Hours before Phillies outfielder Shane Victorino took a beer bath at Wrigley Field on Wednesday, a stream of cups rained down on U.S. midfielder Landon Donovan during his team’s 2-1 loss to Mexico in a World Cup qualifier at Estadio Azteca, Team Mexico’s home stadium. A look at the two unruly incidents:
Thrower
Victorino: Believed to be Johnny Macchione, 21, a Bartlett man in a white T-shirt
Donovan: Unknown, but definitely wearing white, green or red
Object
Victorino: Plastic cup
Donovan: Cardboard cups
Quantity
Victorino: One
Donovan: Dozens
Contents
Victorino: Beer
Donovan: Soda
Spillage
Victorino: Complete, mainly on Victorino as he caught a fly ball hit by the Cubs’ Jake Fox
More Top Picks Best In Ground Basketball Hoops
Donovan: Complete, though distance sapped most cups of their firepower
Marksmanship
Victorino: Direct hit
Donovan: Mixed
Degree of difficulty
Victorino: Easy; for a fan in the first couple of rows of bleachers, Victorino was a sitting duck
Donovan: Insanely hard; over-the-fence, around-the-riot-police-shields, off-the-short-midfielder hard
Impact on game
Victorino: None; run on Fox’s sacrifice fly likely would’ve scored anyway
Donovan: Minimal; Donovan still got off a decent corner kick
Aftermath
Victorino: Cubs apologize to Victorino, Victorino files complaint against fan, fan turns himself in to police
Donovan: Azteca’s reputation as a horrible place for opponents to play remains firmly intact