Talk about MLB

[JazzNU]

Opening day. Whatever could go wrong.

[ponchi101]

Worry not. If the virus shows up they will shoot it with their guns.
Wait...

[ti-amie]

[Deuce]

I had never heard about that ^.
Attacked for wearing an opposing team's jersey and in a coma for 9 months, and not able to live life anywhere near the way he naturally used to, as a result.
In the 'land of the free'.

No words are sufficient to describe how bad that is.
Incredible.

(And she should have had the mask over her mouth and nose when she gave him the ball - that IS the purpose of masks, right? Not as mere chin decorations.)

[ptmcmahon]

What would be really nice to see - if he would be up to it of course - would be to throw the first pitch at Dodger Stadium.... but understandably he may not want to, or even be able to.

My closest personal experience was when I went to a Green Bay @ Cincinnati game with wife ... she had Bengals jersey on, I had a Favre jersey on. Fortunately (?) for me Cincinnati won and Favre threw a career worst (which is saying something) FIVE interceptions. Game infamously was stopped with him driving down field, down 21-14, in the last minute when a fan ran on field and took ball from him which certainly didn't help them keep momentum.

After game, walking back to car was yelled at several times, but mostly by happy (mostly drunk) idiots thanking them for the interceptions. I changed out of my jersey as I realized it just wasn't worth risking anything.

[ponchi101]

In Caracas, around the mid 90's. My dad and I went to see our team, the Caracas Lions, play the Magallanes Sailors, our archrivals. We were not able to buy tickets on OUR side of the stadium so we bought in the Magallanes side. Magallanes was winning all the game, leading by 2-3 runs, but we were home club. My dad was joking with some Magallaneros but, as we were losing, they were having the best of it.
Then, bad luck. Ninth inning, down by three, two outs but three on base, and our team hit the grand slam. Moods changed immediately. We were pelted with insults, I had to protect my dad and run out of there, cars were attacked outside the stadium (broken windows and lights).
It was the last time I went to one of our games. People get too incensed by silly stuff like this.
About sports in the land of the free: much more civilized than in almost all other parts of the world. Do not forget the infamous Heysel stadium disaster (English Vs Italian fans) and how in most of South America soccer is played with separated fans because we have the "Barras Bravas" (Angry fans, literal translation) which are nothing more than hooligans.
Wikipedia has a "list of soccer stampede disasters". A reminder of how well we behave in large concentrations.
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About this man. I hope his attackers are still in jail.

[ptmcmahon]

Doubtful, unless for other reasons - they got 8 and 4 years:

https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/nati ... nts/57885/

[JTContinental]

A's reliever Jesus Luzardo broke his finger playing a video game

[ptmcmahon]

...how?

[ti-amie]

The Mets are the worst.

[ponchi101]

The assumption is that there are FEWER vaccinated people going to a METS game than NON-VACCINATED?
Awright.

[ptmcmahon]

I don't think it has to do with how many people are vaccinated... but how much they can charge per section.

[ponchi101]

Ah, so you pay more for the vaccinated section? Which is also on the worst section of the park? Interesting.

[ptmcmahon]

That's not what I was initially thinking... but oh man wouldn't that be a low move Make people pay more to sit with healthy people.

Was more thinking you want to pack as many as you can in cheap seats so make that the vaccinated sections... may not be able to fill up the behind the plate seats with people who A) are vaccinated and B) can afford it.

[ti-amie]

I don't kow who runs UFC but...