April 29, 2003
Flinging Phones

For the unenlightened, a new way to express your displeasure.

Ah, the freshly mowed infield. The crack of the bat. The thump of a Nokia on the noggin.

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Silicon Valley's first commandment now means that cell phones are so inexpensive that some fans don't think twice (or at all) about launching them onto the baseball diamond as a signal of discontent.

The latest phone chucking came at Wrigley Field, where drunken Cubs fans have grown tired of tossing home run balls back onto the field. In the eighth inning Thursday, some imbecile winged a cell phone instead and hit San Diego Padre Sean Burroughs in the foot.

...via Gizmodo

Posted by dcoates at April 29, 2003 01:55 PM