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Fan Arrested for Throwing Home Run Ball Back

By Matt WatsonOct 2nd 2008 – 3:37PM

Bleacher Bums is MLB FanHouse's look at those oh-so-fun fan adventures.I've always liked the Wrigley Field tradition of fans throwing back home runs hit by visiting players. Considering most fans will never get a chance to catch a home run, giving up the ball, a once-in-a-lifetime souvenir, just because a guy wearing the...

Bleacher Bums: Mets Fans Play Beer Cup Jenga on Drunk Fan's Head

By Will BrinsonSep 14th 2008 – 2:45AM

Okay, so this video is freaking looooong -- 9:45 to be exact. But anytime I see something presented by the Stephen A. Smith Heckling Society of Gentleman, my attention stands rapt for as long as need be. And with good reason.As you will see over the course of the next few minutes, one unlucky New Yorker passed out in his...

Bleacher Bums: Fat Philly Fan Fondles Phanatic After Dance Routine

By Will BrinsonJul 8th 2008 – 12:30AM

First of all, hooray to phonetic title semi-puns. Secondly, this video has everything you would expect out of the scene at the CBP for a Phillies game. You have to fast forward a little ways to see the fat man dance (2:20 to be exact), but if you do that, you'll miss Philly fans booing (1:00 and nooooo, you don't say) and...

Bleacher Bums: This Is What Catching a Torii Hunter Home Run Looks Like

By Matt WatsonJun 30th 2008 – 4:59PM

Bleacher Bums is MLB FanHouse's look at those oh-so-fun fan adventures.I don't know what's more amazing: a) that this fan was in the right spot at the right time to catch a Torii Hunter batting practice home run; b) that his non-glove hand was steady enough to catch the whole thing on film; c) that he maintained the...

Bleacher Bums: Chubby Ranger Dude-Fan Smothers Ball Girl

By Will BrinsonJun 9th 2008 – 5:50PM

If I was to paint a picture of a stereotypical, blue collar, Texas baseball fan, the guy you are about to see below would probably hit on like nine of 10 points. He has the cut off sleeves. He has the backwards hat. He has the smugness. The gut. The Oakley-esque sport shades. And he is accidentally falling all over an...

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Cubs Fan Mockumentary Channels 'This American Life' (VIDEO)

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The TV version of WBEZ's "This American Life" traditionally opens with host Ira Glass, perched calmly at his desk in a non-office environment, foreshadowing the three-act story to follow.

Background on Bleacher Bums

Bleacher Bums is a 1977 play written collaboratively by members of Chicago's Organic Theater Company, from an idea by actor Joe Mantegna.

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