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Tampa Tribune | Man breaks legs in 40-foot fall off Tropicana Field escalator

St. Petersburg authorities are investigating a man’s fall at Tropicana Field on Wednesday night as the game between the Tampa Bay Rays and Boston Red Sox drew to a close.

The man was watching the game from the stadium’s third level with his family, and when he boarded an escalator to get to the lower level, he hopped up on the railing and tried to ride it sidesaddle, St. Petersburg Fire & Rescue Lt. Joel Granata said.

“He fell about 40 feet onto concrete,” Granata said.

and in non-dummy fan news, the St. Petersburg Times says It’s official: Tampa Bay Rays are a playoff contender

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1. Phil Coorey. Posted: August 07, 2009 at 01:43 AM (#3283488)

Probably had a cowbell stuck up his ass

2. mex4173 Posted: August 07, 2009 at 01:50 AM (#3283499)

Was he tased?

3. frannyzoo Posted: August 07, 2009 at 01:54 AM (#3283510)

How'd ya like to be one of the kids watching your dad trying to be "cool" on the escalator, and....?

4. ?Donde esta Dagoberto Campaneris? Posted: August 07, 2009 at 01:55 AM (#3283512)

Was he tased?

Not until after he landed.

5. Baseball-Birthdays.com Posted: August 07, 2009 at 02:35 AM (#3283572)

how're y'all seeing this? it's nowhere to be found on my BTF, and I submitted it... the most recent posting that I can see is "AP: Castillo gets jail, probation" posted at 16:46 EDT

6. Rafael Bellylard: Built like a Molina Posted: August 07, 2009 at 03:24 AM (#3283637)

$16 of beer was suspected to be involved.

Lightweight.

7. TVerik Posted: August 07, 2009 at 03:32 AM (#3283643)

He's really lucky that the only thing he broke was his leg after a 40-foot plunge onto concrete.

8. ?Donde esta Dagoberto Campaneris? Posted: August 07, 2009 at 03:35 AM (#3283649)

He's really lucky that the only thing he broke was his leg after a 40-foot plunge onto concrete.

Considering the accident, I'm guessing his head broke the fall.

9. McCoy Posted: August 07, 2009 at 03:37 AM (#3283651)

Should we count it by minutes or by days on when the lawsuit will begin?

10. akrasian Posted: August 07, 2009 at 04:10 AM (#3283699)

Should we count it by minutes or by days on when the lawsuit will begin?

But what will the Rays sue him for?

11. McCoy Posted: August 07, 2009 at 04:26 AM (#3283717)

Dirtying their floor? Ambulance fee?

12. Hugh Jorgan Posted: August 07, 2009 at 05:53 AM (#3283753)

Damn, I hate it when Darwinistic principles don't completely fulfill their prophecy and idiots like this survive and continue to breed. Oh well, if he procreates at least my kids will have his kids to pick up their trash in the next 20 years....

13. Lassus Posted: August 07, 2009 at 07:48 AM (#3283776)

Here's hoping you slip and fall in wet, rotting garbage. A face full of maggots, if we're lucky.

14. Scott Kazmir's breaking balls Posted: August 07, 2009 at 11:58 AM (#3283817)

$16 of beer was suspected to be involved.

That would be...um...two.

15. JoeHova Posted: August 07, 2009 at 12:51 PM (#3283835)

Damn, I hate it when Darwinistic principles don't completely fulfill their prophecy and idiots like this survive and continue to breed. Oh well, if he procreates at least my kids will have his kids to pick up their trash in the next 20 years....

WTF kind of thing is this to say? If anyone doesn't deserve to be an influence on children, it's you.

16. FBI Regional Bureau Chief GORDON COLE!!! Posted: August 07, 2009 at 12:54 PM (#3283838)

He's really lucky that the only thing he broke was his leg after a 40-foot plunge onto concrete.

Yes. A guy at Miller park found that out the hard way a few years ago. Think he a coworker of one of the BBTF brethren actually.

17. McCoy Posted: August 07, 2009 at 12:56 PM (#3283842)

So he should have his kids taken away?

I do love the internet where people get to make summary judgement based on a sentence or two of other people's summary judgements of others based on limited information. It is like the circle of life.

18. Baseball-Birthdays.com Posted: August 07, 2009 at 12:59 PM (#3283846)

people get to make summary judgement based on a sentence or two of other people's summary judgements of others based on limited information.

what else is there to do in August?

19. JoeHova Posted: August 07, 2009 at 01:05 PM (#3283850)

I do love the internet where people get to make summary judgement based on a sentence or two of other people's summary judgements of others based on limited information. It is like the circle of life.

I didn't make a summary judgment. I was saying that if one believes, as Hugh apparently does, that people deserve to die in order to protect future generations from stupidity, what he said qualifies as just as stupid as what the guy in the article did. I personally don't wish death on anyone or believe that Hugh's children should be taken away. I was merely pointing out that if his position is followed to its conclusion, he is just as unqualified to have kids as he says the guy in the article is.

20. retro-shiite Posted: August 07, 2009 at 01:07 PM (#3283853)

16:

Good memory.

I was at that game, actually. The Primate in question is Vincennes.

21. retro-shiite Posted: August 07, 2009 at 01:09 PM (#3283858)

JoeHova, Hugh and McCoy should all have their children taken away. For that matter, so should I, even though I don't have any.

22. Gamingboy Posted: August 07, 2009 at 01:40 PM (#3283897)

I once went to Tropicana with some family. My sister nearly threw up going up the escalators.

Needless to say, I think I should send this article to her.

23. Bob Dernier Cri

Posted: August 07, 2009 at 02:04 PM (#3283929)

Well this tears it. I am staying off escalators, any more. If I get tickets in the upper deck at the Ballpark again, I'm rappelling down after the game.

24. Misirlou's got a busy day, he's wearing a vest Posted: August 07, 2009 at 02:12 PM (#3283940)

Well this tears it

Who are you, Col. Potter?

25. Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Griffin (Vlad) Posted: August 07, 2009 at 02:36 PM (#3283984)

40-feet? Damn. He's lucky he didn't tear loose any arteries and bleed out, even without thinking about the blunt trauma.

26. McCoy Posted: August 07, 2009 at 03:02 PM (#3284030)

Generally speaking that last statement would be a perfect opening to snark about the Rays but alas they are good now.

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