Everyone likes the thought of holding a record at some point in their life (some day, mine will involve the most pictures with mascots and cause most of my in-laws to disown me). Today, however, a present day record got extended as
the Phillie Phanatic got sued for $50,000 relating to an injury suffered by a fan at a 2008 Reading Phillies minor league game. Unlike
Sluggerr's incident with an air-powered hot dog cannon, this one simply involved climbing through the stands and pushing down on a woman's arthritic knees. Make your own judgments on the merits of the lawsuit but this makes at least 6 such cases since 1990.
When asked why the lawsuits are piling up for the Phanatic, a professor of sports law cited that he had been around since the late 70's (me too), has a "bulky, hard-to-control body" (2 for 2), and we live in "a litigious society." All of a sudden, I'm a little concerned that I too may end up in court some day.
Oh, and if you ever need a character witness, Mr. Phanatic, you know where to find me.
