Veteran beerman suspended for "ID check"

And the result is a sad commentary on the decline of baseball thanks to all the damn suits and bean counters.

Lazarus, who works as a stand-up comedian when he’s not slinging suds in the bleachers, was getting ready for the nightcap of last Sunday’s double-header when he had the exchange with Bosox relief pitcher Alfredo Aceves.

The vendor was standing with co-workers near a freight elevator on the terrace level when he heard the sound of cleats.

“I think we all looked over,” he said. “It’s rare that we hear [players] come by now.”

So the Bronx native and lifelong Yankee fan decided to have a little fun with Aceves, a former Bronx Bomber.

He walked over and playfully called out, “Hey, you got ID?”

Without missing a beat, Aceves grabbed his crotch and shot back, “I got your ID right here.”

Everyone roared with laughter ... except for the team suits.

Lazarus, 53, who’s been hawking cold ones since he was 19, was summoned by a supervisor during the game.

“He said, ‘You were harassing the opposing team’s player.’

“I said, ‘Are you kidding?’ ”

After an investigation, Lazarus on Thursday was benched for the first two games -- lucrative sell-outs -- of the American League Division Series.

“They take my badge -- this is only my 35th year, by the way -- and they escort me out like a common criminal,” he told The Post. “To suspend me, when I did nothing?”

Makes you wonder if any of the suits have "ID".