Having spent more than a few Sunday afternoons in the upper reaches of the 700 level of Veterans Stadium, I have always cautioned people that it is not a great idea to sport the opposing team's gear here in Philly.
But I never thought it could cost a life.
That's apparently what transpired over the weekend in a bizarre fight and fatal stabbing - all of which police believe may have been sparked by a comment about one man's New Jersey Devils cap.
According to police, a comment from a group of young revelers in the wee hours of Sunday morning in Philadelphia's tony Rittenhouse Square neighborhood didn't sit well with a Delaware County man.
The comment apparently was directed at Steven Simminger, who has an address in Media, about his New Jersey Devils baseball hat. Simminger apparently did not care for it and confronted the group. A fight ensued, and police say it ended with Simminger fatally stabbing a 24-year-old Bucks County man.
All over a hat.
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