Dumbass

Scott Horowitz | August 10, 2005
I was watching the game last night when this happened... and cracked up

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Now this guy is a true dumbass

Scott Hardie | August 12, 2005
I think the reaction would have been about the same if the guy had been killed or serious wounded by jumping like that. It bugs me when human suffering is portrayed as tragic when the people stupidly brought it on themselves. I have zero sympathy for mountain climbers, for instance. :-)

Amy Austin | August 13, 2005
Now, call me a hypocrite... but in this instance, I would have to agree -- this guy obviously assessed the risk (the article even says they discussed it beforehand -- it wasn't a total impulse) and assessed it poorly (not only judging it to be safe for himself, but clearly ignoring the possibility of injuring and/or killing others!)... and I don't know, but somehow I think even a pre-teen (albeit a sober one... which I suspect that he wasn't, even though the article didn't say) would have a better sense of self-preservation than this. Like I said... call me a "hypocrite": it's so easy to judge... not as easy to be judged.

Jackie Mason | August 13, 2005
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Scott Hardie | August 13, 2005
Wait, maybe he had gotten high by strangling himself before he jumped into the net.

Scott Horowitz | August 15, 2005
Sox ain't winning the world series though... neither are the Yankees... My pick is Houston. I wished they had him jumping caught on TV... it was great.

Jackie Mason | August 20, 2005
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Jackie Mason | August 23, 2005
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Scott Horowitz | August 23, 2005
After they lost 7 in a row? After they lost 2 to the Yankees? I thought all true Chicagoans were Cubs fans anyways???

Jackie Mason | August 23, 2005
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Scott Horowitz | August 23, 2005
I've never been to Wrigley, was at a game at New Comiskey a few years ago (I refuse to call it by the name Corporate America has given it). I didn't realize Wrigleyville was becoming the "place to be" NYC is really shifting. More young people are moving to Park Slope and Brooklyn Heights, making these areas really trendy.