Fan wearing LeBron James Heat Jersey at Indians game escorted from stadium
http://www.sportingnews.com/mlb/article/2010-07-28/fan-lebrons-heat-jersey-draws-ire-cleveland
Fans harassed the man until eventually security escorted him from the ballpark, simply because of his jersey....
Bitter much?
They're sure bitter, but on some level, this guy was just asking for trouble. I'm reminded of something Bruce Willis/John McClain had to do in Die Hard 3...
asking for trouble
edit: found a picture that I could post
Also reminds me of a Chappelle or Rock (can't recall) stand up joke.....You may not be a "woman of negotiable affection", but you're wearing the uniform.
If you don't want trouble...don't look for it.
was watching that this morning, its Chappelle. Though Rock may have a similar joke? Well anyways, the show that he said that during has to be one of the best of all time.
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I saw this last night. That's bullshit that the kid got booted for wearing a basketball jersey. Yeah, he was stirring the pot but didn't do anything wrong. I hope they at least refunded his money.
He should have been kicked out bc he hit a sore topic in that city intentionally. They removed him probably for his own safety, as well as the people who unfortunatly sat around him. As for refunding your money, they probably didn't bc he caused a comotion/disturbance and they removed the trouble maker, as happens all the time without refunding his money
So the next time you go to the shoe in your UM jersey you expect to get kicked out when others are hurling stuff at you? That makes no sense.
If you're wearing a Michigan jersey at an Ohio State-Akron game, getting removed from the stadium is probably your best-case scenario.
Last year I wore my Michigan jersey to a KSU v TAMU game (in Manhattan, KS). All I got was some drunken half-naked sorority slut yelling "FUCK MIZZOU!" at me. Oh and one "Michigan sucks!" Luckily this was they day we bludgeoned DSU to death.
"Michigan sucks" at a KSU vs. Texas A&M game is just...wow. I'm not sure which fanbase would make the irony better.
No, but if respect the people around you and not be an ass, then you will be fine outside of the normal shit given out by rival fans. If you go there wearing a Clemson Bauman jersey, you are asking for trouble, and yes, you should be removed. Or, closer to home, wearing an app st jearsey to the following game.
You have the right to do whatever you want in our society, but living with the consequences goes hand in hand. Wearing a Heat LBJ jearsey to an Indians game is practically inciting a riot. He was free to wear it, but the consequences for intentionally pissing off the home fans was getting removed and not being refunded his money. How does that not make sense?
A person's clothing should never be grounds for expulsion (unless we're talking indecent exposure). I'll defend a guy's right to wear an App State jersey to Michigan Stadium. Yes, it's obnoxious, but if he bought a ticket it's his right to wear what he wants. I don't have to look at it.
He was wearing a basketball jersey to a baseball game? What a moron.
you must have forgotten...
You must have forgotten how bad the NBA sucks.
Neither of which compare to how much soccer sucks.
One month ago called. It wants its dipshit line back.
You've got to be kidding me. They kicked him out. What if the fans were heckling a Yankee fan who was there to enjoy the game and support his team by wearing a Jeter jersey. Would they escort the Yankee fan out of the stadium? Sounds crazy to me, but then again it is Ohio. My guess is the fan was doing more than just sitting there with the jersey on.
Could be that security was just trying to avoid a bigger issue that may have eventually happened if either he (jersey wearer) or the hecklers were not removed. Easier to just remove the jersey wearer. Not fair, sure. Unreasonable, don't know about that.
If true, that sets a dangerous precedent. "Trying to avoid a bigger issue" could be applied to almost anything. At a sports game, when emotions are high, what wouldn't be potentially provocative?
She sounds hot.
They pointed at him?!?! Those insensitive bastards!!
sticking your d*ck in a bug zapper. What a moron.
it's pretty easy to not get kicked out of a game. Usually it's a simple one step process: 1) Don't be an a-hole.
Some people naturally can't even attempt step one, so there screwed
"Oh hey look!
An angry hive of wasps!
I THINK I'LL GO MESS WITH IT."
wearing a Colts jersey to the first Ravens game. If you know something is a sore point for the fans in the city, then you should know better than to poke at it and then act surprised when people get mad.
Better would be wearing a Mayflower Van Lines shirt.
What motivates a person to do this? Just looking for a fight? Maybe he was hoping LeBron would flip him a couple bucks for staying loyal, once the footage of him getting his ass beat on sportscenter made it to Miami. What a knob.
...that has people OUT NCAA rule bloggers...just being a dick.
He looks like he would be the offspring produced by your avatar and Justin Boren.
I remember a guy wearing an App St. shirt to the YMCA in A2 shortly after the Horror, and thought he was a massive tool for doing it. After listening to him talk for a minute, it was confirmed that he just wanted attention and was, in fact, a tool.
I'm sure it seemed funny in retrospect, but the only person who was going to find this funny is the guy wearing the jersey to the game, and at that point, why even do it? He probably spent $100 dollars on a dumb ploy to get attention, and basically all it proved is that somebody needs to refill the chlorine in the gene pool so that goobers like this will stop procreating.
The only thing that anyone needs to learn from this is that Cleveland is a city filled with losers. They have always been losers and will always be losers. I remember being devastated when Grant Hill left for Orlando, but I would have never heckled someone about it. Just remember, Cleveland residents for the most part root for OSU, enough said.
Are you that sad of a person? Why does shitty management combined with terrible teams make all of Cleveland's residents losers? Sure almost all of Cleveland is Ohio State fans, but seriously, can you blame them? What else besides Ohio State can anyone in Cleveland take pride in when it comes to sports? Most Cleveland fans are OSU assholes because OSU is the only thing that doesn't let them down year in and year out.
for them
So guy intentionally pours gasoline on a lit match, and people are acting all surprised that it caused it to ignite?
Where's the story here?
Couldn't have said it any better. Whoever this dude is did this intentionally, what in the hell did he think was going to happen?? He was trying to get attention and publicity, and unfortunately he succeeded.
I fully agree that wearing that jersey was a total douchebag move, but I don't think that alone is reason to kick him out. I don't like the idea that wearing the "wrong" clothing can get you in trouble. Now if his behavior warranted an ejection, that's obviously different.
Sorry I am not smart enought to figure out how to post youtube but here is a video. You'll see the girlfriend go after some guy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaqHKaKZApA&feature=player_embedded
1. Click the "Embed" button below the lower-right corner of the youtube video and copy the text that displays.
2. Before you paste it into your post, click the "Source" button at the top left of the message window and then just post your message.
He's wearing an OSU hat.
You're just asking for trouble when you wear rival apparel in enemy territory. I remember watching Wisconsin fans getting their cheese heads thrown out of the Big House two years ago. However, that was justified.
On another note, he should have been kicked out for wearing a flat-billed hat.
all he had to do was take the shirt off and set it on fire...and then Clevelanders probably would have been buying him drinks all night.
That's all.
He's lucky to get out alive in this one. Cleveland/OSU fans at their best.