I suppose we should be thankful that homespun characters such as The Dawg can still afford to attend MLB games, what with spiraling ticket prices, seat licensing and other corporate douchebaggery squeezing out the common fan. But Dawg quite literally went over the line on Sunday, and now some in San Francisco are wondering if he should be banned from games altogether.
Here's the story: Sixth inning, one out, Giants up 5-0 against the visiting Braves. Marco Stutaro sends a drive to left which Braves' outfielder Justin Upton tries to track down, jumping to the top of the wall. It looks like Upton may have a chance to catch it, but a fan reaches down over the railing and deflects the ball with his glove.
Scutaro winds up on second with a double, where he hangs out for awhile while umpires check the replay. If they rule interference, Scutaro could be called out.
But no, after checking it, the umpires award Scutaro the double — ruling, I suppose, that Upton would not have caught the ball anyway. The Giants won, 5-1.
The fan, however, is ejected by security. He wasn't hard to find — The Dawg has been a fixture at Giants games for at least three decades, attending nearly every home game stretching back to Candlestick Park days. He always dresses the same (see below), and considers himself the mayor of the left field bleachers. And knowing what it's like out there, I can tell you that's pretty much like being the mayor of St. Louis after the alien war in Defiance. Here's Dawg, just before he was ejected, pleading his case.
Who is The Dawg? Loveable bleacher character, or scruffy, pot-smoking instigator? Down at the MLB.com message board, some people check in who claim to have encountered him up close. Apparently he's been kicked out of at least one other game. Especially love the first comment.
creamofwheat22 Posts:1582 Dawg is a scumbag. I sat in his section last season and in between every inning, he would stand up along the railing and pose like he's some kind of big shot. Fans would come up to him and try and shake his hand, get an autograph or have a picture taken with him. He'd would blow them off and tell them "not right now". Then after the game, he was hanging outside the stadium smoking weed in front of a bunch of kids.
Marichal27Fan Posts:128 Two offenses already, early in the season would make it imperative for the brass to have a serious discussion with him. … The DAWG looks like he got lost leaving a Moby Grape concert in 1967 and surfaced in ATT's LF section.
viper6 Posts:8713 Dawg is a stupid asshat,, who stays stoned all day,, I saw him at the park outside taking a leak on side of a building,, …lol
This latest episode should cement his legacy. I can just see it, years from now, when they unveil his statue outside of the stadium. It will be a bronze likeness of The Dawg, showing him taking a leak with one hand, holding a joint in the other. Gather 'round for pictures, kids.
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