Dodgers: Latest series of brawls during Astros game needs to sound the alarm

LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 03: A Los Angeles Dodgers fan pounds on inflatable trash can during the game against the Houston Astros at Dodger Stadium on August 3, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 03: A Los Angeles Dodgers fan pounds on inflatable trash can during the game against the Houston Astros at Dodger Stadium on August 3, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images) /
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Hey guys, how about just watching some baseball and enjoying a hot dog? What ever happened to that? Maybe nachos? Quite frankly, any food or beverage you prefer!

It seems those aspects of attending a game have been lost on Los Angeles Dodgers fans. Every other week it feels like we have a new incident with security or a new set of teeth we have to pick up off the ground after an unnecessary brawl.

Such was the case yet again on Tuesday night with the Houston Astros in town. But don’t fool yourself. This sect of Dodgers fans doesn’t simply get riled up when a big-time opponent is on the calendar. This is all too frequent.

Remember when the Dodgers visited Houston earlier this season and a few LA fans fought each other at a bar? There are five stories over the last three months on Dodgers Way documenting various fan fights. And we probably missed a few! Can we just … not do this?

Dodgers fans fought again on Tuesday night during the Astros game.

Now the security team at Dodger Stadium is throwing hands? Do they have the highest-stakes safety job in America that they now have to beat fans senseless in order to control the situation?

People just throwing food and drinks with reckless abandon. As if there are no repercussions. What’s even more concerning about all this? Dodger Stadium seated over 52,000 people on Tuesday, which was the largest crowd in MLB to date since the pandemic began. And there seems to be no control over those in attendance.

How can the Dodgers justify letting more and more people through the gates? This is nothing short of barbaric behavior, and no further explanation is needed. This is its own version of a pandemic among the fan base, no matter where they’re situated. It could be in Tampa. Could be in Cleveland. The setting has no influence.

And it’s a shame because these people are ruining it for the greater Dodgers community. Such is the story with every fan base, but at this point these unruly folks are making Yankees fans look like saints.

Like we suggested a few weeks ago: please intervene, Dodgers. This is on the organization to fix. And it’s long overdue.