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Typically it seems this type of behavior is more common with Philly Eagle fans or Oakland Raider fans. I'm probably more disturbed at some of the remarks left last night at the bottom of the article that have now been removed as they were obviously flagged, things like "wimpy sox fan" and other uncalled rhetoric. I guess this is the sorry state our society is in and it's only getting worse.
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Regardless of who they represent, there is no excuse for such behavior. Zero. We're people, for crying out loud. Baseball is only a game, and we all tend to get a little too passionate from time to time. This just takes insanity one step further.
That's really too bad...a glass eye over being a Sox fan. I'm a huge Cubs fan, hate violence...thought most of us were the good guys of baseball. Guess we all can't be winners.
Regardless of who they represent, there is no excuse for such behavior. Zero. We're people, for crying out loud. Baseball is only a game, and we all tend to get a little too passionate from time to time. This just takes insanity one step further.
Regardless of who they represent, there is no excuse for such behavior. Zero. We're people, for crying out loud. Baseball is only a game, and we all tend to get a little too passionate from time to time. This just takes insanity one step further.
Agreed, remember though that some Cubs fans are the same people who have pretty much made Steve Bartman's life a living hell. All because of a quick reaction he made at a baseball game, he was never intentionally trying to mess things up for the Cubs, and even if he was it's a game people!
Typically it seems this type of behavior is more common with Philly Eagle fans or Oakland Raider fans. I'm probably more disturbed at some of the remarks left last night at the bottom of the article that have now been removed as they were obviously flagged, things like "wimpy sox fan" and other uncalled rhetoric. I guess this is the sorry state our society is in and it's only getting worse.
Of course you had to get a dig in at Philly there, didn't you. I've been an Eagles and Phillies fan for a couple of decades now and have never witnessed anything like this. This is further proof that Philly is not as bad as some believe and that rivalries like Cubs-White Sox and Yankees-Red Sox can get more brutal and ridiculous than anything in Philly.
But, yeah, we Philly fans are the worst for booing Santa in the 1960s.....
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Agreed, remember though that some Cubs fans are the same people who have pretty much made Steve Bartman's life a living hell. All because of a quick reaction he made at a baseball game, he was never intentionally trying to mess things up for the Cubs, and even if he was it's a game people!
Yeah. In the past, I've made many, many razzes, jokes, and comments about Steve Bartman and "The Play". Sometimes, admittedly, people do things without thinking. We've all done something like that and it looks like a senior moment for many. In all seriousness, I'm sure Mr Bartman understands that he made a big mistake that he now has to live with for life. And he's a youth baseball coach. You'd think he would have known better. You know you're not supposed to mess with a ball that is clearly still in play.
Back to the child for a second. Kids can potentially get scarred for life when they go through things like they do when too much is made out of something. Kids are impressionable, but people all too often soon forget about that. We have a major responsibility to teach our kids. Beating a child over a silly rivalry isn't teaching the right thing.
Odd, most of the tough guys in Chicago are Sox fans; Cubs fans are stereotyped as wimpy yuppies and big-mouthed but harmless frat boys.
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In all seriousness, I'm sure Mr Bartman understands that he made a big mistake that he now has to live with for life. And he's a youth baseball coach. You'd think he would have known better. You know you're not supposed to mess with a ball that is clearly still in play. 