(photo via Deadspin)

As I was flipping through the different games on MLB.tv, as I often do after the Tigers are done for the night, I stumbled upon something I haven't seen in sports since that fateful November night in Detroit when a fan threw a cup full of beer on Ron Artest as he layed on the scorer's table. With the Phillies up 12-3 in the bottom of the 5th, the Cubs hit a deep fly ball to the 368 sign in left center.  As Victorino was about to catch the ball to record the 2nd out of the inning, he also caught $8.50 worth of beer in his eye.  Amazingly, Victorino was not phased and still caught the ball.

Almost immediately after the toss, the idiot who threw the beer cup wouldn't stop grinning and kept looking around as if he wanted people to praise him for his stupidity.  According to some Tweets from people with knowledge of the situation, security tossed the wrong fan originally because the guy actually had the balls to blame his buddy.  PTIShow cleared up the confusion real quick, as it seems security wound up tossing the group of friends, including the person guilty of being a major douche bag.  If you're interested in a screen shot play-by-play, with captions, of the moron tossing beer on Victorino, click read more.  (Maybe this will be my thing....)

With a 12-3 lead, Victorino thinks he is about to make a routine grab and leisurely toss the ball back into the infield as the runner on third with less than 2-outs means absolute crap.  Fan's thoughts: Heh heh!  Not so fast.  /one last sip, here goes last week's pay check.

As Victorino feels for the wall which isn't really a concern despite the fact he's on the warning track, dumbass fan times the fly ball perfectly before he heaves the $8.50 beverage, cup included (and I reluctantly use "fan times fly ball perfectly" as it sort of connotates that I'm applauding such an action).

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sympathy for the Cubs fans
written by howard, August 13, 2009

As a lifelong Philadelphian, 2 thoughts go through my head when I see stuff like this happen outside of the Philly area. The first one starts with the words, "If this had happened here in Philly..." The other is a strange sort of sympathy that all the fans of that city will be painted with a broad brush as idiots or horrible fans (something we know a little about in Southeastern PA).

But the thing that stuck with me after catching the video on tv was what a freaking weasel this guy was, not only to throw the beer, but also to blame someone else for it. How weak can a guy get?

All that aside, I love your frame-by-frame analysis. Very nice work!

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written by Bobby B, August 13, 2009

Thanks, Howard. I agree, it's idiots like this and John Green (the guy who threw the beer on Ron Artest in Detroit 5 years ago) that give the general city's fans a bad name.

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written by mattaq, August 13, 2009

Agreed with the article 100% except one minor detail: I don't think Victorino planned to toss it leisurely; I think he wanted to get it in quick to try to prevent the runner on second from advancing to third (since he was too far away to stop the run from scoring).

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All cub fans are morons
written by Jojobado, August 13, 2009

I'm from Chicago and I can tell you that ALL Cub fans are idiots. 101 years without a World series win and yet these Putz's keep filling the park. Where else does such stupidity exist?

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written by hank, August 13, 2009

As a longtime Phillies fan I can assure you that an incident like this would never occur in our ballpark.
Because there are no seats behind center field.

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A Major Douche
written by Doug the Great, August 13, 2009

This guy blames his buddy...what a douchebag. Typical of Chicago fans...truly. I personally know a few.

Philly fans need not wag their fingers here, as just a mere 3 weeks ago was the Pujols green laser pointer incident. I don't personally know any Philly fans.

This kind of thing is another feather in the cap of anyone who argues against allowing alcohol at sporting events. I enjoy a beer or two at the park, and would hate to see it happen.

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Not just cubs fans, chicago in general
written by Doug the Great, August 13, 2009

Let's not forget the shirtless wonders who attacked the Royals first base coach at a White Sox game a few years back. I amend my statement about Cubs fans...it's all of Chicago.

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written by keith kolton, August 13, 2009

Talk about a perfect toss of the beer. That guy should be on the Cubs!

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RE: sympathy for the Cubs fans
written by Craig M, August 13, 2009

If you watch the TV footage the guy who threw the beer didn't sell out his friend. He was looking at the crowd management guys pointing to himself but they still went to his friend because he was trash talking Victorino after the fact.

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Hmmmm
written by Cozmo, August 13, 2009

Yea right! They never throw Ice Balls or batteries in Philly at football games!

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Phillies fans
written by Phils Fan55, August 13, 2009

Unlike Chicago fans, when our teams sucking balls, we throw things at them, not the opposing team.

That kid's a punk. Karma will keep the Cubs from ever winning a championship. Long live Bartman!

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Alcohol abuse.
written by Sooze, August 13, 2009

I saw a dude pour a full beer on Darren Sharper after he did a Lambeau Leap from the first row in the endzone a few years ago. The dumbass had his buddie's season tickets (which had been in the family for 30+ years) pulled for the stunt.

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Get a grip
written by Wings in 4, August 13, 2009

Unfortunately, there is a surplus of jackasses on this planet. It speaks nothing of the city they are from, or the team they cheer for. Not the first time, and certainly won't be the last. Throw 40,000 people into a stadium and the chances that one is a complete moron void of any class are astronomical. Saying it has anything to do with the city they are in, or the team they are chearing for would make you a complete moron as well.

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written by Michael Castillo, August 15, 2009

Nice article. Too bad it didn't result in a Cubs win, haha.

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