FALL FROM GRACE
Chicago baseball fan injures himself invading field at Cubs-White Sox game and needs medical cart with game delayed
Fox announcers had some fun at the injured fan's expense
A CHICAGO baseball fan suffered an embarrassing fall from grace after injuring himself so badly he had to be carted off by stadium staff.
The event took place during the ninth inning of the crosstown matchup between the Cubs and White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field on Saturday evening.
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According to the onwatching sports journalist Josh Frydman, the fan "tried to jump back over the left center wall, seemed to hurt his foot and is now being tended to by security!"
Frydman later added: "Waiting outside the Cubs clubhouse, the injured fan was being wheeled by with a cast/brace around his lower leg. As he passed us he shouts, 'TMZ baby!” Lol."
The Fox broadcast chose not to show the fan on the field.
But announcers Kevin Kugler and AJ Pierzynski did their best to describe the action.
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“During the mid-inning changeover, a fan came out of the field, gave everybody a bit of a run, played keep-away,” Kugler said.
“And there looks like a second fan on the field, on the track, in left center field, where imitation was perhaps not the sincerest form of flattery. Because he didn’t get very far.”
Pierzynski added: “I think he’s hurt. He looks hurt. I think they’re going to have to bring the cart out to get him off the field."
The incident was so bad that it held up play as the fan was attended to.
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“Well that’s a pretty significant wall out there in center field,” Kugler added.
“It’s one thing when you see a big leaguer climb up the wall to try to make a catch. It’s another thing as an Average Joe to fall out of the stands.
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"You land on a very hard track. Now they’ve got him up.
"And he is limping very gingerly with the help of many security guards, to get him off the field.”
The broadcast duo then proceeded to mock the fan for injuring himself and delaying the game.
“You plan all game to do something stupid,” Kugler said.
“And then you really do something stupid.”
“Well, it’s one way to stem the Cubs’ momentum,” added Pierzynski.
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“Make Héctor Neris stand out on the mound and think about it a little bit before he tries to close out this game.”
“I’m not sure a broken leg is worth stemming the momentum,” Kugler replied.
“Just don’t go on the field,” Pierzynski said.
The duo then urged fans not to follow suit.
“And again, you’re jumping from the stands over the wall in center field. It’s further than you think,” Kugler said.
“And there’s a little gap. Especially here at Guaranteed Rate Field, where those people are," added Pierzynski.
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"There’s a — probably a two-to-three-foot gap between where they’re sitting and the actual wall.
"So, you’ve got to jump over that also — and then land on the field. Please don’t do it.”