Why Can't Bay Area Fans Just Chill?

Sunday evening, a fan ran onto the field at Candlestick Park during a preseason tilt between the Vikings and 49ers. That wouldn't be so bad, except there were two more invaders, and nearby police in the parking lot were brought into the stadium to maintain crowd control. It hasn't been a good month for Bay Area fans: earlier this month, a Giants fan threw a banana at black Orioles OF Adam Jones, and a fan invaded the pitch of an Everton-Juventus preseason match at AT&T Park.



Of course, these were lighthearted incidents for Bay Area fans. More after the jump.

In January, a 49ers fan stabbed a Falcons fan following Atlanta's loss in the NFC championship game. And the annual preseason derby between Oakland and San Fran was ended two years ago, after two fans were shot after the game and numerous fight videos emerged on YouTube, such as the ones seen below.







And it's not just the NFL: here's some A's-Giants fans getting into it:





And there's more videos of 49er fans taking on other fans throughout YouTube. C'mon, Bay Area, what happened to all that free love back in the sixties?
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