It wasn’t as good as the 1971 incident during a Baltimore Colts game when Mike Curtis clotheslined an idiot fan who ran onto the field during the game.

But Atlanta outfielder Matt Diaz became my new favorite Major League Baseball player, at least for a day, when I saw footage of him taking out an idiot fan wearing a semi-Spiderman looking outfit while running around Citizens Bank Park.

The leg sweep didn’t keep Spiderman down but it slowed him up enough for security personnel to get him a couple seconds later. Incidentally, the Phillies might want to consider hiring a couple security people who don’t fall on their faces during the pursuit.

But as Kemp said in the yahoo story, the fan was lucky the outfielder chipped in, otherwise the 17-year-old moron might have been tased.

I’m surprised more players don’t get involved in these deals. Most of the time they’re just drunk and stupid, but look no further than the Royals/White Sox game from several years ago when two idiots attacked Royals coach Tom Gamboa after jumping onto the field from the stands to see that these morons could be dangerous.

Personally I think tasers are too good for these idiots. Fans don’t belong on the field during games and when they venture down there they deserve whatever happens to them. And yes, this season at least, Phillies fans have participated in several incidents that have reflected poorly upon them.

Kudos, again, to Matt Kemp.