Cops Tell Different Tale About Fan Who Was Ejected Over "God Bless America" [New York Yankees]

BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog found this 8/29/2008 on deadspin.com [flag]

The above video is of Yankee Stadium God-dismissing, anti-American Brad Campeau Laurion who enlightened us (and, seemingly, hundreds of other media outlets) about being forcibly escorted out of Yankee Stadium Tuesday night after he tried to go to the bathroom during the traditional 7th-inning rendition of "God Bless America." Laurion contends he wasn't doing anything except being a little ... [link]

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Deadspin: Cops Tell Different Tale About Fan Who Was Ejected Over “God Bless America”
Published 8/29/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
Deadspin: Cops Tell Different Tale About Fan Who Was Ejected Over “God Bless America” The NYPD, however, has a different recollection and shared it with the Daily News: “A police spokesman said Campeau-Lampion was thrown out because he was “standing on his seat cursing, using inappropriate language and acting in a disrespectful manner while reeking of alcohol.” Amazing, my entire faith in the honesty of Drunk Atheists has been shaken. Why would he have lied to Deadspin? Why? WHY!?!

Bronx Banter: Dress Down Friday
Published 8/30/2008 at Baseball Toaster
... of various screw-ups on our part and also because we kept going long. It's amazing what a skill it is to not only sound articulate when you are looking into a camera but to be able to get your point across in a pointed and succinct manner. Especially when your natural inclination is to be expansive. I tripped over a bunch of my words during our third and final take but still had a good time with Ted. Hey, it's a learning process, right? Anyhow, here's the bit: In other news, here is an update on the story about the police at Yankee Stadium during "God Bless America," and ...

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Did Police Eject A Man From Yankee Stadium For Trying To Use The Bathroom During "God Bless America"?

The Mighty Quinn Media Machine found this 8/28/2008 on joyofsox.blogspot.com

There'a reason we call the ballpark in the Bronx Stade Fasciste . The Gothamist : Brad Campeau-Laurion [a Red Sox fan] says a uniformed police officer (perhaps off-duty but working security for overtime) forcibly ejected him from the stadium last ...

At The Stadium & Gotta Go? Then You Better Be In The Know

Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog found this 8/29/2008 on waswatching.com

By now, I’m sure that you’ve heard the story about the Sox fan who was tossed from Yankee Stadium on Tuesday for making a bathroom run during the playing of ‘God Bless America.’ If not, here it is, via the UPI - A New York ...

So, Yankee Stadium Takes This No Moving During "God Bless America"-Thing Rather Seriously [MLB Baseball]

Yankee Stadium Insider Blog found this 8/27/2008 on deadspin.com

Remember a little over a year ago when George Steinbrenner, inflated with patriotic fervor, imposed a laughable rule that instructed security officials to ban anyone from "excessive movement" during the 7th inning rendition of "God Bless America ." ...

Pissed Off About Forced Patriotism

Baseball Toaster found this 8/28/2008 on futilityinfielder.com

I've complained before about the forced patriotism which compels the Yankees to play Kate Smith's deathless rendition of "God Bless America" during every seventh-inning stretch since the dark day of September 11, 2001. And I've complained about the ...

Yankee Stadium Cops Get Physical With Mouthy Red Sox Fan

Fenway West - The Boston Red Sox Western ... found this 8/28/2008 on mlb.fanhouse.com

Be advised, the following video contains salty language, in case you or your cubicle mates are easily offended: That's from last night's Yankees/Red Sox game in New York (hat tip to Walkoff Walk ), but it's especially fitting today on the heels of ...

Whoa: More Fighty Yankee Stadium Cops

The Futility Infielder found this 8/28/2008 on www.walkoffwalk.com

So yesterday on Deadspin they had an interview with a guy who got roughed up by some NYPD because he wanted to pee during "God Bless America." It was a poor forum for an important discussion. Because a.) there are lots of dummies on Deadspin, and 2.) ...

Man sells pitbulls at Yankee Stadium

dmothe30 posted 8/29/2008 from blog.masslive.com

Somehow, this strikes me as a little out of the ordinary.

Breaking News: Beckett Scratched Again

beisbolct posted 8/28/2008 from soxanddawgs.com

Tom Caron of NESN just reported that the Boston Red Sox have announced that Josh Beckett has been scratched from his start tomorrow against the Chicago White Sox and Daisuke Matsuzaka will be bumped up a day to start tomorrow. No other details are known at this time.

Yankees Demonstrate Love of America By Crushing Everything Good About America

Posted 8/30/2008 on I Dislike Your Favorite Team

Everything from the Gothamist Did the NYPD eject a fan from a Yankee game for getting up to use the pisser during "God Bless America"? And if they did, is that within their rights to do? The answer to the first question is "Maybe." The answer to the second question is "Yes, probably, until they move into their new stadium that is publicly financed, and then this question gets a hell of a lot

Hank’s Gestapo : You Will Hold It In During “God Bless America”

Posted 8/29/2008 on Can't Stop The Bleeding

Gothamist.com successfully takes the shine off the Yankees’ comeback victory at the Stadium yesterday afternoon (followed by the news Boston’s Josh Beckett is taking a field trip to Birmingham today rather than start tonight’s game) with the following tale of “mandatory nationalism” . (link taken from Boing Boing ) Boston fan Brad Campeau-Laurion says a ...

Stade Fasciste Strikes Again

Posted 8/28/2008 on Fire Brand of the American League

Ran across this story over at Joy of Sox and felt angered enough to share it with you. During Wednesday night’s Yankees-Red Sox game at Yankee Stadium, a fan looking to use the restroom during the interminable God Bless America presentation in the middle of the seventh inning was treated in a shameful manner. He was warned by a police officer, violently escorted from the stadium, had ...

God Bless America, but not the Yankees

Posted 8/28/2008 on Extra Bases

NEW YORK --- With the Sox making their final visit to Yankee Stadium, everyone it seems has been waxing nostalgic. Don't even get colleague Dan Shaughnessy started. From the moment he arrived the House That Ruth Built, he's been on a final countdown of everything _ and, we mean, everything _ retracing his final steps up to the press box, to the final singing of the national anthem. It's ...

Fan Kicked Out of Yankee Stadium for Daring To Take a Potty Break

Posted 8/28/2008 on FanHouse

As we enter the final weeks of Yankee Stadium's existence, it's hard not to think of the history that was made there and the great players who used to call it home. Whether it's the Mickey Mantle s, and Whitey Ford s of old or the Reggie Jackson s and Thurman Munson s of more recent times, the place has seen more than it's fair share of Hall of Fame players. Many Yankees fans and baseball ...

Fan Kicked Out of Yankee Stadium for Daring To Take A Potty Break

Posted 8/28/2008 on Foul Balls

As we enter the final weeks of Yankee Stadium's existence, it's hard not to think of the history that was made there and the great players who used to call it home. Whether it's the Mickey Mantles, and Whitey Fords of old or the Reggie Jacksons and Thurman Munsons of more recent times, the place has seen more than it's fair share of Hall of Fame players. Many Yankees fans and baseball fans in

NY man ejected for going to bathroom during God Bless American

Posted 8/28/2008 on MLB - Sports Rumors - Yahoo! Sports

Queens man says he was booted from Yankee Stadium for heading to the bathroom while "God Bless America" was playing. Brad Campeau-Lampion, 29, said off-duty cops working Tuesday night's game against the Boston Red Sox ejected him when he got up from his seat and walked to the men's room just as the patriotic anthem began. "The officer informed me that I had to wait until the ...

Has God Bless America Gone Overboard?

Posted 8/27/2008 on My Pinstripes

A number of us Yankees fans have had a debate over whether or not " God Bless America " should continue being sung during the seventh inning stretch. It was originally started in response to the events of 9/11 and now is said to be done as a tribute to the troops overseas. For many of us it is beginning to feel disingenuous. No other teams have continued this new tradition, even the Mets ...

Fan Ejected From Yankee Stadium For Bathroom Break During 'God Bless America'

Posted 9/3/2008 on SportsFilter

The no movement rule has been in place since 9/11 , much like the playing of the song.

Red Sox Fans Fight with Police - Video

Posted 8/30/2008 on Knuckle Curve - Baseball News

You know baseball season is getting good when Boston Red Sox fans are starting fights during games against the New York Yankees. In the Red Sox fans fight video that can be seen at the end of this entry, you get to see the ugly side of the fight. On the field, the Red Sox are starting to make the Yankees doubt themselves. The Red Sox currently lead the Yankees by six games and show no sign ...

How To Keep Those Pinkos In Their Seats

Posted 8/29/2008 on Tirico Suave

News of Queens man Brad Campeau-Laurion getting booted from Yankee Stadium isn’t exactly shocking to New Yorkers. If you’ve ever been to a Yankees game, it is impossible to ignore the uneasy sense of nationalism wafting in the air. The real sickos break out American flags — who the fuck carries a flag around? — and [...]

I'll Show You The Bronx (NSFW)

Posted 8/28/2008 on The Futility Infielder

As the "God Bless America" imbroglio reaches the mainstream media, footage of another ugly police incident at Yankee Stadium has emerged. Via the blog Walkoff Walk, here's a YouTube clip showing two cops using force to subdue a fan they were in the process of ejecting, and while we don't know the context of what precipitated the incident, it's as distressing to see the excesses of the NYPD

The Daily Yankeeland - 8/28

Posted 8/28/2008 on My Pinstripes

The Yankees will try to salvage the finale of the three game series this afternoon when Mike Mussina faces Jon Lester . Yankees aren't going anywhere but downward, but they owe it to Mussina to show up today. Hank says things will change ! Ken Davidoff thinks Joe Girardi needs to loosen up. Pavano is on waivers and available. Yankees couldn't possibly be that lucky to get someone ...

If you thought the idiots yelling "Take your hat off" during "God Bless America" were bad...

Posted 8/27/2008 on Yankee Stadium Insider Blog

I have long ridiculed the idiots who yell " take ya hat off " during "God Bless America" at Yankee Stadium. It is fine to take YOUR hat off, but if I choose to keep mine on, yelling like an idiot will not accomplish anything. As I have chronicled, this has even regressed to fans yelling " take ya hood off " over the years. I don't even want to know what I am going to have to take off next. It ...

Anthem brouhaha at Stadium

Published 8/28/2008 on NYDailyNews.com - Baseball

A Queens man says he was booted from Yankee Stadium for heading to the bathroom while "God Bless America" was playing.