Most unusual events you have ever seen at a live sports event.

[reed1216]

jobathenut- It was an unbelievable experience, although it seems like you were much more active than I was. Actually, following the fight, we were stuck in the walkway between the arena and the hotel/casino for hours, due to the "riot" you decribed in your initial post. We heard from MGM Grand officials that the gun shots were actually champagne corks popping, but the word circulating around the casino, once we finally made it there, was exactly what you described...

There were TONS of athletes/celebs at that event. I recall seeing Barkley, Ewing, Mourning and Mutombo, Ricky Watters, Albert Belle, Ted Danson, Frank Thomas, Trump, etc, etc... I only had three baseballs with me and I got them signed almost as soon as we got into the arena by Mayweather, Briggs and Thomas Hearns (whom I forgot to mention in my last post). Not only was it an amazing experience, but it was really cool going with my dad. He actually got the tickets from an MGM executive, free of charge and the seats were amazing. Darrell Walker, formerly of the Knicks, was actually seated a row in front of us.

Out of curiosity, we called a local ticket broker, a few hours before the fight and were offered $10K a piece for the tickets. We would have never sold them, as they were given to us, but the prefight buzz was almost as electric as the fight and subsequent shananigans were afterward. I'll never forget it!

[Masimen]

I was at a Yankees Vs. Angels game and saw David Justice served with papers on the field after a fly out. The process server just ran onto the field and thrust papers at him. Justice put his arms in the air and the papers fell to the ground and security was all over the guy. I said to my friend, man if I didn't know any better I would say that he was just served. Sure enough, next day in the LA Times there it was. I guess he gave his ex girlfriend the boot and she was suing him.

[Vintagedeputy]

Yankee Stadium, 1977, maybe '78...

Guy sitting in the upper deck with a 5 or 6 foot tall paper bag, filled with stale bagels. He started throwing them one by one off the upper deck. He must have had 150? bagels in the bag.

[ChrisCavalier]

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[sox83cubs84]

I've held this one off as it sounds like I'm tooting my own horn as I was the center figure here, but, what the heck!

April 1994, Astros-Cubs at Wrigley Field, and Craig Biggio puts a ball striaght down the line that lands near an older couple who can't locate it. The old Family Section was less than half-full that game, so I ran over from the other end, and located the ball. Thinking it was a foul ball, I gave it to the old man, and then realized it was a home run. Of course, the bleacher imbeciles start urging the old guy to throw it back, and he begins to get a little intimidated (becuase the top row is empty except for the three of us, the whole scenario is in plain view of the entire park). I urge the man not to throw it back, and dash back to my ballpark bag at my seat. I pull out 2 BP baseballs I caught that day, and offered to trade them for the home run. He and his wife were delighted, as they had 2 grandkids at home, and now each would have their own baseball. When the crowd saw me trade with them and head back to my end of the row, hearty applause broke out. The weird part, though, is virtually no one started chanting for ME to throw the home run back..that totally floored me.

Dave M.
Chicago area

[jobathenut]

Reed-Yeah it was even crazier after the fight.Those like i said were not champagne corks popping there.I saw police having guys on the grouind with handcuffs on them.I don't know if they were involved in the shooting or robbery of the casino.And i saw bullet holes in the glass by the newsstand by the elevators in the mgm.The next morning when i went there to buy a paper the glass had been replaced already.You are right there sure were alot of stars there.As like you said there was a electric feel the whole weekend for this fight.So you also saw trump,thats great.That's great you were able to share this with you dad.Me and my dad were huge tyson fans.But he was'nt able to come with me to the fight.And with what i caught myself in after the fight in the arena and in the casino i am glad he was'nt with me.But before the fight i sure wanted him to be.I remember getting back to my hotel room after they closed the mgm.And calling my dad just shaking,and telling him about it.Yeah,tickets were being resold for high bucks.I am in the ticket broker buisness so i knew some people that were there.And they were telling me the prices they were getting.I was getting offers the whole weekend for my ticket.I got a aoffer for the same as you like 10k for the ticket.As lower levels were going for that.And ringside were going for like 30k.And then after the fight there were people outside the arena in the casino buying ticket stubs after the fight.And got a offer of $500 for it.But i wanted to keep it and im glad i did.

jobathenut- It was an unbelievable experience, although it seems like you were much more active than I was. Actually, following the fight, we were stuck in the walkway between the arena and the hotel/casino for hours, due to the "riot" you decribed in your initial post. We heard from MGM Grand officials that the gun shots were actually champagne corks popping, but the word circulating around the casino, once we finally made it there, was exactly what you described...

There were TONS of athletes/celebs at that event. I recall seeing Barkley, Ewing, Mourning and Mutombo, Ricky Watters, Albert Belle, Ted Danson, Frank Thomas, Trump, etc, etc... I only had three baseballs with me and I got them signed almost as soon as we got into the arena by Mayweather, Briggs and Thomas Hearns (whom I forgot to mention in my last post). Not only was it an amazing experience, but it was really cool going with my dad. He actually got the tickets from an MGM executive, free of charge and the seats were amazing. Darrell Walker, formerly of the Knicks, was actually seated a row in front of us.

Out of curiosity, we called a local ticket broker, a few hours before the fight and were offered $10K a piece for the tickets. We would have never sold them, as they were given to us, but the prefight buzz was almost as electric as the fight and subsequent shananigans were afterward. I'll never forget it!

[godwulf]

Speaking of the kiss cam, when I have attended games, I have seen it put on a couple of players. Not sure they saw it, but it's pretty funny. Not sure which stadium this was in, but it was either in Seattle or Arizona - probably in AZ.

They do do that frequently at DBacks home games. I can't remember the team involved, but several years ago, they zoomed in on a player and what looked like a coach, standing at the dugout railing, and the coach did - at least apparently - give the player a big smooch.

This is more of an in-game blooper than an "event", but a couple of years ago, I witnessed what had to be one of the worst plays I've ever seen in a professional Baseball game, and it was pretty memorable.

It was an Arizona Fall League game, and the pitcher, seeing the runner on first starting to take off, turned and threw to first; the young first baseman - a Mets prospect, if I recall correctly - thought he was just taking a routine hold toss, assumed the runner was still standing on the bag behind him, and nonchalantly turned to the bag to tag him...at the same moment that the runner was sliding into second. The entire crowd let out a loud, pained, collective "Ewwwwww!!!"

[scottanservitz]

I was at the Cleveland Browns game about 6-8 years ago when the refs blew a call late in the game and everyone started throwing their beer bottles onto the field. Literally thousands of beers being wasted. The opposing team had to leave the field so as not to get blasted by the suds. I believe they were playing Jacksonville. I just sat there thinking of all that wasted money and beer. Oh well, we Cleveland fans always think we're in a playoff chase nomatter what our record is!! lol

[island_style]

My first game working for the Dodgers ended in an unusual way. It was baseball giveaway night, and the people in the stands started to throw the baseballs onto the field in protest of some blown calls. The game ended in a forfeit.

Kind Regards,

Ron.

Rsamiano@aol.com

[sox83cubs84]

I wasn't there, but if you want to talk "unusual", how about Disco Demolition Night at Old Comiskey Park 30 years ago? The between games ceremonies (it was a twi-night doubleheader) had Steve Dahl, then what was considered a shock jock (very tame to Howard Stern today, though) burning disco records contributed by fans. The fans took over though, the field was stormed by younger fans, many of who were drunk, high, or both, and the field was rendered unplayable, causing a second game forfeit for the Sox. Yes, it was the brain child of Hall of Fame owner Bill Veeck, but, unlike most of his wild promotions, this one badly backfired.

Dave M.
Chicago area