Drunk Homeless Man Takes Leisurely Stroll Through Minor League Outfield

When one lives outside the confines of conventional society or woefully below the poverty line, obeying accepted boundaries and respecting the niceties of regular behavior just doesn't seem quite as important. Say, for example, you're a homeless man sitting in the bleachers of a ballpark. You spy a concession stand across the concourse.

Do you:

Make your way from your seat to the concourse, joining the crowd of well-to-do attendees who scorn you and heap disdain upon on your tragic plight?

Or, do you:

Hop the centerfield wall and meander through the outfield (Ed. Note: Link goes to Busted Coverage, which has some NSFW content.) in hopes of stumbling across some food, before eventually being caught by security?

Whatever you chose doesn't matter. Because 24-year-old Tyrone R. Squires already selected the latter last night at an Altoona (Pa.) Curve game.

[He] was described by police as being homeless and originally from Massachusetts but with no permanent address. Sporting a thick, dark beard and wearing an old-time military hat, Squires kept his hands in his pockets as he strolled at a very slow pace from left to right along the outfield wall on the warning track.

Ballpark security allowed him to keep walking until he exited the field near the Curve bullpen down the right field line, where officials detained him. About 20 minutes later, Logan Township police arrived on scene to make an arrest.

Naturally, no talk of a fan trespassing on a baseball field is complete without referencing the taser incident that occurred in Philadelphia earlier this month. Cleveland Indians prospect and Akron Aeros outfielder John Drennen, who was less than enthused by the delay, told the Altoona Mirror, "There's no room for that. He should have gotten Tasered." Fortunately for Squires, Altoona security officials don't carry Tasers. Problem is, they don't lug around concession items either.

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