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What Would You Do For $100?

Everybody has already seen the ubiquitous youtube video of the Sox fan in a Celtics jersey who ran on the field during the game Tuesday night. The posted video claimed it was on a dare from "a bunch of Lakers fans"... but intrepid Center Field reader Meghan has the real story.

The guy who ran out was in a Celtics jersey, but his friends that he was with were decked out in Laker stuff (spontaneous "Beat LA!" chants kept starting in our section because of them). One of the Laker guys had a purple and yellow wig...so sometime in the eighth a few of them started to walk down toward the wall in RF. The guy in the C's jersey had put the Laker wig on for some reason. Right after Hansen got to the mound, C's guy jumped onto the field and ran out towards LF, quickly followed by two security guards. The wig fell off right after he started running.

By the time he got to CF-area, a third security guy had jumped out from LF, so he had three guys chasing him. They attempted to catch him several times, with one of the security guys face-planting after an unsuccessful tackle attempt. The dude eventually ran up to the low LF wall and jumped right over back into the stands, and another security guard made a very Jeterian nose-dive into the stands right behind him.

And the kid was fast! Easily outran all the security guys, which made it even more funny.

Meghan suggested that if someone is able to streak completely all the way across the field and into the stands on the other side, they should be allowed to stay inside the field as a reward for having the skill (and balls) to avoid security. Unfortunately, I'm betting from the handcuffs (see below), he ended up in a holding cell somewhere.

Center Field reader Adam also sent some kickass eyewitness photos of the chase, which take us from this:

To this:

See all the photos after the jump...

All photos credit and copyright to A. Badik.

Comments (7)

[ Bethie ] says:
on June 5, 2008 8:48 AM

That was comedy right there. And I have to give him props for out running the security. Course those face plant and nose dive into the stands looked kinda painful.

[ jules ] says:
on June 5, 2008 9:52 AM

Thanks to Meghan and Adam for sharing the story and photos! Great shots.

[ Michael Christopher ] says:
on June 5, 2008 10:17 AM

The whole incident is pretty funny BUT it drives me nuts when they have to delay the game because of some idiot.

[ christin ] says:
on June 5, 2008 10:37 AM

Haha! Poor security guard. Look like that hurt...

I think it's pretty funny people do this, but it's not funny if: 1. someone gets really hurt - fan, player, or security guard* 2. they're naked, I mean it may be entertaining for some people but there are a lot of little kids there

*really really hurt, like stabbed or shot or something, they'll be fine after a fall like those guys did in this post

[ Susanna ] says:
on June 5, 2008 2:45 PM

I gotta say, the fourth picture down (or 2nd behind the jump) with the security guard totally getting up close and personal with the grass made me laugh out loud...in the computer lab. Totally worth it.

[ Lyndsay ] says:
on June 5, 2008 2:52 PM

strikes me as kind of dangerous for the older fans - he almost dove right into my Grandpa in the front row!

[ Lyndsay ] says:
on June 5, 2008 2:54 PM

and hey is it me or is that Mayor Menino in the green shirt with the goofy smile?!?

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