Reminder to fans attending MNF this week.

andjbock · 12-20-2005, 11:34 AM

Please get drunk before the game. Enter the stadium sober at your own risk.
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Associated Press

HACKENSACK, N.J. -- Fears of rowdy fans during the holiday season have led officials to ban alcohol sales at next Monday night's game between the New York Jets and the New England Patriots at Giants Stadium.

Jets spokesman Ron Colangelo said the ban was put in place to protect fans.

"It's for the safety of our fans, so that they can have a comfortable environment at a time when the holiday season can get very festive," Colangelo told The Record of Bergen County for Tuesday's newspapers.

The ban comes after a sometimes violent Nov. 27 Jets-Saints game in which police made nine arrests. In one altercation during the second half, two fans were stabbed outside a men's room. In another incident, a state trooper broke his leg while trying to eject a fan who reportedly threw a beer bottle.

Earlier this year, New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority president George Zoffinger pledged to deal with the problem of drunk fans.

At the beginning of the year, a jury found the stadium beer vendor, Aramark, and a New York Giants fan liable for $135 million in damages in a case involving a 7-year-old girl who was paralyzed when the fan hit her family's car after leaving a game.

The fan had purchased six beers at halftime even though he'd already drunk so much he was slurring his words.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2265908

andymac · 12-20-2005, 11:48 AM

It still amazes me that stadiums sell beer in bottles (plastic or glass), when there are alternatives that can't be thrown more than ten feet.

bigphesta · 12-20-2005, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by andymac

It still amazes me that stadiums sell beer in bottles (plastic or glass), when there are alternatives that can't be thrown more than ten feet.

Like Kegs

rem · 12-20-2005, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by bigphesta

Like Kegs

bigphesta · 12-21-2005, 12:30 AM

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Originally Posted by remangiii

Thank you, thank you very much. I'll be here all week

bagsangels · 12-21-2005, 10:33 AM

ridiculous.

bigphesta · 12-21-2005, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by bagsangels

ridiculous.

No, what is ridiculous is the girl in your pic can stand upright. WOW

Nukester · 12-21-2005, 03:57 PM

I was just going to post about this when I saw this thread.....I personally dont have a problem with it because Im not a big drinker, but a football game without beer almost seems to me like baseball without a hotdog. Well, except I dont know of any instances of DUIFD (driving while under the influence of a hot dog). Im sure there are cases of that somewhere too.

Anyway, just seems weird. I can totally see them stopping selling at halftime, but none the whole game ? Thats a bit extreme and punishes the innocent that only has one or two a game.

Long_Long_Name · 12-21-2005, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Nukester

I was just going to post about this when I saw this thread.....I personally dont have a problem with it because Im not a big drinker, but a football game without beer almost seems to me like baseball without a hotdog. Well, except I dont know of any instances of DWIFD (driving while under the influence of a hot dog). Im sure there are cases of that somewhere too.

Anyway, just seems weird. I can totally see them stopping selling at halftime, but none the whole game ? Thats a bit extreme and punishes the innocent that only has one or two a game.

Well, I'm a vegetarian, so I never eat hot dogs at a baseball game. Plus, it saves me a couple of bucks. Unless I take the pizza instead, if I'm hungry.

Well, they kinda shoot themselves in the foot. Less income for them.

12-20-2005, 11:34 AM	#1
andjbock Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Somerville, MA, USA Bats: Right Throws: Left Posts: 3,637	Reminder to fans attending MNF this week. Please get drunk before the game. Enter the stadium sober at your own risk. ================================================== ======= Associated Press HACKENSACK, N.J. -- Fears of rowdy fans during the holiday season have led officials to ban alcohol sales at next Monday night's game between the New York Jets and the New England Patriots at Giants Stadium. Jets spokesman Ron Colangelo said the ban was put in place to protect fans. "It's for the safety of our fans, so that they can have a comfortable environment at a time when the holiday season can get very festive," Colangelo told The Record of Bergen County for Tuesday's newspapers. The ban comes after a sometimes violent Nov. 27 Jets-Saints game in which police made nine arrests. In one altercation during the second half, two fans were stabbed outside a men's room. In another incident, a state trooper broke his leg while trying to eject a fan who reportedly threw a beer bottle. Earlier this year, New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority president George Zoffinger pledged to deal with the problem of drunk fans. At the beginning of the year, a jury found the stadium beer vendor, Aramark, and a New York Giants fan liable for $135 million in damages in a case involving a 7-year-old girl who was paralyzed when the fan hit her family's car after leaving a game. The fan had purchased six beers at halftime even though he'd already drunk so much he was slurring his words. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2265908

12-21-2005, 03:57 PM	#8
Nukester All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Newburgh, NY Posts: 1,923	I was just going to post about this when I saw this thread.....I personally dont have a problem with it because Im not a big drinker, but a football game without beer almost seems to me like baseball without a hotdog. Well, except I dont know of any instances of DUIFD (driving while under the influence of a hot dog). Im sure there are cases of that somewhere too. Anyway, just seems weird. I can totally see them stopping selling at halftime, but none the whole game ? Thats a bit extreme and punishes the innocent that only has one or two a game. Last edited by Nukester; 12-21-2005 at 08:42 PM.

12-20-2005, 11:48 AM	#2
andymac Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Effingham, IL Posts: 5,725	It still amazes me that stadiums sell beer in bottles (plastic or glass), when there are alternatives that can't be thrown more than ten feet.

12-21-2005, 10:33 AM	#6
bagsangels Major Leagues Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 332	ridiculous.