you that calm collective feeling. unlike bitter mets and sox fans who can't wait to riot.
is this guy any more of an idiot than all the grown men and women that actually give a shit about baseball?
i'm always amazed when i hear that anyone over the age of 12 actually cares about who wins a ballgame.
#19 - Yanks fans never act crazy..hum recent incidents I can remember include some idiot falling over the railings onto a safety net 2 yrs ago, and what about classy Yank fans throwing shit onto the field when A-Rod was called out during 2004 ALCS game 6. Making stupid general statements just make you seem like a child, all teams have rowdy fans, period.
#20 - I am sure the "football" fans who only care about whether a team has covered a spread so he can spend his winnings on beer is MUCH better.
Kudos to Hinske and Cano for staying calm while letting security do their job, crazy hipster stunt!
You're all morons..!
This dumbass is obviously a Yankee fan, just look at how badly he wanted that hat..
#19, ummmm no, I was talking about Yankee fans. You are obviously dumb, blind, or too young to remember various incidents.
He shoudl have been naked. We don't see people streaking anymore. Too bad.
What a dolt. No white pants after Labor Day !
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Red Sox Nation.
PS: I like Masshole, too.
Aw he had to be from Maine, didn't he? Dammit! Giving my peoples a bad name! Whatever, I bet he's from Lewiston.
#6 said People also used to fly commercial aircraft without boxcutters
The story of the terrorists using boxcutters is a myth, started by a politician.
It has no basis on fact.
"The story of the terrorists using boxcutters is a myth, started by a politician. It has no basis on fact."
Yes..they used plastic spoons to cut the pilot and co-pilots throats
"His face is blurred ... to discourage people who want their 20 seconds of fame."
#14...
I wish the media would fuzz the face of murderers for the same reason.
The on-field scamper was the most entertaining part of the Sunday night game, except for the near brawl between Yankee and Red Sox fans in section 11. I don't get all of the uproar over an exhuberant fan taking to the field of play. They pose no threat to the steroid guzzling athletes, and they creaate a light-hearted distraction to the boredom of the game and the pace-killing TV timeouts.
LEt the fans have some fun. The minor leagues have figured out to make the games interactive. Why can't the major leagues follow suit.
I am looking forward to seeing more young fans make on-field sprints at future games. They might divert some of the drunks from having that last beer of the night.
So many people bashing...blah, blah, blah. I was at the game and thought it was one of the more entertaining events I had witnessed all year - and then I forgot about it. That is until someone just sent me this stupid blog. Why would I care about people who are paid millions of dollars a year to hit, throw, catch and run? I mean, I know MLB players are whiney babies but they can hold their own. They are big boys. Not to mention, no one even flinched until the guy was in the outfield. everyone just looking around at each - ah duhhhh. And what, you really think that anyone could get ANYTHING past fenway park these days? they act like the place is hosting the President for the night. Pa-leeze. The guy was having fun. If a nutty fan storming the field to smack Hinske on the butt and steal Cano's hat is considered such a big news event for critics, imagine what we could do by spending more time talking about how to elimiate the suffering of people around the world. Crazy fan - who cares?!