Sporting events are fun to attend, especially playoff games where there’s a lot of energy in the crowd. What’s not fun, however, is when idiots like this Angels fan decide it would be a good idea to get blackout drunk and jump in the waterfall at Angels Stadium.
[Note: Naturally, the day after I posted this, MLB took down all video clips of this guy. I guess they want this kind of behavior to continue! Here's a picture instead or see a more thorough recap.]
You hear about stories like this every year and it never seems to stop. I feel sorry for the real fans that have to deal with people like this. After spending hundreds of dollars on hard-to-obtain tickets and overpriced beer, it would be nice to have the promise of a great fan experience. A colleague of mine recently blogged about the topic of sporting event drunkenness at college football games. I totally agree with putting unique measures in place, such as the rules the University of Minnesota recently implemented at football games, and keeping the drunks at home.
