If you aren't a die-hard fan, you most likely know one. Someone who wins and loses with their team even if they have never made it to the playoffs let alone won a World Series. However, recently in the news it seems as if these fans are getting out of control.
Even if you do not follow baseball you probably have some knowledge about the on-going, never ending rivalry between the San Francisco Giants and the Los Angeles Dodgers. Not only does this rivalry exist on the diamond, but also in the stands. At the season opener on March 31, Dodgers came away with a 2 to 1 win over the Giants. Apparently, not being pleased enough with that great win, a couple of bald-headed Dodgers fans began "taunting and swearing" at Bryan Stow and two other people sporting Giants gear. According to Foxnews.com, "Stow was punched in the back of the head. He fell down, bashing is head on the pavement, and was kicked before the attackers ran off." The victim, Stow, is sadly showing signs of brain damage and is currently in critical condition due to this horrible act of violence.
This is honestly outrageous, I do not understand how something like this can happen. I completely understand being a die-hard fan and occasionally talking some smack. But to hurt another individual just cause he is wearing the opponents jersey, sounds completely idiotic. San Francisco and their fans lose with class and win with class. Other teams and cities should start taking notes. These people that yell and fight other fans are the kids who never made it on their little league all star teams and take it out on innocent people. John Stow in the article states, "We would like to use this as a rallying cry to stop unnecessary violence in our greatest pastime and all other sports, not only here but abroad." To read the full story you can go read it here:
http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2011/04/05/san-francisco-giants-fan-beaten-dodger-game-brain-damage/#ixzz1JQg1zWLf
Another act of violence in the baseball world, came from PNC Park with an altercation between a pair of cops and a drunken Pittsburgh Pirates fan. Scott Ashley, 41, was asked to leave during the game for using foul language and did not cooperate so the police were called to help.
Ashley struck one of the stadium employees for no reason. According to FoxSports.com, "When Ashley refused, Rende and another officer forcibly subdued by using a Taser and clubbing him with their nightsticks." Some people are saying that the police used an inappropriate amount of abuse on the rowdy fan. Luckily for us, this scuffle was captured on video.
When I first saw this video I was taken aback by how quick and much the police will bashing him. Ashley did not look like he was about to attack them so I felt like it was an inappropriate way to handle the situation. We did not see or hear everything and I am sure there were some choice words Ashley shared with the police. Here is the video. Take a look at tell me what you think.
Even if you do not follow baseball you probably have some knowledge about the on-going, never ending rivalry between the San Francisco Giants and the Los Angeles Dodgers. Not only does this rivalry exist on the diamond, but also in the stands. At the season opener on March 31, Dodgers came away with a 2 to 1 win over the Giants. Apparently, not being pleased enough with that great win, a couple of bald-headed Dodgers fans began "taunting and swearing" at Bryan Stow and two other people sporting Giants gear. According to Foxnews.com, "Stow was punched in the back of the head. He fell down, bashing is head on the pavement, and was kicked before the attackers ran off." The victim, Stow, is sadly showing signs of brain damage and is currently in critical condition due to this horrible act of violence.
This is honestly outrageous, I do not understand how something like this can happen. I completely understand being a die-hard fan and occasionally talking some smack. But to hurt another individual just cause he is wearing the opponents jersey, sounds completely idiotic. San Francisco and their fans lose with class and win with class. Other teams and cities should start taking notes. These people that yell and fight other fans are the kids who never made it on their little league all star teams and take it out on innocent people. John Stow in the article states, "We would like to use this as a rallying cry to stop unnecessary violence in our greatest pastime and all other sports, not only here but abroad." To read the full story you can go read it here:
http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2011/04/05/san-francisco-giants-fan-beaten-dodger-game-brain-damage/#ixzz1JQg1zWLf
Another act of violence in the baseball world, came from PNC Park with an altercation between a pair of cops and a drunken Pittsburgh Pirates fan. Scott Ashley, 41, was asked to leave during the game for using foul language and did not cooperate so the police were called to help.
Ashley struck one of the stadium employees for no reason. According to FoxSports.com, "When Ashley refused, Rende and another officer forcibly subdued by using a Taser and clubbing him with their nightsticks." Some people are saying that the police used an inappropriate amount of abuse on the rowdy fan. Luckily for us, this scuffle was captured on video.
When I first saw this video I was taken aback by how quick and much the police will bashing him. Ashley did not look like he was about to attack them so I felt like it was an inappropriate way to handle the situation. We did not see or hear everything and I am sure there were some choice words Ashley shared with the police. Here is the video. Take a look at tell me what you think.
Kaylie: Interesting post on a subject that should concern baseball fans. Note that when reporting scores, the convention (AP style) is 2-1, not 2 to 1. Also "Little League" is capitalized. In future posts, please embed your links in text. It's easy to do with Blogger. Lastly, make sure your formatting is set up there are line spaces between grafs. It's harder to read your post when it's set solid like this. Score = 8
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