Comments on: How NOT to root for your favorite team

By: Jim

Jim — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:48:39 +0000

Philadelphia is a blue-collared town. We take our sports seriously, for some it’s religion. The rest of the country hates us and our behavior and we’re proud. Each piece of bad press for fans at a sporting event is a badge of honor, and despite what anyone might tell you, that’s the way we like it.

Game 5 to Manny: TAKE A SHOWER! TAKE A SHOWER!

By: Ryan

Ryan — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:19:30 +0000

Baseball chants aside, college basketball by far can be responsible for the worst chants in sports. I seem to remember a certain college team in Maryland chanting F*** you, JJ (JJ Redick) every time he shot free throws while displaying signs bragging about “sleeping with his sister” who happened to be 12 years old at the time. With that said, Ill take “Phillies Suck” any day of the week. So,a “shot of concrete” is definitly needed. Instead of blaming all of the people there enjoying a little ribbing of the other team, teach your kids the difference between right and wrong so that they can make that decision themselves.

By: Go Phillies

Go Phillies — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:37:23 +0000

Jean – we don’t want you then. BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

And Dennis, you took the words right out of my mouth. I was about to mention the same thing.

By: xanderjones

xanderjones — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:31:42 +0000

Hey david (the writer) why don’t you take a shot of concrete and harden up buddy? it’s baseball!

why do you hate LA so much? I sincerely suggest you never bring your 5 year old to a raiders game. If you do i strongly recommend you wear a raiders jersey or else you will see california in all it’s sports revelry hahaha.

By: PartiallyDeflected

PartiallyDeflected — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:01:18 +0000

and if you’re team is doing badly, remember those paper bags over the head are SO last century. Go green and use a reusable cloth bag – unless you’re a Yankee’s fan then you should by all means use a plastic bag with no airholes.

By: graham

graham — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:05:40 +0000

There is nothing more fun that heckling an opposing team or player. It is the reason many of us go to baseball games. There is certainly a way to heckle with out offending anyone in the stands, while at the same time really irritating the player or team you’re hecking.

For example, find out the hometown of a player then ask loudly while he’s on deck, something would like to know about his hometown, over and over again.

This works really well at Minor League games…just watch the “foul” language.

By: Dennis

Dennis — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:05:12 +0000

Cory – you talk about a 1 pm start in LA being ample excuse for empty seats during an NLCS. If the Phillies can have record attendance for back to back, mid week 2:30 games in the NLDS, LA should be able to fill their stadium for the start of a single 1 pm game on a Friday in the NLCS.

By: Joel

Joel — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:55:47 +0000

Maybe it’s because here in America we have a different idea of what “good sportsmanship” is, or our over-emphasis on phamily values, but regardless, David K. Israel, if you are put off by “[insert team name here] sucks!” chants for it’s vulgarity, I suggest you quash any interest you may have in international sports.

By: Heather

Heather — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:52:45 +0000

I’m a member of the Red Sox nation, and I have been known to utter the aforementioned phrase. However, I have a problem with it being used out of context. At other sporting events, or at a game between teams not including the Yankees… that’s just awful. However, if I were to (wake up to find the underworld frozen over and) marry a Yankee fan, I would be diasppointed if the situation Jessica described didn’t happen! :0)

(reCaptcha – Lolich priories – how appropriate)

By: Hyacinth

Hyacinth — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:40:08 +0000

Regardless of the coast and the league, I refuse to participate in negative chanting, and have made that clear to my kids from the time they were young. I model positive behavior and hope that they learn from me. I can’t stop others from being negative, but I can choose to distance myself from that behavior. Whether at the stadium or at the office, negativity is unnecessary. I just look at it this way, whoever is being boo-ed is someone’s brother, son, father, sister, daughter and/or mother. Would you want people treating your family member that way?