These guys were able to move around at a Nats game which was on national TV and featured the President of the United States.

http://natsopener.blogspot.com/

I would also like to hear from Ron how security changes during the really big events, when random celebrities and power brokers might wander into the club house.

Everyone wants to believe what they want to believe. Probably in the hopes that they can do this themselves one day, or to make a hero of someone who defied authority.

No on wanders into the locker room. It doesn’t happen. And, if it did, the person would be found out and arrested within minutes. I’m not going to explain the security procedures here. I still have friends doing the job.

I’ve also worked Presidential visits. No one just wanders in anywhere.

I don’t care if anyone believes me or not. I’ve done this. And I don’t believe the story.

But you guys go ahead. Next time you’re at a game, go ahead and wander down on the field, or randomly walk into the lockerroom.

I believe the standard punishment is arrest for trespassing, $5,000 fine, possibly community service, and a lifetime ban from that particular stadium.

Go ahead, guys. Let me now how you did. Send me some pictures.

Please, someone try it.

Please.

He ran on to the field and was caught. He didn’t get into the lockerroom. He didn’t get into the dugout. He bought a ticket and ran onto the field.

I used to love it when guys did that. It was pretty much a free shot at an a!!.

And it seems to me the police carrying him off the field, and mention of an arrest, means he got caught.

Or did I miss the part where he fooled security and got away with something?

Still calling bulls**t.

Right, but he got onto the field. No one stopped him. No one checked his pass, no one wondered why someone wearing a ref outfit that was velcor’ed together was wandering around before the second half. And that’s for the Super Bowl in a post-9/11 world, never mind an ordinary game in August.

That would seem to belie your statements that security is vice-grip tight and those who shouldn’t belong are spotted easily and instantly.

I never said he didn’t get in. I don’t believe that he just walked behind someone and got in by following them.

If he’s in there, he had a pass or permission from someone, somehow, to be in there.

Anything is possible, but I’ll never believe this guy just walked out of the stands and into the locker room. Never.

As far as the streaker, yeah, he got onto the field. Happens all the time. And security snatches them up right away. That’s got nothing to do with any of this. He didn’t get away with anything. He went to jail. That story has no relevance to this post at all, becasue he “didn’t get away with anything. He went to jail”. I’m not sure how to make that any clearer.

As far as wearing a “costume” to the game, I’ve seen Elvis, Santa Claus, aliens, and what can only be described as a very confuse man strugglingi with his identity, who badly needed a shave.

Additionally, there are no cages on the field like in soceer in South America. Anyone can walk up to the rail and jump over it onto the field. They are then going to go immediatley to jail.

One last thing on this. Ever heard of PhotoShop?

I don’t buy it. No way, no how, no chance.

Unless his name is Sidd Finch, then you’ve got me.