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To his shock and dismay, he ended up getting those retweets, and had to follow through with his promise.
He was eventually tackled by security in spectacular fashion near second base (video below). But before he even stepped onto the field, his mother got wind of what he was planning and tried to put a stop to it via text message.
Here's what she sent him initially, at 9:10 p.m. He tweeted the screenshot:
As he continued to tweet about preparing to make his charge, she further warned him about how much of an idiot he was being:
Dismissing his poor mother's advice, he did it anyway:
AHHH pic.twitter.com/qPEHfPYQ2I
— dyl (@MasoneDylan) July 17, 2013
It didn't turn out well: