With less than 40 games left in the regular season, the American League East continues to be the best in baseball, showcasing a neck-and-neck sprint to the finish between the New York Yankees and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, with the Bronx Bombers currently holding a 1-game lead atop the division. There are also the Boston Red Sox with their 71-54 record, which is unfortunately only good enough to put them 6.5 games back of first. And the Rays indicated that they aren’t going to give up much ground last week when they emphatically swept the AL West leaders, the Texas Rangers. And boy, was it an exciting series.
So exciting, in fact, that one Rays fan* passed out from multiple 16-ounce doses of pure, unadulterated electric Rays/Rangers baseball. And the Rays mascot… oh geez, I should know this, um… Snuffleupagus? Sure, why not. Snuffleupagus offered stadium personnel some assistance in making sure this fan hadn’t imbibed too much baseball pleasure. Oh mascots, you so crazy!
Video after the jump.
Good times at Tropicana Field, America’s most lavish tin can. The Rays went on to win the Wednesday night game 8-6 and complete the sweep of the first place Rangers, and it’s especially good to see Rays fans being so aggressively involved in a series that may have been a preview of a playoff matchup. It shows genuine passion for fans to sacrifice so many seats so they’re in perfect condition for the postseason.
(*Read: Yankees fan who scalped an outfield seat ticket so he could chant, “Boston sucks” and then snuck down into better seats because Tampa’s stadium staff is lethargic on a BP level.)
Video from Huffington Post and thanks to RoboPanda for the tip.
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I have to say, the Tampa Bay stadium personnel get A+ rating. That’s exactly how passed out drunks should be handled. The guy’s not causing a disturbance or puking on his neighbor (hi phillie), so just make him look a fool and go about your day. The only way this would have been better is if the mascot drew a big cock and balls on his cheek with sharpie.
he obviously suffers from Bud Light narcalepsy…
Did that kid not have any friends? He’s a loner who had to go to the game alone and then got laughed at by an entire section of the stadium. He’s totally bringing a gun to the next game.
BOSTON SUCKS!
Tampa’s personnel are actually a lot of fun. I guess they have to be in such a quaint setting.
And I’m guessing he pooped himself for there to be two rows of empty seats around him.
Grimey, you’ve really let yourself go.
Mmmmm….mascot bukkake…
I never understood the people that would stay in their seats when there were tons of empty seats in the front rows. What’s the worst that’s going to happen? They ask you politely to go back to your seat? Oh the embarrassment
You are not doing it right unless you get tossed out…Go Rays!!!