Most might see running onto the field as an attention-seeking practice, but not all trespassers fall into that category (although most do). He’s become somewhat of a celebrity in the Friendly Confines too, saying he’s recognized by fans at about half the games he goes to. While it’s safe to say he won’t be going back to Great American Ballpark anytime soon, Cressy says he has been to Wrigley Field 13 times this year. “It was just coincidental and perfect that it happened in Cincinnati, Ohio.” “If this were to happen at Wrigley, I wouldn't take the chance of being banned from my favorite place on earth,” says Cressy.
Even Cressy said that he would have never risked doing this at Wrigley Field. The lifetime ban is perhaps the greatest of these deterrents for die hards. A 17-year-old Phillies fan was tasered after running onto the field of Citizens Bank Park back in 2010. Outside of the legal ramifications, the danger of running onto the field or court can be physical. This law carries penalties of up to a year in jail and fines of up to $25,000. New York City passed a law dubbed the “Calvin Klein” law after a bizarre incident where the fashion designer wandered onto the Knicks’ court and whispered something to Latrell Sprewell. Some jurisdictions, however, are even harsher.
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In Ohio, for example, running onto a professional field is punishable by up to six months in prison and a $1,000 fine. Sneaking onto the field might sound like fun, but it usually comes with a criminal trespass charge, a night in jail, and a lifetime ban from the venue. A lot of fans think about doing what Cressy did, but few ever do-and for good reason. Once security came to him, he complied-which probably saved him from getting body slammed. "And then I got around to Jake, gave him a bit of a noogie on top of his ball cap, told him 'you're the man Jake.' He responded ‘Thanks man.’" "At first I'm embraced by Kris Bryant and Rizzo arm and arm, and then I knew I had to work around and congratulate for being the man," says Cressy. It was the most surreal 15 seconds of his life, before he was apprehended by security. Cressy dashed from his seat on the first base side, leapt over the wall, and ran to celebrate with the team. "After the game I handed my phone, keys, and wallet to my best friend and told him I would see him from jail tomorrow," says Cressy. What followed was 15 seconds of euphoria-and a night in jail. Once Arrieta sealed the deal on the no-hitter, witnessing history wouldn't be enough for Cressy-he had to become a part of it. As Arrieta was destined for a night he would never forget, Cressy was plotting for a night that he would never forget either: If Arrieta got a no-hitter, Cressy resolved, he was going to do something wild to celebrate. The Indiana University student and die-hard Cubs fan had traveled two hours from Bloomington to Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati to see the Cubs take on the Reds. It was in the fifth inning of what would become Jake Arrieta's second career no-hitter last April when the thought popped into Dylan Cressy's head.
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