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[DUMB]Yankee fan falls 40 feet from upper deck, lands in net

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  1. Harrisment

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    Fan, 18, lands onto net after falling 40 feet
    Associated Press
    http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2130264

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    NEW YORK -- A fan plunged from the upper deck at Yankee Stadium onto the screen behind home plate during Tuesday night's game between New York and the Chicago White Sox, then was taken to a hospital for observation.


    The fan sat stunned after falling onto the netting behind home plate.

    The game was delayed for four minutes in the eighth inning after 18-year-old Scott Harper of Armonk, N.Y., plummeted about 40 feet onto the large net. After the final out, he was carried from the ballpark on a stretcher, his head immobilized in a neck brace, and taken to Lincoln Hospital.

    Harper told three friends he was sitting with that he was going to test whether the net would hold his weight -- and then he jumped, police said.

    "The next thing you know, you don't see him anymore. You saw him on the net," said 18-year-old Mike Spadafino, one of Harper's friends.

    Obviously scared and shaken after he landed, Harper sat with his head in his hands for a few moments before climbing on the net back up to the middle level of seats as players watched and the crowd roared.

    "That was the only exciting thing that happened today," Yankees owner George Steinbrenner said after Chicago's 2-1 victory.

    Harper then was hoisted over the railing and led away by security.

    "People think we threw him off, but we're all best friends, so I don't think that would ever happen," said 20-year-old Giusseppe Tripi, another one of Harper's friends.

    Det. Kevin Czartoryski said Harper was arrested and police expect to charge him with reckless endangerment, criminal mischief, criminal trespass and disorderly conduct.

    "They claimed we were saying, 'Sit or jump, sit or jump,' " Spadafino said. "It was everyone in there, in the basic area."

    It was the second time in five years a fan dropped from the upper deck at Yankee Stadium. In May 2000, 24-year-old Stephen Laurenzi of Yonkers, N.Y., was unconscious for a short time while sprawled on the net as a game between Boston and New York went on. He also was arrested and taken to a hospital for observation.

    "I was hoping I wouldn't see that again," Yankees manager Joe Torre said. "You could break your neck."

    In 1997 and 1998, there was only a high backstop behind the plate and no netting extending to the stands.

    "I've never seen anything like that before," White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen said. "I think that's New York, you know, anything can happen."
     
    #1 Harrisment, Aug 10, 2005
  2. Mr. Brightside

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    Lol, Steinbrenner is awesome.

    I think the kid was trying to commit suicide after watching the Yanks this season.
     
    #2 Mr. Brightside, Aug 10, 2005
  3. KingCheetah

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    Harper told three friends he was sitting with that he was going to test whether the net would hold his weight -- and then he jumped
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    #3 KingCheetah, Aug 10, 2005
  4. ron413

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    Here is a video from the New York news station:

    http://www.ny1.com/ny1/content/index.jsp?stid=1&aid=52691

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    Yankee Fan Faces Charges After Allegedly Jumping Onto Netting Behind Home Plate

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    August 10, 2005

    A Yankee fan is facing charges after witnesses say he jumped from his upper deck seat onto the netting behind home plate during Tuesday night's game at Yankee Stadium.

    Police have identified the fan as 18-year-old Scott Harper of Westchester.

    Cameras didn't capture the actual fall, but the replay shows the impact it had as the camera behind home plate shakes violently.

    Witnesses say Harper just jumped over the railing during the bottom of the eighth inning after being overheard saying "you think the net will hold me"?

    He was taken to the hospital to be checked out.

    Harper is now facing charges of reckless endangerment, criminal mischief, criminal trespass, and disorderly conduct.
     
    #4 ron413, Aug 10, 2005
  5. Svpernaut

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    What a moron... I'm happy they didn't show this idiot on ESPN, we'd have idiots all over the place doing it :p
     
    #5 Svpernaut, Aug 10, 2005
  6. PhiSlammaJamma

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    Mets fan.
     
    #6 PhiSlammaJamma, Aug 10, 2005
  7. Oski2005

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    I don't think he was stunned. I think he had his head in his hands because he realized he was in deep sh*t.
     
    #7 Oski2005, Aug 10, 2005
  8. GRENDEL

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    What a dumb A#$
     
    #8 GRENDEL, Aug 10, 2005
  9. WizzyWig

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    Don't tell me no one got this thing happening on tape.
     
    #9 WizzyWig, Aug 10, 2005
  10. MR. MEOWGI

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    No, he is a New Jersey Nets fan.
     
    #10 MR. MEOWGI, Aug 10, 2005
  11. PhiSlammaJamma

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    Does anyone have video of the guy who caught the football and then fell into some stadium abyss. That one was great.
     
    #11 PhiSlammaJamma, Aug 10, 2005
  12. Rivaldo2181

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    And they say futbol (s0ccer fans) are bad! :D
     
    #12 Rivaldo2181, Aug 10, 2005
  13. halfbreed

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    They did ... on Baseball Tonight.
     
    #13 halfbreed, Aug 10, 2005
  14. FrontRowJoe

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    Ok, I'll admit to starting at those nets and thinking to myself, "I wonder if that thing could hold my weight if I jumped from the upper deck..."

    I'm just not stupid enough to actually TRY it. What a dumb#$...
     
    #14 FrontRowJoe, Aug 11, 2005
  15. Aceshigh7

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    Yea, I remember that on MNF a few years ago. It was a damn good catch but that dude had a loooong way to drop after he caught it. It was very wild.
     
    #15 Aceshigh7, Aug 11, 2005
  16. across110thstreet

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    the dude is being charged with 4 misdemeanor counts- reckless endangerment, disorderly conduct, criminal mischief, and underage drinking...


    rich, overpriviliged, underachieving brat is what he is...
     
    #16 across110thstreet, Aug 11, 2005
  17. T_in_Charlotte

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    When they showed the replay on ESPN, I love the way the security guard yanked his little chump A$$ up and escorted him out. Priceless!
     
    #17 T_in_Charlotte, Aug 11, 2005
  18. ArtV

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    Letterman had a good Top Ten about him...

    {showing a picture of him sitting there in the net}

    Top Ten Things Going Through This Guy's Mind At This Moment

    10. "Thought the third base coach was giving me the 'jump' sign"

    9. "Will I get to watch the end of the game in my jail cell?"

    8. "Figured I'd beat the traffic"

    7. "If I had a girlfriend, she'd be impressed"

    6. "I'm sure Steinbrenner won't mind"

    5. "If Marv Albert uses this, I hope he adds a comical 'bong!'"

    4. "Giambi said that stuff he gave me would make me fly"

    3. "I hope they do some funny jokes about this on Leno!"

    2. "I wonder if the newspaper will refer to me as a 'moron' or an 'idiot'"

    1. "If a drunken stooge can't disgrace himself at sporting events, then the terrorists have won"

    http://www.cbs.com/latenight/lateshow/top_ten/
     
    #18 ArtV, Aug 11, 2005
  19. IROC it

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    That's one of the best in years! :D
     
    #19 IROC it, Aug 12, 2005
  20. Austin70

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    I think this idiots brother forgot he had the pipe bomb in his suitcase, brilliant.
     
    #20 Austin70, Aug 12, 2005
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