All for a week’s pay?

Craig Coakley is facing some jail time after hoping over a fence at Citi Field and streaking, covering his special area with a stuffed monkey, during the Mets and Braves game on Tuesday. Coakley said he was doing it for a bet with his boss who said he’d pay him a week’s pay if he did it. Well I think well all know where that week’s pay is going to, his lawyer Peter Tommaso and probably an additional fee to the State of New York.

Coakley was charged with interfering with a professional sporting event and criminal trespassing. He posted $1,000 bail is scheduled to return to court on June 11th.

The 38-year-old plumber allegedly violated a law that was passed by the City after designer Calvin Klein stepped onto the court to discuss things with Latrell Sprewell during a 2003 Knicks game at Madison Square Garden.

A year later, 38-year-old John McCathy of Clifton, NJ was the first person charged under the new law after running onto the field at Shea Stadium with a sign that read “Howard Stern: Here’s Johnny.” He was sentenced to eight weekends in jail and fined $2,000. What is it with Mets games and 38-year-old men running onto the field? Is it because at 38 they feel like they are the perfect age to join the club? I mean this isn’t the Yankees.

Watch out Craig, because the popo are on your tail!
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