Cocky Padres Fan Makes Big Mistake Taunting Dude Who Clearly Knows How To Fight

Man, what a scene at Petco Park. The Padres defeated the Twins 7-5 last night (which is unfortunate because my Cubs need some help from the Twins this week), but their fans were taking big Ls in the stands. And real quick... fighting at a sporting event or a concert, any event where you're there to spend a lot of money on a good time is just absolute moron behavior to me. It's what stupid people do. And sure, I threw hands more than a few times in my early 20s, and now in my mid-30s, I look back in disgust. Embarrassment, really... I was such a clown. It's just not worth it... pretty much ever. You need to defend your wife or kids from an immediate and violent threat, be my guest. But for the most part, walking away is always the answer. That being said, I love some trashy internet entertainment as much as the next guy, especially when some trash talkin' doofus eats his words (and a pile of fists) so let's get to the tape. It's unclear what started this beef (alcohol I assume), but it's pretty clear from the first swings that this isn't black shirt's first rodeo. The cornball in the tank top does a great job evading the punches, but forgets one very important detail in the art of boxing... you have to punch back. He just keeps ducking and taunting, ducking and taunting, and well... it eventually catches up with him. Roll it: https://twitter.com/Levi_Leveille/status/1826101632091959642 Lit him up like a Christmas tree. Honestly, looked almost impressive in the first two seconds, and then he carved him up like a Thanksgiving turkey. A hard left to the jaw (southpaw, eh?) had him wobbling, then a few good body blows took the life out of him. White tank top musters up one right cross, which black shirt ducks under like he's Mike Tyson, and then just rains down a barrage of punches to the dude's face. Game. Set. Match. You leakin' dude... Finally, the girl gets in there and ends this massacre before it gets any worse. AND, he had the high ground... always an advantage in a bleacher fight. Honestly, it might be the stadium fight of the year so far. It's got everything you want... good technique, little blood, nobody got severely injured (because that's not fun) and some dork who talks too much trash getting pieced up. 10 out of 10. As always, I had to run to the comments, and they didn't disappoint: https://twitter.com/the_lort_god/status/1826246662991577144 https://twitter.com/comrade_dipshit/status/1826217150459076801 https://twitter.com/U4gotsmokinlamp/status/1826243783396323466 https://twitter.com/darlinggtweetz/status/1826155632371847455

Remember When Garth Brooks Played For The San Diego Padres?

Every baseball season, I'm taken back to so many memories the sport has provided for me over the years. From T-Ball to high school, the game was my first love and gave me my first sports heroes, like Mike Piazza and Chase Utley. While most of those memories deal with games I played in or watched, there's always one that almost haunts me, because I still mostly refuse to believe it's real. In 1999, Garth Brooks, yes, that Garth Brooks, played for the San Diego Padres during Spring Training. Of course, it was mainly a gimmick to draw fans into the park and the team donated to one of his charities, but G played quite a bit with some pretty dismal results. According to Baseball Reference , he went 1 for 22 from the plate (a .045 batting average), not quite enough to shake it in the big leagues. He also joined the Mets in 2000 for Spring Training, going 0 for 17 with 4 walks, and the Kansas City Royals in 2004, where he got an infield hit. There's not nearly enough video footage of his time on the diamond, but I was able to find a news piece from 1999 which shows a few at bats and G speaking about wanting those in the clubhouse to respect him as a ball player. "I'm coming down there to play ball. It is hopefully going to benefit children, but at the same time this is something that I'm not taking not serious. I'm going down there to stand next too Tony Gwynn and Wally Joiner and hopefully when they look at me and see the Padres uniform on my chest, I'd like for them to stand proud and say "The guy's trying to be a ball player." Hard to imagine the great Tony Gwynn looking at Garth Brooks and seeing anything other than cheeseball in baseball pants, but hey, gotta give it to him for putting it out there and really trying. Baseball is back, ladies and gents. Get the peanuts and crackerjacks ready. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wPDOq_dhcg