Moron Canadian

[Kevin Finnerty]

Candlestick Park, 1989, Dodgers vs. Giants.

Late in the game (which means the moron fan in this story had plenty of time to get plowed), a ball is fouled about 20 rows behind the plate. This moron--who was a lot like the moron in Toronto (pronounced Tronno)--picked up the ball, with a beer cup in his off hand just like the other moron, and after a brief pause, he threw the ball right between Rick Dempsey and the lefty batter, Brett Butler. Butler broke into a trot away from the plate, and Dempsey turned around with a fighter's look in his eyes. It cleared Dempsey's right ear by less than a foot, and it was a shocker to everybody, except Fernando, who just walked up and picked it up like he was fielding a grounder.

Well, five guys landed on this idiot and when the cops rushed in (Candlestick had armed, uniformed cops), they actually had to work to get the group to stop mauling the guy. They literally dragged this bleeding, semi-conscious, handcuffed drunk all the way up the stairs. I watched his feet slap the top of each step as they dragged him away.

Moronic Canadian fan behavior is always much less surprising.

[JugglingReferee]

Holy bashing on Canadians.

[LDUB]

Originally Posted by Kevin Finnerty

Well, five guys landed on this idiot and when the cops rushed in (Candlestick had armed, uniformed cops), they actually had to work to get the group to stop mauling the guy. They literally dragged this bleeding, semi-conscious, handcuffed drunk all the way up the stairs. I watched his feet slap the top of each step as they dragged him away.

Moronic Canadian fan behavior is always much less surprising.

So how much time did those 5 guys spend in jail and how much money did they end up having to pay? Seems like they are pretty big morons themselves.

[Welpe]

Originally Posted by Kevin Finnerty

Candlestick had armed, uniformed cops

Just your standard SFPD cops working overtime security details. Do you not have LAPD at Chavez Ravine?

[Kevin Finnerty]

Originally Posted by Welpe

Just your standard SFPD cops working overtime security details. Do you not have LAPD at Chavez Ravine?

That happened way back in 1989, and not until recent years did you ever see a armed, uniformed cop at Dodger Stadium. They had these plainclothes off-duty guys that were fairly easy to pick out (they were the guys with short hair and baggy camp shirts to hide their pieces).

Peter O'Malley didn't go for the uniformed cop look.

[gordon30307]

Originally Posted by Kevin Finnerty

That happened way back in 1989, and not until recent years did you ever see a armed, uniformed cop at Dodger Stadium. They had these plainclothes off-duty guys that were fairly easy to pick out (they were the guys with short hair and baggy camp shirts to hide their pieces).

Peter O'Malley didn't go for the uniformed cop look.

What does this have to do with umpiring?

[Kevin Finnerty]

When people share thoughts about baseball, there's a chance that it may not be about umpiring in particular.

[Welpe]

Originally Posted by gordon30307

What does this have to do with umpiring?

About as much as the rest of this thread however:

1) It's about Candlestick park and the Giants (cheer) and Dodgers (hiss).

2) Law enforcement is a subject I'm interested in.

Kevin, you mean all of you in the LA area don't drive convertibles, have three super model girlfriends and routinely attend parties in the Hollywood Hills? I'm shocked!