As Rick pointed out in this morning’s Speed Read, and as you have no doubt discussed with your buddies already today, last night’s Cubs/Phillies game featured one of the most brazen displays of fan FAIL in recent years. A stereotypical fair-weather Cubbie d-bag dumped his Old Style on Philadelphia’s Shane Victorino to express his displeasure at the Cubbies’ continued suckitude, the wrong guy was removed, and the Cubs apologized to everyone. You’d think that would be the end of the story, but nothing involving the Chicago Cubs is ever straightforward.
Both the Cubs and Victorino have filed formal complaints with the Chicago Police Department, who has in turn said that assault charges will be brought against the fan - as soon as he’s found. Now, the city (or at least its more web-savvy inhabitants) are on a mission to track down the fan. We’re doing our part. Let’s get ‘im!
DEADSPIN helped set the whole thing in motion last night when Barry Petchesky posted a couple clear screenshots of the real beer-tosser, as seen below:
The CHICAGO TRIBUNE, CHICAGOIST, the CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, MOUTHPIECE SPORTS, and just about every other Chicago-related media outlet under the sun have chimed in as well. Cubs fans are mad at the jerkwad for embodying every bad stereotype people have about Cubs fans - drunk hipsters just out to have a good time without caring one lick about the game. Well, either that or, as Petchesky said to me earlier, Cubs fans are trying to somehow make amends for the whole Bartman thing in ‘03.
As for everyone else interested in the firestorm, hey, who doesn’t love a good ol’ fashioned witch hunt from time to time? Keeps life interesting and, in this case at least, makes us feel a heck of a lot better about ourselves.
*UPDATE*: The hipster d-bag has reportedly surrendered to police.
3:52 pm on August 13th, 2009
This doesnt happen in New York, nobodys wasting a $9 beer on Shane Victorino.
4:04 pm on August 13th, 2009
Check the vid — on top of it all, hipster doofus threw the beer underhanded. The shame keeps mounting.
5:03 pm on August 13th, 2009
A great quote on all things Philly….
If this happened in Philadelphia, we would be hearing about how terrible Philly fans are and how we all boo Santa Claus. Shane Victorino, while making a catch in the Wrigley Field outfield, was pelted by a beer thrown by a stupid Cubs fan. Since this incident happened in Chicago, I’m going to bet there will be a lot of apologists out there, saying that “Cubs fans have had to endure so much” and “it was just one bad apple.” Interesting how those sentiments are never shared when this kind of thing happens in Philadelphia, huh?”
Screw you Cubies I hope you losers have to wait another 100 Years. Go Fightin Phils.
5:20 pm on August 13th, 2009
sweet wrist band dork. I’m surprised they let you in wearing that.
6:58 pm on August 13th, 2009
the douche bag is wearing a white undershirt, with sunglasses hanging around the neck, during a night game, and totally gay white wrist band.
come on, you know this guy would get his a** kicked by miley cyrus.
9:52 pm on August 13th, 2009
the douche bag is wearing a white undershirt, with sunglasses hanging around the neck, during a night game, and totally gay white wrist band.
6:06 am on August 14th, 2009
I think the dubbing him “pioneered the solid-body electric guitar” is too little. The guy was the pioneer of commercial electronic instruments and a reason behind an entire industry. His inventions was the vessel on which entire generations deliver their messages of pain, happiness, love rebel and war.
8:08 am on August 14th, 2009
Look in the gutter!
8:11 am on August 14th, 2009
Some choice of font on the left. There’s millions of fonts and the letters can be spaced any distance, and that’s the best the dude can offer…
10:28 pm on August 17th, 2009
The government shold not be involved in anyone’s life on this issue
11:36 pm on August 19th, 2009
the sky blue fans are just laffing at me after that signing
2:16 am on August 21st, 2009
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced Thursday that after a wildly successful run, the cash for clunkers program will come to a close on Monday, August 24th at 8 p.m. EDT.