SG – 8/19/12
That was a fun game.
Well, mostly.
The game itself was great. Watching the Yankees beat the Red Sox is always fun, especially when the losing pitcher is Josh Beckett.
The company I was with was great. My friend from Twitter, Samantha, was nice enough to let me sit with her in her Sunday seats while my brother and his girlfriend sat in my regular Sunday seats.
The view – in the picture above – was great.
The people behind us? Not so great. In fact, they were awful and dreadful.
This one big mouth was trashing Robinson Cano and kept calling him “dummy.” Saying stuff like, “Good job, dummy. Now go back the dugout and smile. It’s all you’re good for.” “Yeah, walk back to the dugout and show up for camp overweight!” The other guy with him joined in on the Cano bashing. They also complained about nearly everything.
Oh and did I mention that they were Yankee fans?
Yeah…
Within the first out of the top of the first inning when Hiroki Kuroda induced a Jacoby Ellsbury ground out to second and the one guy started in on Cano, I knew it was going to be a long night.
I really don’t know how poor Samantha and the others around her deal with these guys every Sunday. I was nearly apoplectic by the third inning.
At one point, I actually tweeted to my 2,458 followers that I may need to be bailed out of jail. That’s how annoying these guys were.
They were the kind of Yankee fans that everyone – including fellow Yankee fans – hates: always complaining, never satisfied with anything or anyone, and they worship the 1996-2001 teams but don’t acknowledge the 2009 team.
When highlights of Bernie Williams began to play on the big board to the tune of Disco Inferno by the Trammps, Dumb and Dumber were in their “four ringer” glory; waxing poetically about how great Bernie was.
Soon, they’d be back to dissing Cano. Saying things like, “Get in front of the ball! There you go dummy!” when Cano fielded another routine grounder.
It’s Robinson Cano! Not Eduardo Nunez or Ramiro Pena!
It really took a lot for me to not say something to them. I was so tempted to turn around, tell them to shut up and tell them they’re awful people who don’t deserve to have the Yankees as their “favorite” team. I put favorite in quotes because they were so horrible that if I didn’t see the Yankee t-shirts they were wearing, I’d've thought they were Red Sox fans.
No, I’m sorry, that’s insulting to Red Sox fans. That’s how bad these guys were.
I figured the Yankees winning the game would make them stop complaining.
Nope. Just as Rafael Soriano was about to strike out Adrian Gonzalez for the last out of the game, the one sitting directly behind me said, “You better keep that jersey tucked in!!”
Of course, Soriano didn’t and I cheered him on and did my own imitation of untucking my t-shirt – even though I never had it tucked in to begin with.
Dumb said something to me about George not allowing that and I said, “George wouldn’t care.” I believe I heard them say something about it being classless.
Sigh…
If the Yankees had a problem with Soriano untucking his jersey, someone in the front office would have told him to stop doing it.
You know what? Dumb and Dumber probably don’t like walk-off pies either. Knowing them, they probably thought A.J. Burnett was a clown or a dummy for doing it.
We didn’t feel like dealing with their ridiculousness or their negativity so Sam and I made our way toward the aisle. If we had stayed there any longer, I probably would have gotten into a shouting match with one or both of them.
Anyway, Ichiro’s two home runs were much appreciated, as was Kuroda’s strong performance tonight. I’m glad I got to see the Yankees win the series and send Boston on it’s way. I just wish I didn’t have to listen to those guys behind me.
You know what would have happened if I was there with you.
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I kept thinking about you all game.
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Haha. That is too funny. We need to go to more games together.
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There is absolutely nothing worse than fans ruining a game experience for other fans. I hate people.
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it’s too bad there are so many “fans” who drive the the good ones bat-shit with their idiocy.
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Take off the blinders. Plenty of baseball people (execs, scouts, etc.) have one big knock on Cano, and it is that he doesn’t always give 100%. And sorry that is inexcusable when you consider the price the fan has to pay at the game or to watch it on YES Network. Were you not paying attention recently when he was being called out for not running out a ground ball? How this is even possible when he has a player like Jeter on the team is mind boggling. Or since you don’t want to worship the 1996-2001 teams we can use Tex as the example of a player that always hustles. It’s a slap in the face to players that do hustle when a teamate doesn’t. The guy has all the talent in the world, but takes off at least a game each week. It’s a waste of full potential, and the attitude of a loser, something that did not exist on the 1996-2001 teams. But hey why should we admire and revere a hard working team that dominated baseball through guts, grit, and without the need for big name, prima donnas.
And please…walk off pies? Seriously, are you 13? Burnett was the worlds highest paid cheerleader last year. Who wants to see some jackass doing the same tired pie routine when he hasn’t won a start in two months. But I guess it’s not all about winning right? As long as everyone has fun and they still hand out trophies to all the kiddies at the end of the season.
WORST BLOG EVER!
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You’re fantastic.
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Seriously, you don’t even have the balls to use uour rreal name! Dismissed!!!
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Well miss Evans, I don’t like giving out personal information on the Internet since its full of hackers and who knows what else. I mean I don’t want anyone finding out I worked as a paralegal at a law office in Omaha, NE. Yeah took 5 minutes and out of respect I won’t give any further details. Silly me but I believe that smart people protect personal information.
And that really raises two questions. Why are you even worried about the Yankees, other than the fact that you are probably a bandwagon fan. And two why are women even blogging about sports?
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“And two why are women even blogging about sports?”
Holy fuck, I don’t even know where to begin.
1) I am a woman. I’ve worked for ESPN, had writing published by them, oh and this winter wrote a chapter in a book produced by Baseball Prospectus. I worked there because I like baseball. I like writing about baseball. I probably know more about wOBA, +wRC, OPS+, xFIP, leverage indexes and WAR than you.
2) I’ve known Carmen for years. She’s anything but a bandwagon fan. (Neither am I; bandwagon fans don’t pursue careers in sports media).
3) Guess what: some women like sports. In fact, my grandmother cut class — in the 1940s, mind — to watch the Dodgers win the pennant.
It’s ridiculous that in 2012 women have to put up with shit like this.
I love sports. Baseball, hockey and soccer especially. I love writing, too, and I’m pretty damned good at it, and I will never let chauvinists or misogynists like you keep me from enjoying the things I do enjoy.
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Maybe because they like sports? You are really an idiot who needs to take a time machine back to the 1950s.
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“But I guess it’s not all about winning right? As long as everyone has fun and they still hand out trophies to all the kiddies at the end of the season.”
Yes, exactly. How dare the Yankees have fun while making the playoffs every goddamn year. Clearly, the organization doesn’t value winning.
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July and August, Burnett had one win in ten starts and a mystery black eye. Yeah that was really fun.
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A) The black eye was in 2010, not 2011 like you’re implying
B) What about the two wins in September, plus another in the playoffs to stave off elimination in Detroit? Or do those not matter to you?
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Darn. I missed the fun earlier
Great work, Stace. Sorry these douchnozzles ruined your experience — BUT it made a great post.
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Haha douchnozzles.
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