Gothamist
A non-profit newsroom, powered by WNYC.
Gothamist
Listen Live
News
One, Two, Three Stupid Baseball Fan Incidents
By
Jen Chung
Published Apr 26, 2008
Modified Apr 26, 2008
Share
FacebookTwitterRedditEmail
Never miss a story
Email address
By submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our Terms .
By
Jen Chung
Published Apr 26, 2008
Modified Apr 26, 2008
Share
FacebookTwitterRedditEmail
We rely on your support to make local news available to all
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2026. Donate today
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
America's favorite past time is also apparently when fans like to drink and go crazy!
Last night, there a Mets fan was arrested and other were removed from Shea Stadium when a series of fights occurred in the stands. According to 1010 WINS, "fights and food-and-beverage-throwing altercations cropped up on two decks on the third-base side"--which happened right after the Braves took the lead!
Just last week, some Mets fans were arrested during a Phillies game at Citizens Bank Park. As The 700 Level's Enrico wrote, many "obnoxious" Mets fans traveled down i-95 for the game--"You can’t blame them really. It’s hard to pass up a chance to spend a beautiful Saturday at a ballpark infinitely more enjoyable than their own."
Burn! Anyway, the fight was apparently started when a "moron in a hideous Mets Dykstra jersey threw haymakers at a rival fan." Dykstra fan was led out in handcuffs to an ovation and someone sent a picture of him to The 700 Level
And when the Yankees and Red Sox met last week, someone captured the a fight in the stands. (There's nothing like fans who take off their shirts!)
Some of other stupid fan incidents: A Mets fan "shining" a flashlight at Braves pitchers, the Mets fans who tried to steal Shea seats, the Yankees fans who tried to steal a banner, the Yankees fan who fell into foul ball netting, the Mets fan who pretended to be a member of the press to gain access to players, the Red Sox fan who buried a David Ortiz jersey in the new Yankee Stadium... okay, the list is very long.
Tagged
baseball
fan
mets
sports
stupid
stupid fans
Yankees
Jen Chung
Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
Read more
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
MORE news
Feds accuse former FBI agent of Brooklyn hit and run, leaving victim on a bench
Prosecutors say Andrew Reyes drove off in his FBI car in February with its emergency lights still on. He is charged with a civil rights violation and with lying to investigators.
By
Charles Lane
Published Nov 5, 2026 at 2:39 p.m. ET
Battery found at deadly Sunset Park fire days after similar blaze in Bronx
If a battery is confirmed as the cause, 10 people have died in battery fires in just eight days.
By
Ramsey Khalifeh
News
Battery found at deadly Sunset Park fire days after similar blaze in Bronx
If a battery is confirmed as the cause, 10 people have died in battery fires in just eight days.
By
Ramsey Khalifeh
Inside New York's bitter Republican civil war after blue wave
By
Walter Wuthmann
Queens Public Library online system downed by ransomware hack, officials said
By
Catalina Gonella
Early Addition: How every single NYC neighborhood voted in the governor's race
By
James Ramsay
Never miss a story
Catch up on the most important headlines with a roundup of essential NYC stories, delivered to your inbox daily.
Sign upEmail address
By submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our Terms .