Yankee Goon

[MGD24]

I've been reading a bunch of tweets on this guy today....seems pretty crazy but not unbelievable.
Makes me hate the Yankees even more

Fans of Toronto beware: the New York Yankees can pretty much kick any fan out of Rogers Centre. How you ask? Bullpen trolls. Individuals paid to travel with the team to enforce and control the fan environment that their players participate in. On the surface, this may seem harmless, but on Friday night during the Blue Jays-Yankees matchup, these individuals preyed on fans who did nothing but be fans.

http://www.sporttonetwork.com/hired-goons-how-the-yankees-keep-the-home-fans-quiet/

and more here from an Orioles thread in 2012
http://forum.orioleshangout.com/forums/showthread.php/127339-Yankee-Bullpen-Goon

[J-Roc]

I always believe fans have the right to be fans, but somehow I have a feeling a guy being removed while bloodied was probably one of those drunk goon fans who deserved it.

[Randle McMurphy]

We need a Blue Jays goon to beat up the Yankees goon.

[theSkinny]

If I saw that going on.. I would orchestrate a scenario where the "Goon" ends up with a full large beer golden shower.

Like an accidental trip... It would be worth the $15.

[Roland Brice]

Yankees players fearing hecklers? Me smells douchebaggery in play! Skinny has the right idea.

[Kapono]

The Man in White will take care of this douche bag.

[MGD24]

http://www.thestar.com/sports/bluejays/2013/04/22/blue_jays_fans_ejected_from_rogers_centre_on_word_of_yankees_security_guards.html

"A Yankees spokesman confirmed the team travels with two of its own security guards, who are responsible for ensuring the safety of Yankees players, staff and families, both inside and outside the ballpark.
Kafalas said that during games, he and his partner go back and forth between the section of seats where the players’ families sit and the seats closest to the bullpen.
“I don’t eject anybody,” he explained, saying he and his partner simply inform ballpark security of unruly behaviour.
Asked if the kind of behaviour they’re watching for couldn’t be dealt with by a home team’s existing security, Kafalas shrugged. “You’d hope.”
The Jays’ director of team security, Ron Sandelli, also travels with the team. But his tasks primarily involve transportation and logistics. He does not police fans in opposing ballparks.
Kafalas admitted what the Yankees do is uncommon.
“But we’re the Yankees,” he said. “Sometimes we draw attention.”

But we're the Yankees? UGH! I do not like this Mark Kafalas guy