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Amen to that Aardvark!
posted by
Jemmie211
on September 15, 2004 at 4:28 PM
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It was deplorable. It's getting so bad in the stands that you can't take your kids to a game, even the local HS games.
posted by
aardvark
on September 15, 2004 at 3:46 PM
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Jemmie
I have visited Hawaii and am always jealous of those who get to live there. I never thought of it before, but no baseball is no way to live. There is no substitute for baseball in major-league parks.
That being said, I agree with Whammie, you wouldn't believe the stuff that comes out of peoples' mouths. No excuse for throwing chairs, but fans cross the line, too.
posted by
heel
on September 15, 2004 at 7:09 AM
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I've never been to or watched a baseball game
I guess its just not as popular over here in Australia.
posted by
littlemspickles
on September 15, 2004 at 1:57 AM
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Jemmie
Yes, that was unfortunate. Good blog luv
posted by
WileyJohn
on September 14, 2004 at 9:34 PM
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I love a good fight!!!!!!!!!! So long as I do not have to break it up!!!!!
Jemmie, I am certainly not going to justify his actions in throwing the chair, but you would not believe the level of abusiveness some people think they are entitled to, for the price of a ticket.
Millions notwithstanding, these men are still human beings, quite often of limited education with an athletic gift.
At Jacobs Field, we are very much more pristine than other parks, and we will warn you once and then throw you out for potty mouth. Of course reasonablness is an arbitrary standard, but we monitor the behavior and the language of our fans, and if they cross a line, we advise them to tone it down, and if they do not comply, we eject them from the ballpark.
A lot of people think it is trifling, but if prevents bigger issues like the one that happened in Oakland.....
posted by
WHAMENATOR
on September 14, 2004 at 6:56 PM
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Yup!
It really is terrible. It seems that the game is changing a lot, like everything else in the world it's all about money...
posted by
RachelAnna
on September 14, 2004 at 6:38 PM
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Oh, he's going to end up paying for a heck of a lot more than just medical expenses!
posted by
Holy_Grail
on September 14, 2004 at 6:25 PM
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