Weirdest thing you ever saw at a sporting event

[maz]

The bluejackets do this thing on the jumbotron where they show couples and then the couples have to kiss. One time they were doing this and they showed a group of three, 1 guy and 2 girls. I guess they thought the girl and guy were gonna kiss, but the two girls started making out. Everyone went crazy. Then another time they were doing the same and after showing a few couples they showed The Detroit Red Wings bench and Shanahan sitting next to Yzerman leaned over and kissed Yzerman on the cheek, everyone went crazy.

One time they did that at a pirates game against the... Brewers, i think, i cant really remember, anyways, they showed the camera in the pressbox and two tv announcers ducked out of the view of the camera that got alittle laugh, but then they showed it in the milwauke dugout and two players "supposedly" gave each other a peck. It was a view from behind and the brims of their hats blocked the camera from what their lips were really doing.

[WSU151]

2. In college, I filled in occasionally doing PA announcements for the Appleton Foxes (now the Wis. Timber Rattlers). We'd listen to the Brewers game in the press box and announce the big league scores. During one game - this was late 70s - the Brewers were playing Baltimore and Earl Weaver was ejected. (One of Weaver's first managing jobs was in Appleton when it was an Orioles farm.) So between innings, I read off the score:

"IN THE FIFTH INNING, IT'S MILWAUKEE 5, BALTIMORE 3..."

(light applause)

"AND EARL WEAVER HAS JUST BEEN EJECTED FROM THE GAME"

(big cheer from the audience, and I look down at the field and the minor league ump is pumping his first in the air like Tiger Woods after a hole in one).

[Roger Clemente]

One night at a Cape Breton Screaming Eagles pre-season game, the mascot Screech and some cheerleaders were tossing T-shirts, hats and frisbees into the crowd. One frisbee a cheerleader tossed into the crowd looped perfectly up to the top row of the lower bowl and curved back down and nailed an unsuspecting kid in the back of the head. He bawled his eyes out.

I have two uncle Dereks. One managd to score a bunch of tickets to a P.E.I. Senators/Cape Breton Oilers game because he played for the Senators farm club. At that game, my other uncle Derek (there because of the free tickets) won $500 playing Scoro (which is basically "shoot a puck into this tiny slot in this board in the front of the net and win $10,000" which he missed, but did win the consolation of $500).

Less noteworthy, I got to see a bunch of naked Belarussians while working the World Junior Hockey Championship here in December 2002. But that isn't very noteworthy. Or something I'm proud of. Though it was at a sporting event nonetheless.

--Roger "Time?" Clemente.

[CC97]

All of my weird sporting event moments involve naked men.

Do I still need to share them?

I was at two baseball games in which fans streaked on the field (unfortunately both times were males)... one nude idiot jumped 18 feet onto the field and broke both legs -- someone has a pic of that guy dangling over my head in a photoshopped image

When I was much younger, and security was a lot less strict, we would sneak into the players only area at the Oshawa Civic Auditorium to get autographs. One time when the Belleville Bulls were in town I knocked on the locker room door, someone opened it, and wouldn't ya know it, there was Richard Park, who was like 17 at the time, and is now a member of the Vancouver Canucks, completely naked standing behind the guy.

True stories

[maz]

One time I was at a penguins game and between the 2nd and 3rd periods they sometimes shoot otu t-shirts by means of 1.Slingshot 2.good ol' throwing arm 3.AIR GUN

The air gun usually does not make it very high but one time, it shot all they way from the ice to the roof where a little bridge between the upper upper deck and the pressbox is, the highest it probably ever shot.

Also at a pirates game they did a similar thing with hotdogs and it made it all the wy to the pressbox

[BJ Sands]

I was at the first, last and only combined extra-inning no hitter in baseball history. It was Pirates-Astros on July 3, 1997. The pitchers were Francisco Cordova and Ricardo Rincon. The Bucs won in the 10th on a 3-run pinch homer by Mark Smith. And, Three Rivers was packed, thanks to the post-game fireworks and that the Pirates were in first place. Best and weirdest game I've ever seen. I'm sure all the Pirate fans on this board remember that night. The only no-no I've ever seen, and it was in Pittsburgh. Weird.

[RickV]

On TV - Lenny Randle of the Seattle Mariners trying to blow (litterally with his mouth) a bunt hit, foul.

In person - the night of a San Antonio Spurs game in the Alamodome, when the pyrotechnics during the player introductions set off the water cannons in the dome and drenched the players, fans, and court.

[chanelguccilove]

A girl (blonde of course) scream "Go Pats!" at a Red Sox game. And the sad part is for an hour she thought it was a football game until her boyfriend got annoyed and said "baby, this is baseball." Also, Jake Dahelome for the Panthers ripping his pants.

[illinirox1]

In person, the wierdest thing I've seen was at a Toledo Mud Hens game. It was a few summers ago, and Nomar Garciaparra was injured on the BoSox. He was finishing up a rehab stint in Pawtucket, and was playing that night in Toledo. In between several of the innings, there were these giant inflatable animal mascots that were caricatures of famous people. Well when they brought out Nomar Garciaparrot and Mia Hamm-ster, it brought the house down. Then they played "You Shook Me All Night Long". It was cool.

[FiddySicks]

In person, the wierdest thing I've seen was at a Toledo Mud Hens game. It was a few summers ago, and Nomar Garciaparra was injured on the BoSox. He was finishing up a rehab stint in Pawtucket, and was playing that night in Toledo. In between several of the innings, there were these giant inflatable animal mascots that were caricatures of famous people. Well when they brought out Nomar Garciaparrot and Mia Hamm-ster, it brought the house down. Then they played "You Shook Me All Night Long". It was cool.

ZOOper Stars!!!!!

[illinirox1]

Woah that's what they're called!!!!

[spyboy1]

OK, I got another one from a game I was at.

Article online

"Most of the Saints' promotions are well thought-out and marketed. But Scott participated in one of the most spontaneous moments in team history. He and Sioux City coach Doug Simunic were both ejected from a contest, and were chatting in a hallway beneath Midway. Simunic spotted a pair of sumo wrestling costumes. Scott informed Veeck of the two managers' idea.

"He was shaking his head no, but you could see the little devil horns come out," Scott said.

The pair's cover was blown as soon as they walked on the field in the suits, and the public address announcer identified them. Scott and Simunic bumped each other three times and both fell to the ground, leaving the field to wildly cheering fans.

The umpiring crew chief screamed as the pair walked off. The next morning, Northern League commissioner Miles Wolff called the Saints' offices, saying, "Please tell me they didn't really do that." Even though he couldn't hold his laughter in, Wolff still fined the two organizations."

Now, bear in mind that these two guys already looked like sumo wrestlers without the costumes, which only made it funnier.

[bterreson]

im not gonna post the picture.. but this man.. click here went on a little jog at a Seattle Mariners game a couple years ago.. it was HILARIOUS, watching the security staff.. because they want to get him off the field, but who want to tackle that..

[sp0rtsguy13]

In person, the wierdest thing I've seen was at a Toledo Mud Hens game. It was a few summers ago, and Nomar Garciaparra was injured on the BoSox.  He was finishing up a rehab stint in Pawtucket, and was playing that night in Toledo.  In between several of the innings, there were these giant inflatable animal mascots that were caricatures of famous people. Well when they brought out Nomar Garciaparrot and Mia Hamm-ster, it brought the house down.  Then they played "You Shook Me All Night Long".  It was cool.

ZOOper Stars!!!!!

I have an interesting Zooperstars story. During the lockout last year 2 Bridgeport Sound Tigers games were played on Long Island at the Nassau Coliseum. Well wehn i was at one of them, a zooperstar( i think it was the shark one) had his leg get stuck in the seat in front of me. One of the guys working with him had to come down at it took 2-3 minutes to get him out of the chair.

[Chief.]

That about tops it. And of course I see that guy at every single Chiefs game I go to.

[winghaz]

Oh, gosh, I forgot about the funniest thing I ever saw in high school basketball. And it happened with my hometown team, and my cousin.

My cousin, who was a little portly back then (still is), went up for a rebound but missed. The other team got it, but my cousin tried calling a timeout. Our coach was yelling, "You dummy. You can't call a timeout when the other team has the ball. Go play defense!"

So my cousin turned around to the bench (where I was sitting) and showed that he had shredded his trunks while coming down after the rebound attempt. He gave us a real mooning.

Apparently, all of the cheerleaders saw this, too. His girlfriend at the time -- who later became his wife and then became his ex-wife -- said after the game that she was never so embarrassed.

And my cousin was never so, ahem, bare assed.

[jm1266]

I have two memories that come to mind...

My wife and I were part of an intimate gathering at a Lynchburg Hillcats game at The Merritt Hutchinsion Stadium back in 2000. One shirtless good ol' boy behind the first base dugout got drunk as a skunk and started yelling obsenities. He got a couple of warnings from the game day staff but it didn't stop him. Finally, the first base umpire ejected him from the game! The police had to come in and take him away in handcuffs.

Also, the wife and I were at a Toledo Mud Hens game in 2002. Around the fifth inning, out of nowhere, these old fashioned Civil Defense air raid sirens start sounding throughout the city. They were loud enough to make your ears bleed. We didn't know what it was and apparently the players didn't either because they kept playing. Turns out that it was a tornado warning! At the conclusion of the inning, the field was cleared and all the fans took shelter up on the concourse until the rain and the tornado threat passed over.

[usahockeyrube]

At the Vikes/Pittsburgh game a few weeks ago during the "kiss cam" a guy took his girlfriends or wifes head and put it in his lap. It was hilarious!!

[spyboy1]

While I wasn't there for them, my two favorites have to be the Calgary Streaker and The Potato Incident.

http://www.streaking.co.uk/relatednewsstretchercase.htm

CALGARY (AP) - A man who climbed onto the ice wearing only red socks drew mostly laughter and pity when he fell flat on his back during Thursday night's Boston-Calgary game.

Others weren't amused, however, and raised questions about security at NHL arenas.

With five minutes left in the game, the unidentified man climbed over the glass next to the penalty box, but he wound up hitting his head when he fell. After a 6-minute delay, he was taken off on a stretcher to a loud ovation. Having regained consciousness, he pumped his hands in the air.

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http://www.crosscutters.com/history.htm

http://www.baseballreliquary.org/Bresnahan.htm

The Potato Incident happened in baseball. Dave Bresnahan was a backup catcher whose team was enduring a lousy season and wanted to do something to try to bring some fun back into the team. In his chest protector, he hid a peeled potato. With a runner on third, he caught the pitch, stood up and fired the potato into left field. The runner, thinking it was a wild throw ran home, only to be greeted by the catcher holding the real ball and tagging him out. The catcher was fired by the team for "jeopardizing the integrity of the game".

[LMU]

Let me also add that I witnessed Bob Sagat singing the national anthem at an Angels' game.