Comments on: The fan who rushed the field after Santana’s no-hitter missed his son’s first birthday party

By: bigzant82

bigzant82 — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 13:44:45 +0000

clearly u HAVE NO LIFE dismissed cadet^

By: stlouis1baseball

stlouis1baseball — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 14:02:10 +0000

Very good memory Cur. After making nice with the squirrels his grudge match ended however. It’s funny how food brings people (mammals)…together.

By: professor59

professor59 — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 03:23:55 +0000

Clearly banned for life from school at age 5.

By: professor59

professor59 — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 03:21:46 +0000

Kids have birthdays every year. Mets no-hitters, well… That’s a once in a lifetime event!

By: Matt S

Matt S — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 00:13:45 +0000

There are a lot more reasons to root for a team besides them being a perennial champion, anyway. I’ve always resented fans who just opted to root for good teams.

By: cur68

cur68 — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 23:21:53 +0000

Jonny’s deck, AKA “SquirrelLand”, a place where where no nut is safe and all life forms without a tail are subject to fur-tax: pay up in peanuts or the fur will fly. Admit it, the Phanatic is just a mutant Philly squirrel on Dykstra’s left over steroids. Only thing that makes sense really.

By: Utley's Hair

Utley's Hair — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 22:39:55 +0000

Wait…what?

By: Utley's Hair

Utley's Hair — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 22:37:31 +0000

Don’t forget about Jonny’s massive behemoth of a deck.

By: sabathiawouldbegoodattheeighthtoo

sabathiawouldbegoodattheeighthtoo — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 22:32:05 +0000

But then what happens when your team is good? Do you start rooting for ht new bad team? By definition, you can’t root for a good team as the underdog, so you will only be happy when your team is bad?

By: whodeytn

whodeytn — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 21:58:31 +0000

if he’s banned for life how those that work when u buy a tix do dey look for ya pics like shoplifter and say he ya not allowed in here lol
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Simply amazing.

By: bigzant82

bigzant82 — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 21:32:05 +0000

if he’s banned for life how those that work when u buy a tix do dey look for ya pics like shoplifter and say he ya not allowed in here lol

By: Jonny 5

Jonny 5 — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 20:52:47 +0000

Yeah, but the little SOB’s still wouldn’t remember who went to their last birthday party though.

By: cur68

cur68 — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 20:46:32 +0000

Aren’t you in a life or death grudge match with your neighborhood squirrels? If I’m not mistaken, they’ve even taken your yard hostage a time or 2 and you’ve been forced to leave food out for them so that they don’t destroy your patio furniture etc. Must be ’cause they’re Philly Squirrels: they bad.

By: panealvino

panealvino — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 20:44:08 +0000

Good link. Thanks.

By: indaburg

indaburg — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 20:31:55 +0000

As a native New Yorker in the early 1980s, I chose to root for the Mets as a wee child because I pitied them. They had few fans, and most of the fans I met from the other team in the Bronx were obnoxious, arrogant, and entitled. Of course, I was teased mercilessly in school for my choice, but I was vindicated in the mid-1980s with their resurgence. There are some people who prefer to root for underdogs, hard as it may be for a Yankee fan to understand.

By: number42is1

number42is1 — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 20:28:31 +0000

yup…. that much is true but i guess it means that he would have to put himself in a position to get caught…

By: shanabartels

shanabartels — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 20:23:59 +0000

For the most part, these “lifetime bans” aren’t actually enforced. Not in this country, at least. http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/explainer/2012/04/orioles_batman_streaker_can_sports_teams_really_prevent_rule_breakers_from_coming_back_.html

By: trickybastard

trickybastard — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 20:22:22 +0000

Wow did you really just end your article by using lyrics from Whitney Houston’s Greatest Love of All song?

By: nategearhart

nategearhart — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 20:20:34 +0000

It’s my understanding that if he gets nabbed for anything again he can get arrested for trespassing.

By: flyinhighwithvick

flyinhighwithvick — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 20:18:03 +0000

I thought it was OK to run on the field unless it’s in Philadelphia? No?

By: panealvino

panealvino — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 20:14:51 +0000

Heh. I asked the same question at the same moment.

By: patriots55

patriots55 — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 20:12:21 +0000

What a boss

By: Utley's Hair

Utley's Hair — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 20:10:21 +0000

“…n0-hitter…” is Craig’s way of emphasizing his belief that it was a no-hitter, with 0 hits allowed, umpire calls notwithstanding.

And, no, a 1-year-old would not be anywhere near a lit candle—though, considering the aptitude of a whole lot of people around, maybe I should change would to should.

By: mydadyourmom

mydadyourmom — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 20:08:53 +0000

It’s impossible. That crazy woman who walked onto the court at the Nuggets Lakers game had been banned previously I believe.

By: panealvino

panealvino — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 20:04:59 +0000

I always wondered: how do they ban someone from a ballpark? What are the chances that in a month, Diaz (or a friend) buys a ticket on StubHub and he shows up at Citi Field, how will anyone know? Or is this just a symbolic thing, where they say they’ve banned him so it seems like they’ve done something but where everyone knows it’s impossible to enforce?

By: number42is1

number42is1 — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 20:04:10 +0000

Can someone help me understand how these “banned for life” things are upheld? i worked with someone that did the same thing and was banned for life but he goes to games all the time.

By: sabathiawouldbegoodattheeighthtoo

sabathiawouldbegoodattheeighthtoo — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 19:59:54 +0000

Making your kid a Mets fan should be considered child abuse anyway. There is a perennial champion in your hometown, and you choose the OTHER team? I don’t hate the Mets, but I don’t see how it is a tough choice for anyone to pick a team to root for.

By: stinkfingers

stinkfingers — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 19:56:18 +0000

Way to prioritize, idiot.

By: Jonny 5

Jonny 5 — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 19:56:06 +0000

Cut offs are cool though right? Right??????

By: Nick C

Nick C — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 19:55:13 +0000

True. But mom will never forget nor let dad do so.