Brian Stow Beating at Dodger Stadium Blamed on Alcohol: County Leader Mike Antonovich Calls For No Half-Price Beer at Venue

By Dennis Romero Wed., Apr. 13 2011 at 5:56 PM

Categories: Sports

Dodger Stadium.

Updated after the jump with the Dodgers saying half-price beer days are canceled.

For a long time alcohol and sports fans have been good friends. And for a long time they've combined to wreak havoc at football, baseball and soccer games.

Some are blaming this witches' brew for the ugly beating of San Francisco Giants fan Brian Stow at the Dodgers' home opener March 31. And well, the Dodgers organization has had the bad timing of scheduling several "throwback" half-price food and alcohol days at this spring and summer.

County Supervisor Mike Antonovich says it's the wrong move:

To restore the public trust, tighter controls -- not half-price sales on alcohol -- need to be implemented. After the tragic beating of Bryan Stow, the Dodgers need to have a zero-tolerance policy on those under the influence in and outside the stadium.

Others have suggested an earlier closing time for stadium beer taps and bars.

The half-price throwback days were scheduled for April 21, May 4, June 15, June 22, August 10 and August 31.

In a statement, Antonovich's office called the Dodger organization's reaction to the beating, which put Stow in a coma, "a day-late and a dollar-short."

Update: A team spokesman told the weekly that doing away with the half-price alcohol days "remains under consideration."

Update No. 2: The Dodgers announced Wednesday afternoon that its half-price concession days will not include discounts on beer and alcohol.

First posted at 3:27 p.m. Tuesday, April 12.

Tags:

alcohol, beer, Brian Stow, Dodger Stadium, Dodgers, hooliganism, Mike Antonovich, MLB

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TODD MCDONALD

when will this country go back to prohibition. Alcohol does not hold any positive reasons as to why we need to have it amongst society. If i could i would shut down this so called industry.

Reverend Justito

I don't blame beer, I blame two drunk assholes.

Tamara Vallejos

This is ridiculous. Alcohol is not the problem here. If I were to get trashed, maybe I'd make a fool of myself by being extra loud or stumbling down the stairs, but my instinct wouldn't be to go beat someone nearly to death. It's not alcohol that caused these two guys to fly off the handle. I'm all for beefing up security and being harsher and all the violent jerks who go to games, but don't punish the thousands upon thousands of decent adults who want to responsibly drink some cold ones at the game.

But, sure. It's easier to put a band-aid on this problem with dumb alcohol rules, vs. actually trying to fix the disgusting culture of violence in L.A.

Jimmy James

I eagerly await your cover story on eliminating baseball games in Los Angeles County, Denise.

El Fweido

Short sighted. So responsible, hard working patrons who could use a break from the outrageous Dodger stadium concession prices get pinched, while the idiots who made the mess stay away until the 'heats off'.It's not alcohol that is the issue, it's the thug mentality that permeates Dodger Stadium now.

anonymous

When will the politicians have the guts to admit that alcohol and tobacco are not the evils of society. It is uneducated, illiterate morons growing up in overcrowded families with no ethics or moral training that are the bane of LA, now and in the future. Planned Parenthood is a necessity, not an option to play around by the teabaggers.

idaman

another knee jerk reaction...why penalize everyone who drinks for the actions of a few....I'll bet this had more to do with the guys who did the beating being from a Hispanic LA Gang that hates everything NorCal, including guys wearing hats that represent NorCal