When Fans Ruin a Game

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[@ZhangtheGreat]

One of the most egregious happened during the men's marathon of the 2004 Olympics. The lead runner was Vanderlei de Lima of Brazil, who was closing in on the final part of the race when Neil Horan, an Irish priest, came out of nowhere and pulled him into the crowd, chanting lunatic sayings about the world ending. The incident pushed him into third place, and he wound up winning the bronze medal. In the ultimate sign of sportsmanship, Lima never complained and was given the good sportsmanship award at the medal ceremony during the closing ceremony. Twelve years later, when Rio de Janeiro hosted the Olympics, Lima was chosen to light the cauldron.

[@limegreenelevator]

Another one: a couple years back, a fan caused a massive crash during Stage 1 of the Tour de France by leaning out into the road with a cardboard sign to have a picture taken.

[@impy695]

I was 50m from the finish line at a team time trial event and I'm shocked it doesn't happen more often. The cyclists would often be right next to the crowd coming out of the final turn, and I saw so many close calls.

[@ebrown112]

"Allez Opi-Omi" -- r.i.p. Tony Martin

[@ethanniedorowski116]

Shocked it hasn't accidentally happened to 1rst place a few times

[@Mr.MikeBarksdale]

The funny thing about Derek Jeter's home run assistant, Jeffrey Maher, was that he became the opposite of Steve Bartman. He sat in Steinbrenner's box for the rest of the playoffs, he did the Top 10 list with Letterman, he showed up to all the games in a limo. He was bigger than the team in many ways because had he not interfered with it, there is a very real likelihood that the Yankees are down 0-2 in that series with three on the road in Baltimore looming.

[@GeeEm1313]

Jeffrey Maier is a douche.

[@CharlieAiredale]

1957 Grey Cup, a fan borrows a police officer's badge to sneak on to Winnipeg's sideline, and trips up Ray Hawel as he's returning the ball for a certain Pick 6. It didn't matter in the long run, as Hamilton won handily.

[@DaVictonator]

Fans can always be frustrating but players shouldn’t blame them for everything

[@impy695]

I really wish they went more into what happened with bartman. It makes what the Liverpool kid went through look benign. The amount of harassment and death threats he got was truly despicable. The cubs were never the lovable cubs after that game

[@ck-1649]

I still think the Cubs fielders are more responsible for the loss than Bartman

[@DavidDykes-dm9lc]

Gonzalez, what a schlub!!!!

[@PizzaShrimp]

that oroiles one still stings in baltimore to this day.

[@CozyButcher]

yes, yes it does mi fren

[@GeeEm1313]

Yup.

[@audrisampson]

Yup it does. Felt like MLB wanted to help the Yankees on that one.

[@mike3276]

You forgot the Arena football game where the fans bear hugged a player keeping them from interacting with the play.

[@HistoryNerd808]

Alex Gonzalez was responsible for the '03 collapse due to his botched double play ball and Cubs pitching for completely laying an egg Game 7, not Steve Bartman. The ultimate Cubs diehard was raked over the coals for doing what any of us would've done in his situation because it gave a convenient scapegoat and because Moises Alou was a gigantic crybaby, rather than admitting that it was a team effort in blowing it.

[@Anynom]

I can't remember what it was but some TV show of guys talking on blame, one brings up Gonzalez, detailing how his double play ruined it and "you know why no one talks about him? Bartman. The guy blamed for doing what anyone else would have done and Gonzalez escapes totally. That's what you need, a fall guy to blame."

[@HistoryNerd808]

@@Anynom Exactly. Most of us(speaking generally of Cubs fans. I was only 7 and was in bed when it happened since it was a school night), I think, recognize looking back now that we let our emotions override reason. Theo did give him a ring after the magical 2016 year but he really got treated super badly for no real reason. People like scapegoats, same reason that people treat Bill Buckner as if he was solely responsible for the Red Sox losing in '86.

[@Anynom]

@@HistoryNerd808@HistoryNerd808 I remember when the Red Sox won in 2004, Boston sports radio guys and such going, "Come back, Buckner, all is forgiven" and his reply was basically, "You've spent 18 years making my life a living hell over one error, and YOU'RE forgiving ME?"

[@HistoryNerd808]

@@Anynom It wasn't that harsh but I think that's basically true with Bartman now. Not sure whether or not he still lives in Chicago(heard people say both that he still does and that he moved to Florida) but Theo invited him to be a part of the World Series celebration and he politely declined, saying that he just wants to be able to watch the Cubs in peace. And that completely makes sense, he wasn't a player, I don't think he ever wanted fame. He had a statement after being given the ring that essentially says(parapgrasing) "hey, I am incredibly grateful to Tom Ricketts, Theo Epstein, and the Cubs org for the gift but this still should never have happened. I hope that the media learns from this to respect people's privacy. Please respect mine and my family's privacy now."

[@SmoothCriminal12]

Dusty Baker deserves a ton of blame as well. Did nothing to calm his guys down, didn't pull Mark Prior until the game has officially gotten out of hand, and was all too happy to throw Bart an under the bus. He also ruined Wood and Prior's arm fwiw.

[@dmlfan928]

I hope you understand that as an Orioles fan I had no option but to click away after the first frame of the video. I will watch the next video twice to make up for this.

[@zcore2810]

The 20203 Phillies run at the post season, game 3 of the NLDS. Two fans got on the roof in right feild and were caught by the broadcast.

[@lambert581]

The only sport that if a fan interferes with that could get the fan beaten to a pulp is pro wrestling.

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Godspeed, Mr. Whammy

[@6thwilbury2331]

Not sure if it's apocryphal or real, but supposedly back in the old days of baseball, Boston had a rope line for the fence. (Back in those days, the fences were less about providing a boundary for home runs, and more about creating a barrier for fans.) As such, fans could move forward to effectively shorten the porch for a home batter, or back up and give their outfielder more room during a visiting at-bat. I think this was mentioned in the Ken Burns doc but I still haven't figured out if it actually happened. But if it did, that's some major spectator influence right there.

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There’s also a former priest began running onto the racetrack in a futile attempt to halt the race, and was eventually tackled by track marshals.

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[@MikeyB540]

Imagine being an MLB outfielder and having a kid rob a home run from you

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Just an idea, what if the seats in the stands were moved back a few feet with a small wall in front of them so that they can’t even reach the ball when it is just over the fence or about to be robbed?

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2015 ALCS Game 6 Royals fan reaches out over the wall and causes a home run call that somehow still stood after review

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Before even watching this I know Steve Bartman is in here

[@BrahemeDays-g5r]

My opinion is that as long as the fans feet are in the stands, no interference.

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[@kjyost]

And with that thumbnail half of Chicago is triggered. Quite the micro aggression!! 😂

[@GeeEm1313]

That Cheater "home run" still pisses me off to this day. That umpire should have been canned after the game.

[@gamebred88]

Half the end zone was covered by fans before snap 😂

[@TheSolidSnakeOil]

Once again reminded of the Tony Torasco interference. That was the day I realized the Yankees are protected within the league.

[@SakAttack87]

If they were protected they probably wouldn't have blown a 2-0 lead to the Mariners the year before and be on an 18 year World Series drought heading into 1996. Braves were also up 2-0 in that World Series, but I guess that was all part of the plan as well.

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@@TheSolidSnakeOil I'll agree the call was wrong. On that same note, it was only a tie game at that point and still only Game 1.

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12:43 Smoltz? that's clearly Joe Buck

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[@SLagonia]

Tony Tarasco was never going to catch that ball. If Meyer doesn't grab it, it would have gone off the wall. With Jeter's speed, it's probably a triple. At least a double. And Charlie Hayes doubled right after, so it didn't really change much.

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Well? Did they stop that last down???

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Dark Fact: A young referee in Brazil was killed by fans after he struck a player. What they did to the guy is medieval..Literally.

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Soccer is really intense and serious when you're not an American

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[@johnnysullivan436]

So no one saw the giant, bright red ball on the field right in front of the action?

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Jeffrey Maier had better be in here.

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he's the headliner of the video lol

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@@davidtran2026 Typed before starting video. And he's deservedly the headliner.

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Literally the opening of the video.

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The Cubs blew that series and Steve Bartman had nothing to do with that.

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What about when God interfered with Bill Buckner in the '86 series?

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So no one saw the giant, bright red ball on the field right in front of the action?