The 10 Biggest Sports Fan Fails of the Year (So Far)

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The Fail: A Houston Astros fan throws out one of the worst first pitches ever before a game.

Date: August 2014

Why It Was Embarrassing: If you’re asked to throw out the first pitch before a Major League Baseball game, do yourself a favor and practice. Practice on your own. Practice with a friend. Practice in front of a large crowd. Just practice. Because if you don’t, you will probably throw a first pitch that looks like this. And it will make you look very, very bad. Seriously, this fan’s first pitch made 50 Cent’s first pitch look like a perfect strike!

The Fail: A University of Kentucky basketball fan gets a “2014 NATI9NAL CHAMPIONS UK” tattoo—and then watches the Wildcats lose in the 2014 NCAA National Championship Game

Date: April 2014

Why It Was Embarrassing: Tyler Black came so close to having one of the coolest tattoos in the country. He got the tattoo that you see in the video here long before his beloved Kentucky Wildcats made a historic run to the final game of the 2014 NCAA Tournament. But because Big Blue lost to the University of Connecticut in the title game, his tattoo is now factually incorrect and little more than an eyesore. Better luck next year, dude.

The Fail: A Toronto Maple Leafs fan runs out onto the ice in the middle of a game.

Date: March 2014

Why It Was Embarrassing: It’s become common—too common if you ask us—to see sports fans run out onto the field during MLB and NFL games. Every other week, it feels like someone does it. But this dumb Maple Leafs fan took things to a new level when he ran out onto the ice towards the end of a game against the Tampa Bay Lightning. And guess what? He didn’t make it very far because, well, he tried running on ice. He got surrounded by security, escorted off the ice, and arrested. He’s just lucky an NHL player didn’t find him before security did.

The Fail: A UC Santa Barbara basketball fan gets arrested after running on to the court in the middle of a game and confronting Hawaii head coach Gib Arnold.

Date: March 2014

Why It Was Embarrassing: The fan apparently had something that he wanted to say to the opposing team’s coach. So he ran out on the court and said it. The only problem is that that is obviously not allowed. So although he scampered off after invading the court and left the stadium, he was arrested a short time later because—d’oh!—he chose to run on to the court during a nationally-televised game, which made it easy for campus police to identify and find him. He didn’t plan this very well—at all.

The Fail: A New York Yankees fan falls asleep in the fourth inning of a game against the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium.

Date: April 2014

Why It Was Embarrassing: In the middle of a nationally televised game between the Red Sox and Yankees, this guy fell asleep. And while we would totally understand if he fell asleep during, like, a 19-inning game, he did it in the fourth inning! So it was just unacceptable.

On a related note, this guy also failed further when he decided to try and sue Major League Baseball and ESPN for showing him asleep on-air. Had he just stayed awake, he could have avoided the embarrassment and saved himself from having to try and take legal action. SMH.

The Fail: A NASCAR fan climbs up a catch fence at the Richmond International Raceway to hang out and take a selfie.

Date: September 2014

Why It Was Embarrassing: There have been people who have done some really dumb things in the past in order to try and capture selfies. But if this guy really did all of this just to get a photo of himself—which is what several of his fellow NASCAR fans claimed after he was forced to come down by police—he’s dumber than all of them. Not only did he put himself in harm’s way but he also forced the race to go under caution, which affected all of the drivers on the track. What was he thinking? Err, clearly, he wasn’t.

The Fail: An Arizona Diamondbacks fan spills an entire drink on his date while trying to catch a foul ball.

Date: April 2014

Why It Was Embarrassing: You can’t really blame this guy for going after a foul ball. It’s not everyday that you get to try and catch one. But you can blame him for going after it so aggressively that he spilled his beverage all over the woman that he was at the game with. She didn’t look happy about, either. And as his punishment, the game's announcers spent several seconds debating whether the guy looked more like Doug from King of Queens or Turtle from Entourage. Next time, just stay in your seat, man.

The Fail: A Vanderbilt football fan takes off his Commodores hat and shirt, throws them onto the football field, and then leaves the stadium in the middle of a 41-3 loss to Ole Miss.

Date: September 2014

Why It Was Embarrassing: Watching your team get destroyed is no fun. But do you know what’s even worse? Getting home later that night and trying to explain to your significant other why you’re not wearing a shirt. We imagine that that’s what this guy was forced to do, though, after he disrobed at a Vanderbilt game in the middle of a blowout—and then proceeded to walk out of the stadium shirtless. Did he think this all the way through before he did it? It sure doesn’t seem like it.

The Fail: A Brazilian soccer fan accidentally breaks his TV while celebrating his team’s World Cup victory over Chile.

Date: June 2014

Why It Was Embarrassing: This guy’s day went from amazing to awful in the blink of an eye. One second he was celebrating his team's big win in the World Cup. The next, he was trying to figure out how in the world he had gotten so into the win that he’d forgotten that he wasn’t actually at the game. A word of advice for all of the sports fans out there: You should never be this close to your TV during a game. Step back.

The Fail: A Toronto Raptors fan tries to kiss a young lady at a playoff game against the Brooklyn Nets…and gets rejected.

Date: April 2014

Why It Was Embarrassing: To be fair, this guy had no idea that a TV camera was going to catch him going in for a kiss with who we think was his date. But still, if you’re going to go to a basketball game with someone you’re interested in possibly trying to kiss, make sure they’re going to kiss you back. Don’t get caught up in the moment and then decide, “Hey, let me lean in here and try.” Because all you’re going to feel is rejection—and the wrath of the entire Internet.