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Fighting over a game couldn't be a more dumb or worthless cause to throw a punch. However, watching some idiots get tossed out by Security when the Jets are blowing pineapple chunks can be a short diversion from pain. "Hahaha, jackass losers! OK, party's over, back to the jackass losers on the field, I guess."
I haven't seen it happen to much at MetLife but back in the Giants Stadium days I remember seeing many fights in the stands at Jets games.
Totally. However . . . SHEA STADIUM. Kind of amazing all these years later that my Daddy and I didn't wear riot gear as a precaution. Security! We had Ushers who were all pushing 80. "Hey, you there, you stop that now." Wildly effective! Meaning it wasn't. Brawl continues, turns into a 20 car pile up. Also, whoever thought it was a good idea to sell beer in glass bottles back then should've had their head examined . . . for injuries. Throwing and winging Rheingold bottle caps was also a preferred past time when the game was in the toilet.
Shea was pretty crazy well. You bring up a good point about the glass bottles. I remember at Giants Stadium during half time at the spiral staircases someone would drop a dollar to the bottom of the pit. Then others would do the same. Pretty soon there was a decent amount of money at the bottom. Someone would be foolish or brave enough to jump in there and grab the money. At that point everyone was throwing everything at him. From the plastic beer bottles, soda, all kinds of food along with mustard and ketchup. Crazy times back then.
