Fuck Around And Find Out: Asshole Pirates Fan Taunts PNC Park Usher And Spits On Him, Ends Up Getting Punched In The Face And Belt Whipped
PNC Park these days is a crazy place to be around. A lot going on and none of it good except when Skenes is pitching and Livvy is in the stands. The offense ranks bottom five in runs scored, they're firmly in last place, fans routinely offer thunderous "sell the team" chants, a fan fell from 20 feet up in the stands onto his neck (he's somehow alive and walking) and now you have this employee fighting with a seemingly drunk asshole fan.
While it's impossible to tell why this fight started in the first place, I have a funny feeling it was the fan's fault. The news report at the top alleges the fan was harassing a female concessions worker and intervened to quiet things down. This video below has a much clearer depiction of what went down.
It was at this moment in time that the fan didn't think for a second that the Pirates employee would ever put a finger on him. The taller gentleman was actually just begging this dude to push his buttons a smidge further.
It's tough to tell what was being said between the two and what exactly sent the employee over the edge, but you do clearly see the worker repeat "I swear to god do it again." When you got the Bobby Portis eyes staring down on with those words I probably recommend just walking away. Either that's when the spitting started and we can't pick it up from the angle or he was saying something we couldn't hear. That's when the first punch was launched and this dude's glasses went FLYING. Clean connect to the face.
This usher's left could land any minute of any hour of any of the week. The right was a bit loose and long to the target, but that left is a problem that clearly wasn't accounted for when the fan started taunting him.
This lady walks in to remind everyone there's kids around, but no one has time to consider her thoughts. That's when the spitting of blood starts to happen. Just can't be spitting on people in 2025. Well, I guess in the movie 'Sinners' Hailee Steinfeld begs to differ, but in real life in this setting you can't be doing that.
Just when you think things are about to diffuse and higher ups are about to arrive, this fan gets one more spit in there. The usher's shirt was splattered with blood. That prompts the PNC Park employee to take off his belt and whip this man. All-time move to turn to, but clearly the fists weren't sending the message.
Eventually the two sides are separated by security/cops and the commotion concludes. The only additional info we have so far is that the employee has been suspended with the Pirates putting out a statement that they're aware of the situation.
If you break it down both sides are probably in the wrong. The fan was clearly being an asshole with the taunting and if he was in fact harassing a female employee then good on this usher for stepping in. The spitting was insane and he deserved to get his ass beat for that. Safe to say the usher over did it with the fighting and whipping of the belt. Not only will he lose his job, but I bet the fan gets a nice lawsuit out of this despite being the reason this all started. Not saying that's what should happen, but I predict that's how this unfolds.
P.S. I assume this dude was drunk because there's no way you can be this big of a loser sober. If that's the case then wooooof.