No stealing bases at graduation!

Posted by Miss Cellania in Sports on May 16, 2008 at 8:15 am


21-year-old William Lopez was ejected from his graduation ceremony Thursday at Yankee Stadium. New York University held its commencement at the ballpark because of construction at Washington Square Park. The students were told to stay off the field, but Lopez couldn’t resist the temptation to run the bases.

“The students had been repeatedly advised . . . that they were strictly prohibited from being on the field,” said NYU spokesman John Beckman.

About three-quarters of the way through the ceremony, Lopez, wearing his gown and mortarboard, leaped over the right-field fence onto the field.

He sprinted across the outfield behind second base and made it to third, as many in the crowd, which also included 20,000 guests, cheered him on.

Stadium security and NYPD officers apprehended him before he made it to home plate. Link -via Digg

(image credit: Robert Miller)



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12 comments to "No stealing bases at graduation!"

  1. janedoh
    May 16th, 2008 at 9:11 am

    What an opportunity….I cannot say I would not have TRIED to do the same. Civil obedience be damned.

  2. Jaxx
    May 16th, 2008 at 10:41 am

    Anyone else notice he wasn’t wearing pants under the gown?

  3. Lore
    May 16th, 2008 at 2:17 pm

    That tackle was awesome. I agree… how hard would it be to just sit there knowing that the bases are just a few feet away…

  4. J of The Sandhills
    May 16th, 2008 at 2:18 pm

    if king of the world, every valedictorian gets to run the bases at yankee stadium

  5. kid_icarus
    May 16th, 2008 at 2:44 pm

    “it is always disappointing to us when one member of our community thinks there’s a special set of rules for him or her.”"

    how disappointing more people didn’t try this? i think i would have gone for it too……

  6. David B
    May 16th, 2008 at 5:34 pm

    This is what it means to be young, daring and crazy. I’d be more disappointed if nobody tried it. Good for him!

    Jaxx. He was probably wearing shorts under that gown. A lot of us did.

  7. Louisa
    May 16th, 2008 at 8:32 pm

    Good for him! He probably had a blast even though he was tackled. They should have let him touch home plate, the party poopers.

  8. Arty
    May 16th, 2008 at 9:06 pm

    A memory that will last for a long time, that’s for sure! Kudos to him for having the guts to do so!

  9. Chad Cloman
    May 17th, 2008 at 7:43 am

    So close. So close. Sigh…

  10. ted
    May 17th, 2008 at 8:01 am

    Idiot.

  11. Steve G.
    May 19th, 2008 at 11:49 am

    I’m sorry, but only elite athletes have permission to step apon the hallowed ground of Yankee Stadium. You are but an unworthy peasant and therefor do not rate to touch the manicured soil.

    Good for him.

  12. barryman
    May 20th, 2008 at 3:40 pm

    That tackle was ok…not awesome. This one is for sure tho:

    http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8676261261812426620&q=streake r+football&ei=YzszSLLVEYSE4gKkw7niCQ


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