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1. McCoy Wilfong for Money posted on June 03, 2012 at 05:15 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

If the game is over is he really interfering with a sporting event?

2. JE (Jason Epstein)

posted on June 03, 2012 at 05:27 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

If the game is over is he really interfering with a sporting event?

No kidding. We've come a long way from September 17, 1986.

3. zachtoma posted on June 03, 2012 at 05:35 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

A year in jail for running onto the field is really preposterous.

4. Flynn posted on June 03, 2012 at 05:41 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Just give him the fine. A thousand bucks and he'll never do it again.

5. Justin T is expanding the aperture of awareness posted on June 03, 2012 at 05:43 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

#### him.

6. Swedish Chef posted on June 03, 2012 at 05:54 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

I may be damaged from following soccer with all its baggage, but having the possibility to throw pitch invaders and other hooligans in jail seems eminently sensible.

Even celebratory pitch invasions can be nasty for the players, just look at Italy and their habit of stripping their players of their kit if they don't manage to escape to the dressing room.

The crime of interposing yourself into a celebration that you had nothing to do with, on the other hand, isn't in the law at all . That's a pity, that deserves some really cruel and unusual punishment.

7. Howie Menckel posted on June 03, 2012 at 05:59 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

This interloper should have his kids taken away from him.

from tfa:
"Diaz, a married father of two from Massapequa, LI, was wearing a replica of the Kid’s 1986 jersey."

8. JE (Jason Epstein)

posted on June 03, 2012 at 06:02 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

If what Rafael Diaz did was so horrible that it's punishable with a $1,000 fine and a year in jail, shouldn't Justin Turner get the chair for the uber-cheesy pie-in-the-face gag?

9. depletion posted on June 03, 2012 at 06:11 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Or this...scene

10. bobm posted on June 03, 2012 at 06:12 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

[7] :)

Also from TFA:

While he cooled his cleats in a Queens cell awaiting arraignment yesterday, his son, Marco, was celebrating his first birthday.

11. dirk

posted on June 03, 2012 at 06:13 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

running out on the field during a rain delay and doing a rick dempsey on the tarp towards home plate was one of the most joyous moments of my life. a story like this makes me feel lucky that i was only escorted out of the park. a night in jail may have spoiled the experience.

12. JE (Jason Epstein)

posted on June 03, 2012 at 07:49 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Jon Heyman just Tweeted that Bill Maher has purchased one of those "shares" from the Wilpons.

EDIT: Ah, I see a related thread has appeared.

13. zachtoma posted on June 03, 2012 at 07:51 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

The fact that fans can no longer rush the field in celebration demonstrates just how badly American social capital has withered. I didn't even know that it had lived on into the '80's.

14. Misirlou is bad, he's nationwide posted on June 03, 2012 at 08:03 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

A year in jail for running onto the field is really preposterous.

A day in jail is preposterous.

Even celebratory pitch invasions can be nasty for the players, just look at Italy and their habit of stripping their players of their kit if they don't manage to escape to the dressing room.

Well then jail people for that. Don't jail them for what they might do.

15. McCoy Wilfong for Money posted on June 03, 2012 at 08:06 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Granted I've never had a kid but why would you run onto the field if it's also your son's first birthday?

16. Joe Bivens, Minor Genius posted on June 03, 2012 at 08:19 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Maybe they can work a deal where Soriano goes to jail instead of Diaz.

17. UCCF posted on June 03, 2012 at 08:30 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

The fact that fans can no longer rush the field in celebration demonstrates just how badly American social capital has withered. I didn't even know that it had lived on into the '80's.

When was the last appearance by Morganna the Kissing Bandit?

If some blimp-chested blonde rushed the field these days, she'd be tazed before she crossed the foul line.

(Edit: Apparently she retired in 1999, and it looks like her last major league appearance was 1990. When she started in 1970 (with Pete Rose as the first victim), she was only 16 - which I suspect would be another thing that would never fly today. Someone would insist that we think of the children.)

18. Dale H. posted on June 03, 2012 at 09:13 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Granted I've never had a kid but why would you run onto the field if it's also your son's first birthday?

What's he going to do otherwise? Take his kid out to the club for strippers and blow? I doubt he'll remember his dad not being there.

19. Howie Menckel posted on June 03, 2012 at 09:15 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

yes, I thought it being the kid's 1st birthday was a lot better than the 5th, or the 10th, if this is unavoidable....

20. McCoy Wilfong for Money posted on June 03, 2012 at 09:31 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

It isn't really about what the kid remembers.

21. Downtown Bookie

posted on June 03, 2012 at 09:45 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

It isn't really about what the kid remembers.

It's about all the #### you're going to get from the kid's mom for the rest of your life for not being there that day.

DB

22. Gonfalon Bubble posted on June 03, 2012 at 11:13 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Just get third base umpire Adrian Johnson to go to the kid's birthday party, and tell him that he sees his dad right over there.

23. Dock Ellis on Acid

posted on June 04, 2012 at 12:07 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

It isn't really about what the kid remembers.

It's about all the #### you're going to get from the kid's mom for the rest of your life for not being there that day.

The kid could also very well use this against his father when he is old enough later on in life.

24. Joe Bivens, Minor Genius posted on June 04, 2012 at 03:27 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

His name is Prince?

25. Clemenza posted on June 04, 2012 at 04:27 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

A front-row seat at Citi Field: $315.
Getting arrested for storming the pitcher’s mound: a possible $1,000 fine and a year in jail.
Being a part of Mets history: priceless. ...

What a timely and cutting-edge reference from the Post. True pioneers of sportswriting.

26. Slivers of Maranville (SdeB) posted on June 04, 2012 at 05:00 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Granted I've never had a kid but why would you run onto the field if it's also your son's first birthday?

Should he have waited until a Mets pitcher threw another no-hitter?

27. Gonfalon Bubble posted on June 04, 2012 at 05:06 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

28. franoscar posted on June 05, 2012 at 11:31 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

I'm against almost all jail sentences. But that guy was a doofus. It was an incredible moment for the team & for the fans, and he tried to make it all about him. The people where I was sitting wanted to celebrate with each other, get our pictures taken with the scoreboard, and cheer for No-han!

Sometimes they let the fans onto the court, or the field, or the ice; and that's a nice way to celebrate & I wish that was an option at Citi Field. But if it isn't, then it certainly doesn't enhance the fan's experience to see some idiot get tackled & arrested.

29. Nasty Nate posted on June 05, 2012 at 11:47 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

What's the point of banning him from going to games in the future, given that it is pretty much un-enforceable?

30. Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Griffin (Vlad) posted on June 05, 2012 at 11:48 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Just get third base umpire Adrian Johnson to go to the kid's birthday party, and tell him that he sees his dad right over there.

Cold, but also funny.

31. bobm posted on June 05, 2012 at 11:58 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

[29] What's the point of banning him from going to games in the future, given that it is pretty much un-enforceable?

1. Scare others from doing it.
2. IANAL but if he returns to Citi Field and gets in trouble, maybe he could be easily prosecuted for a more serious criminal trespassing charge just for being there, in addition to his present misdemeanor trespassing. I doubt Citi Field has cameras and facial recognition software to keep him out.

32. Joey B. has ignited his October #Natitude posted on June 05, 2012 at 12:04 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

#### him.

I agree. After what those idiots did to Tom Gamboa, I can absolutely understand why teams have adopted a zero-tolerance policy for this stuff, especially when players and coaches are still out on the field.

33. Misirlou is bad, he's nationwide posted on June 05, 2012 at 03:37 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

I agree. After what those idiots did to Tom Gamboa, I can absolutely understand why teams have adopted a zero-tolerance policy for this stuff, especially when players and coaches are still out on the field.

That's fine for the team. Let have all the zero tolerance they want. Doesn't mean the authorities have to go along. I have a zero tolerance policy for dogs crapping in my yard. Doesn't mean the police are going to arrest anyone for it.

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