Touch 'Em All: A Backflipping Field Stormer, Booth Farting Scandal & British Phillies Fan Lives His Dream

Let's Start Touch ‘Em All With A Backflip - But Not From You Or Me.

Whenever a fan jumps onto the field at a sporting event, you almost always see the fan take some of their clothing off (which often leaves a mental scar on those watching). Fortunately, on Tuesday night, we got something far better than a 30-year-old man with a beer belly barely ripping off his shirt.

William Hendon - a sophomore at Ohio State (ew) - ran onto the field during Tuesday night’s Reds-Guardians game in Cincinnati. He kept all his clothes on (thankfully), and then proceeded to absolutely nail a back flip on the left field grass of Great American Ballpark.

Unfortunately, Lady Justice caught up with him in the form of a cop with a taser. But at least he landed the stunt first!

I’m not going to lie, I shuddered a little bit watching him get tazed. Having electricity mercilessly pulse through your whole body sounds - and definitely looks - incredibly painful.

Side note, am I the only one who thought of Bucky Barnes getting fried in "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" when I saw this?

If you didn’t, it’s okay. I’m a movie nerd, I’ll admit it. Not everyone has my special talent to connect random life events with random movie clips.

Okay, moving on.

Hendon was arraigned in court the very next day, facing charges of charges of felony criminal trespass and misdemeanor obstructing official business. During the hearing, Municipal Court Judge William Mallory told Hendon that many people thought he landed the backflip.

This was a weird way to work the question. Had Mallory not seen the video, or was he testing Hendon’s memory of the incident?

Either way, Hendon responded in the most epic way possible.

Someone take this dude’s man card and upgrade it to gigachad status. 

Did this man pay for his stunt by getting tased? Yes. Will he ever be let back in to see a Reds game ever again? Probably not.

But did he forever cement himself as a legend in the eyes of everyone who saw this video?

Absolutely.

We Have A Stinky Situation In The Pirates Broadcasting Room

Do you smell that? Better yet, did you hear that?

It wasn’t me, I promise. But I have an idea of who it was.

On Tuesday night (what a wild night in the MLB!), the Pittsburgh Pirates traveled to Busch Stadium to play the St. Louis Cardinals. During the bottom of the fourth inning, the microphones in the booth picked up what sounded like a fart from Greg Brown (the Pirates announcer).

Here’s the clip. The mysterious noise in question comes right after Cardinals shortstop Masyn Winn swings.

No I don’t know about you, but it sounded like one of those guys cut the cheese. That, or Charlie Brown’s teacher was about to say something.

The internet seemed pretty convinced that one of these guys broke the wind (I’m having fun with these fart euphemisms) on live TV.

But on Wednesday, the commentators tried to act like it wasn’t one of them passing gas. Brown and Walker tried to say that fans misinterpreted the noise, and that they couldn’t trust their own faculties (they must work for the government).

See for yourself.

Again, I’m no Sherlock Holmes (and most of the fans who watched the video probably aren’t either), and I could be wrong. But I do know what a fart sounds like, and given the shaky explanation by the commentators, all the evidence suggests a fart - which really stinks for Brown and Walker.

Pun intended.

Fortunately, the explanation didn't stop fans from posting some banger in the comments section.

Do you think this was a fart? Was it something else? Let me know: john.simmons@outkick.com. 

8-Year-Old Mason Is Officially The Most (And Only) Adorable Phillies Fan

That header for this section shouldn't offend anyone. We all know that Philadelphia sports fans by nature are a pretty rough crowd, and the Phillies fanbase is no exception.

But fortunately, not every one of them is rowdy and obnoxious. A British fan (of course this fan is from England, they're all so nice) named Mason proved that.

Last weekend, the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets played in the London Series. Before Saturday’s game happened, British influencer Zachery Dereniowski approached a local 8-year-old named Mason. He offered the boy 1,000 pounds, or a mystery baseball with an unknown prize.

In the most adorable way possible, Mason said he wanted to choose baseball. His rationale was that he loved the game so much (he found it while in the hospital to treat his Type 1 diabetes when he was 5) that he just wanted the ball.

As if that weren’t the sweetest thing ever, Mason found out that by accepting the mystery prize, he got an all-access trip to meet the Phillies players before Saturday’s game. And he had the time of his life.

This whole video makes my heart melt and literally puts a smile on my face.

The MLB took up this London initiative to spread the game internationally. But you can’t sell your product by simply playing a couple of games, you have to leave an impression on the fans.

Mason certainly left with that, in the most incredible way possible. His face beamed with innocent excitement at the fact that he got to meet his favorite players, and it all happened because he turned down quick cash just to have a piece of the game he loved.

That’s the good stuff right there, the kind of moment that will bring a tear to your eye (or several).

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That's it for this week! If you have any ideas you want to see me write about, email me at john.simmons@outkick.com. Have a fantastic weekend!