Shane Victorino Beer Tosser Identified? UPDATED

by WholeCamels on Aug 13, 2009 5:59 PM EDT

UPDATE: Pic removed; he turned himself in. Same guy? I guess we'll find out.

One tipster claims that the man seen in the above photo — his "friend" — is the culprit but he's not ready to snitch yet as he waits to see if he'll come forward on his own. Or, hey, it might not be him and it's just another sinewy Cubs fan with manicured facial hair. The longer this individual remains unidentified, the more aggravated the police will become.

I've never wanted to punch a face more in my life, and I'm a pacifist. If you say you disagree, I know you're a liar.

Look, I like to have a few beers at a baseball game, I expect lots of you do, too. And to say "Oh, but he didn't get hurt, it's no big deal!" or "Don't be a pussy, Shane!" is just ignoring the fact that, unless we clamp down on douchelords like Taintface up there, it's just a matter of time until a player really does get hurt. Then we'll all be watching games from behind thick panes of plexiglass, hockey style, only the glass won't be there to protect fans from flying pucks; it'll be there to protect the players from jagoff fans.

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"We're just as bad as the old Mets, but this time nobody's laughing"
-Dallas Green

by Stephen Schmidt on Aug 13, 2009 6:18 PM EDT reply actions

Every fanbase has drunk jackasses...throwing a beer at a player is far from the worst offense.

The Victorino thing wasn’t even the worst that happened yesterday. If you watched the US world cup qualifier in Mexico, every corner kick required riot police holding shields over the players taking the kicks.

http://www.sportsfilter.com/news/13308/mexico-fans-hurl-vomit-urine-landon

"We're just as bad as the old Mets, but this time nobody's laughing"
-Dallas Green

by Stephen Schmidt on Aug 13, 2009 6:47 PM EDT up reply actions

Soccer fans in countries that aren’t the US are known world wide as utter douche mongers…too omuch of their own identity caught up in one sport- they should spread it out like we do

Don't frack with me or you'll get a punch in the kidneys...you've been warned

by jemagee on Aug 13, 2009 7:46 PM EDT up reply actions

That hardly makes it OK

Just because there is worse fan behaviour out there doesn’t mean we can excuse more minor infractions.

Also, the issue isn’t the fact that the fan threw a beer in Vic’s face; this issue is that had Vic missed catching the ball because of not being able to SEE, he might have taken said ball in the eye or gotten seriously hurt. And THAT would be a problem.

by doubleh on Aug 13, 2009 7:00 PM EDT reply actions

No offense guys...

but its kind of like throwing batteries at JD Drew, or shining lasers at Pujols and company. Your own fan base aren’t exactly known as pacifists.

Philles announcers about Toronto:
"Well they go out West after this series, this weekend, against the Tampa Bay Rays"

by RiverRat on Aug 13, 2009 9:07 PM EDT reply actions

Worst Comment Ever

Yes, I was advocating for those things in my article while simultaneously condemning a Cubs fan, and all Cubs fans.

You are an idiot. Go away.

http://www.thegoodphight.com

by WholeCamels on Aug 13, 2009 9:18 PM EDT up reply actions

+1

by Ritty77 on Aug 13, 2009 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions

The point is that no fans should do any of these things. Lasers, batteries, beer, what-have-you. This isn’t about the Phillies fans, but then again, you Cardinals fans are all angels, too, right? Gimme a break.

by doubleh on Aug 13, 2009 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions

Johnny Macchione is definitely the type of “bro” i’d see at a bar and would provoke some of my nonlethal force. Before this happened cubs [chicago in genral] my second favorite sports cities [and still is], I just hate this douche. I hope his facebook/ whatever other everyday nerdy things he does gets ruined.

by kolparty on Aug 13, 2009 11:59 PM EDT reply actions

When I worked in Spain, I used to go to soccer games once in a while. Some fans would get drunk and rowdy and set fires in the stands. The police would just come along and take them out behind the stands and you would not see them for a while. When they sobered up the police would let them come back to watch the end of the game. It saved a lot of paper work.

by fan since late 40's on Aug 14, 2009 1:27 PM EDT reply actions