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VIDEO: Beers and Punches Get Launched as Fans Call Out for a ‘Steel Cage Around Dodger Stadium’- “Beer Is Too Expensive to Throw…”

Published 08/08/2022, 9:53 AM EDT

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Baseball games between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres are generally high on entertainment. But more often, the action is off the field rather than on the diamond. As the Dodgers registered yet another win against the Padres, familiar scenes got replicated in the stands.

The Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres are inter-state rivals in baseball. So there is some fierce competition between the two teams and their respective fan bases. The intense competitive feeling often forms enmity among the most passionate fans. While the Dodgers usually prove to be far ahead in terms of performances, the Padres’ fans disagree.

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The Dodgers are presently in grand form. They have even completed a clean sweep of the Padres. While the Padres go on losing out to their fellow state rivals, the heat of the defeats affects their fans. Therefore, as one team wins and the other loses, the rival fans decide to settle scores among themselves. 

Pub brawl scene at the Dodger Stadium 

Fans want to see their beloved teams win and vice versa. The prime reason why they buy tickets to a game. So while cheering for their team, if results go against desires, emotions are set to boil. On that note, defeats against certain teams hurt furthermore.

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Some teams are more than mere opposition. Such teams are rivals. The Dodgers and the Padres have faced off each other thrice this month so far. The Dodgers won each of those encounters.

Seeing the Padres lose out to the Dodgers proved too painful for some Padres’ supporters. So they took out their anger on the rival base. Thus, punches and beer got thrown into the mix as the stands seemed more like a pub witnessing a brawl.

An account by the name of ‘Baseball Fight Club’ posted a brief video clip of the brawl on their Twitter account: 

There was one hilarious reply stating, “Just put a steel cage around Dodger Stadium……”

And there was this hilarious reply about the ‘beer-splash’ stating, “Beer is too expensive to throw on someone.”

A few more replies: 

A Padres supporter who stood up to defend his team: 

Watch: Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angeles Angels Fans Get Into a Shocking Fight at Angel Stadium of Anaheim

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The winner outside the playing arena went undecided, but it’s also up to one’s perception. 

The ultimate champion of the clash

On the field, the Dodgers reigned supreme over the Padres. The Dodgers won 8-1 on August 5th, 8-3 on August 6th, and 4-0 on August 7th. Whereas, the battle outside the field and in the stands had no such clear winner. The spectators partaking in the fight got immediately escorted out of the stadium mid-game. 

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Madhurjya Bhuyan

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Madhurjya Bhuyan is an MLB author at EssentiallySports. He has a Bachelor's and Master's Degree in English Literature from Gauhati University and IGNOU, respectively, and also possesses prior professional experience as a content developer. Being a performance artist since childhood, Madhurjya has always aimed to contribute towards creativity in any possible manner, and writing only boosts that desire.
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Simar Singh Wadhwa