Bonds

[srbin84]

I agree 100% that fans shouldn't throw things on the field, but I won't shed a tear if Bonds gets nailed in the dome with a beer bottle, battery or anything else this year.

[hardcorecubfan]

I think it's pretty ridiculous that a Padres fan would do that, and I hope that no Cubs fan does it when the Giants come to Chicago.

 

Exactly!!!

 

Classless fans

[BigbadB]

The Padres and Giants have a heck of a rivalry, so I'm not shocked that a Padres fan did something like this. It wouldn't be much different than a Cub fan tossing out some eyeliner for one Jimmy Edmonds. Nothing should be thrown on the field and the person who does should be tossed (which includes dumping your beer or soda on a player), but since I didn't do it, I can't feel too broken up about it.

[BigbadB]

Many Giants fans show up to games with rubber chickens, so they can show how classless they are whenever the opposing pitcher chooses to pitch around Barry.

 

And my reference to beer being spilled on players is what I have witnessed from Wrigley Field.

[TB_11]

Not a fan of any fan throwing any object at any player.

 

Oh, I agree. I think a fan who throws something at a fan should be banned from that ballpark, permenantly.

 

Especially if it's a Super Twinkie thrown down to Lance Berkman, who proceeds to hit a homerun the inning after consuming said Super Twinkie.

 

That alone made me wish Berkman played for the Cubs.

[Jehrico]

 

So you'd be ok if fans started throwing beer bottles to Ryan Freel or Rafael Furcal?

 

As long as they're empty...

 

I can't stand it when people waste good beer.

 

Thrown AT them? No. Thrown on the ground 5-10 feet from them to get their attention? I don't see a problem with it. If you can't throw ANYTHING on the field, then we shouldn't be able to throw visiting team's home runs back, either.

[cubbyvirus00]

fun game. i sat front row of left field, and heckled bonds all game long. he even glanced over at me a couple dozen times. the padre fans were nuts

[Derwood]

It is never funny when stuff gets thrown on the field. Why people think they have the right to do that is beyond me. Morans

[rocket]

 

So you'd be ok if fans started throwing beer bottles to Ryan Freel or Rafael Furcal?

 

As long as they're empty...

 

I can't stand it when people waste good beer.

 

Thrown AT them? No. Thrown on the ground 5-10 feet from them to get their attention? I don't see a problem with it. If you can't throw ANYTHING on the field, then we shouldn't be able to throw visiting team's home runs back, either.

 

Ummm, you really don't see a problem with someone throwing a beer bottle onto the field to get someone's attention? Wow.

 

It's a horrible thing to do. Plus, I don't think John Q. Fan is talented enough where there's a difference between aiming at the player and 5-10 feet away from the player. Either throw is just as likely to hit him.

 

And, at least at GABP, a fan is NOT allowed to throw a homerun ball back onto the field.

[soccer10k]

 

So you'd be ok if fans started throwing beer bottles to Ryan Freel or Rafael Furcal?

 

As long as they're empty...

 

I can't stand it when people waste good beer.

 

Thrown AT them? No. Thrown on the ground 5-10 feet from them to get their attention? I don't see a problem with it. If you can't throw ANYTHING on the field, then we shouldn't be able to throw visiting team's home runs back, either.

 

Ummm, you really don't see a problem with someone throwing a beer bottle onto the field to get someone's attention? Wow.

 

It's a horrible thing to do. Plus, I don't think John Q. Fan is talented enough where there's a difference between aiming at the player and 5-10 feet away from the player. Either throw is just as likely to hit him.

 

And, at least at GABP, a fan is NOT allowed to throw a homerun ball back onto the field.

 

I don't see a problem with throwing plastic beer bottles at somebody if you can even reach them. A glass bottle would be bad because it could shatter.

[soccer10k]

The Padres and Giants have a heck of a rivalry, so I'm not shocked that a Padres fan did something like this. It wouldn't be much different than a Cub fan tossing out some eyeliner for one Jimmy Edmonds. Nothing should be thrown on the field and the person who does should be tossed (which includes dumping your beer or soda on a player), but since I didn't do it, I can't feel too broken up about it.

 

I'm have to correct you on this one. The Cubs-Cardinals rivalry would be like the Giants-Dodgers rivalry not the Giants-Padres rivalry. The Giants-Padres would be more like the Cubs-Astros. Still a rivalry, but not your main rivalry.

 

Also, being that a Padres fan did this, I can't wait for the Giants to go to Los Angeles. That should be quite entertaining.

[badger1679666666]

It was a plastic syringe that weighs probably 1 oz., there is not possible way it could injury ANYONE.

 

It was funny and clever. Some people are uptight here. Yes, beer bottles can hurt someone they shouldn't be thrown on the field. The syringe, was brilliant.

[Andy]

I loved his face when he saw it, too. He looked like he was going to run in there and start cracking people in half with his PED muscles.

[Guest]

It was a plastic syringe that weighs probably 1 oz., there is not possible way it could injury ANYONE.

 

It was funny and clever. Some people are uptight here. Yes, beer bottles can hurt someone they shouldn't be thrown on the field. The syringe, was brilliant.

Hold onto it and waive it in the crowd and it is funny and clever. Create a sign with syringes and waive them and it's funny and clever. Throwing stuff on the field is never funny nor clever.

 

No offense, but if I saw someone at Wrigley do that I'd call an usher and have the person escorted from the park.

[soccer10k]

It was a plastic syringe that weighs probably 1 oz., there is not possible way it could injury ANYONE.

 

It was funny and clever. Some people are uptight here. Yes, beer bottles can hurt someone they shouldn't be thrown on the field. The syringe, was brilliant.

Hold onto it and waive it in the crowd and it is funny and clever. Create a sign with syringes and waive them and it's funny and clever. Throwing stuff on the field is never funny nor clever.

 

No offense, but if I saw someone at Wrigley do that I'd call an usher and have the person escorted from the park.

 

Throwing a plastic syringe on the field is funny and clever. Running onto the field with either a plastic or real syringe would cross the line. As other people have said, loosen up about it. It's not that big of a deal.

[Coach C]

 

So you'd be ok if fans started throwing beer bottles to Ryan Freel or Rafael Furcal?

 

As long as they're empty...

 

I can't stand it when people waste good beer.

 

Thrown AT them? No. Thrown on the ground 5-10 feet from them to get their attention? I don't see a problem with it. If you can't throw ANYTHING on the field, then we shouldn't be able to throw visiting team's home runs back, either.

 

Ummm, you really don't see a problem with someone throwing a beer bottle onto the field to get someone's attention? Wow.

 

It's a horrible thing to do. Plus, I don't think John Q. Fan is talented enough where there's a difference between aiming at the player and 5-10 feet away from the player. Either throw is just as likely to hit him.

 

And, at least at GABP, a fan is NOT allowed to throw a homerun ball back onto the field.

 

I don't see a problem with throwing plastic beer bottles at somebody if you can even reach them. A glass bottle would be bad because it could shatter.

 

Well, I honestly see that there is a big problem with throwing plastic beer bottles, or plastic cups full of beer. Think Auburn Hills, Fan, and Artist. You want someone to throw a beer at a player just to entict a massive rioting? I don't think so.

 

It can happen to anyone. I mean, Jon Q. Fan throws a plastic cup, full of beer to Player A, which this Player A is a well known classy guy, can all of a sudden, just snap, and go Ron Artest on the fans.

 

In all, a simple rule to follow. Don't throw anything that shouldn't be on the field, period.

[soccer10k]

Well, I honestly see that there is a big problem with throwing plastic beer bottles, or plastic cups full of beer. Think Auburn Hills, Fan, and Artist. You want someone to throw a beer at a player just to entict a massive rioting? I don't think so.

 

It can happen to anyone. I mean, Jon Q. Fan throws a plastic cup, full of beer to Player A, which this Player A is a well known classy guy, can all of a sudden, just snap, and go Ron Artest on the fans.

 

In all, a simple rule to follow. Don't throw anything that shouldn't be on the field, period.

 

Good point. I retract my statement about the beer bottles. But I stick to my syringe stance. Hilarious.

[XZero771679666304]

It was a plastic syringe that weighs probably 1 oz., there is not possible way it could injury ANYONE.

 

It was funny and clever. Some people are uptight here. Yes, beer bottles can hurt someone they shouldn't be thrown on the field. The syringe, was brilliant.

Hold onto it and waive it in the crowd and it is funny and clever. Create a sign with syringes and waive them and it's funny and clever. Throwing stuff on the field is never funny nor clever.

 

No offense, but if I saw someone at Wrigley do that I'd call an usher and have the person escorted from the park.

 

I agree. Heck, make a giant papier mache syringe and wave it around. Make a sign, call him names, heckle him untill your lungs fall out. But you don't throw stuff in the field, ever.

 

There's nothing uptight about maintaining some semblence of orderly behavior.

[XZero771679666304]

It was a plastic syringe that weighs probably 1 oz., there is not possible way it could injury ANYONE.

 

It was funny and clever. Some people are uptight here. Yes, beer bottles can hurt someone they shouldn't be thrown on the field. The syringe, was brilliant.

Hold onto it and waive it in the crowd and it is funny and clever. Create a sign with syringes and waive them and it's funny and clever. Throwing stuff on the field is never funny nor clever.

 

No offense, but if I saw someone at Wrigley do that I'd call an usher and have the person escorted from the park.

 

Throwing a plastic syringe on the field is funny and clever. Running onto the field with either a plastic or real syringe would cross the line. As other people have said, loosen up about it. It's not that big of a deal.

 

Yes, it is. Not the act itself, but the precedent it sets. If anything is certain, it is that if one boob does somthing like this and goes unpunished, others will follow.

 

And honestly, it wasn't that original. In fact it seemed almost cliche.

[Guest]

It was a plastic syringe that weighs probably 1 oz., there is not possible way it could injury ANYONE.

 

It was funny and clever. Some people are uptight here. Yes, beer bottles can hurt someone they shouldn't be thrown on the field. The syringe, was brilliant.

Hold onto it and waive it in the crowd and it is funny and clever. Create a sign with syringes and waive them and it's funny and clever. Throwing stuff on the field is never funny nor clever.

 

No offense, but if I saw someone at Wrigley do that I'd call an usher and have the person escorted from the park.

 

Throwing a plastic syringe on the field is funny and clever. Running onto the field with either a plastic or real syringe would cross the line. As other people have said, loosen up about it. It's not that big of a deal.

So where is the line drawn, then? Is it okay to run onto the field during the game if you don't attack any of the players? Can you throw heavy stuff on to the field if it's not near any of the players? Who decides what can hurt someone and what can't? You? If your answer is common sense, then I submit that I don't trust the least common denomenator of common sense amongst 30,000 people in a ballpark at any given time.

 

The only way to adequately maintain order is a clean, simple rule. No throwing stuff on the field. Ever.

[St.Paul Cub]

Should you throw anything onto the field? No.

 

Was it hilarious? Yes.

 

I agree that you shouldn't throw stuff, but a plastic syringe with no needle thrown 15 ft in front of him is not in the same league of severity and stupidity as throwing full beer (in cups or bottles), batteries, or anything else like that.

 

The level of righteous indignation is amusing. Harold Reynolds on Baseball Tonight made it sound like that was the end of baseball right there. That's amusing to me because Harold was one of many players who didn't say anything about steroid use happening around him and I think ESPN is a little culpable for the creation of Barroid Bonds too.

Edited April 4, 2006 by St.Paul Cub

[cl smooth]

sounds like an idiot needed to entertain his/herself by throwing junk on the field. as if the baseball game isn't entertaining enough...

 

people throwing beer cups in the outfield after a bad call (wrigley field bleachers, i'm looking in your direction) is stupid. people throwing ANYTHING on the field that has nothing to do with tradition (throwing the opposing team's home run balls back) is stupid. trying to hit a player with a foriegn object or throwing something in the vicinity of the player is stupid. period. this isn't professional wrestling. a sign or the "boo-urns" chant gets the job done.

[goonys evil twin]

The only way to adequately maintain order is a clean, simple rule. No throwing stuff on the field. Ever.

 

That's a perfectly fine rule in general. And I agree, but it's not regularly enforced (homeruns balls thrown back, trash on the field after a bad call, little child who gets a foul ball and throws in in the field not knowing better, man in the front row jumping up and down after a big homer who accidentally drops his souvenir cup on the field). There are lots of exceptions. And I agree it should not be allowed. That doesn't mean it's not funny in this case. Cork was annoying, but funny. If it starts happening en masse and frequently, it's a problem, but I think it's perfectly fine to look at this incident and smile, even while saying "No throwing stuff on the field". If you're sitting next to me and pull that trick, and somebody rats on you. I'll be sure to say I was sitting right next to you and you didn't throw it.

 

You can have a policy that says anybody who is caught throwing anything on the field will be thrown out, but fail to enforce in this situation without falling into a situation where anarchy reins.

[goonys evil twin]

people throwing ANYTHING on the field that has nothing to do with tradition (throwing the opposing team's home run balls back) is stupid.

 

This is an arbitrary call. I would argue that throwing crap on the field after a bad call is much more about tradition than throwing back homerun balls.

[Guest]

The only way to adequately maintain order is a clean, simple rule. No throwing stuff on the field. Ever.

 

That's a perfectly fine rule in general. And I agree, but it's not regularly enforced (homeruns balls thrown back, trash on the field after a bad call, little child who gets a foul ball and throws in in the field not knowing better, man in the front row jumping up and down after a big homer who accidentally drops his souvenir cup on the field). There are lots of exceptions. And I agree it should not be allowed. That doesn't mean it's not funny in this case. Cork was annoying, but funny. If it starts happening en masse and frequently, it's a problem, but I think it's perfectly fine to look at this incident and smile, even while saying "No throwing stuff on the field". If you're sitting next to me and pull that trick, and somebody rats on you. I'll be sure to say I was sitting right next to you and you didn't throw it.

 

You can have a policy that says anybody who is caught throwing anything on the field will be thrown out, but fail to enforce in this situation without falling into a situation where anarchy reins.

If you allow it to slide to the point where it becomes endemic, it is much harder to stop.