Updated throughout the day with quick takes from staff.
If ever there were urgency to make an idiot of one's self in the fountain, it was certainly then. He might want to work on his footing though, in the unlikely event he's ever allowed back in the stadium.
What was most surprising about the incident wasn't so much that someone actually got in the fountain (I believe it was Chekhov who said that you cannot put a fountain in a stadium without expecting it to be leapt into by a drunk guy) so much that FOX kept the cameras on him as long as they did. Granted, play had been temporarily stopped, so the audience probably needed to be clued in to some extent as to what was going on, but I thought the policy with networks was to not show people interfering with the game, so as to discourage folks seeking cheap attention.
Perhaps Joe Buck desperately needed to whip out the "this is a disgusting act" intonation just for old time's sake.
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I hope they keep showing these idiots who interrupt games. The ban on not showing them has not worked since people still do it, but it deprives me of the joy of watching someone making a fool of themselves. Sure, your closest 5 buddies may think it was cool, but your other 50 ‘friends’ and family will mock you for eternity. And just hope your next hiring manager is not a sports fan!
by bryan1945 on Oct 24, 2009 5:04 AM EDT reply actions
They should keep Pirahna(?) in that water, just to teach guys like that a lesson.
by L'etat, c'est moi on Oct 24, 2009 7:41 AM EDT reply actions
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