are YOU a sports fan fraud?

Cliffy6745

Phillies fans

Cliffy6745

If you have any phillies related topics to discuss they should now be done in this thread

The Juggler

Cliffy6745 said:

Phillies fans

we boo the hell out of kobe bryant and we get ripped. we do the opposite for trout and we get ripped.......AND---in the angels broadcast, they brought up the stupid santa/snowball thing from a million years ago again. ha. yup, philly fans can't win. this proves it yet again.


for the record, i don't have a big problem with the ovation on his first at bat. i guess it was a bit over the top. but i would have a bigger problem if they were actively rooting for the angels to win the game, though. there were reportedly 8,000 people from millville there last night. if a likeable (opposite of kobe), one for the ages, player from my high school or nearby where i grew up came back to play my team, i'd give him a polite applause as well. not sure i would stand, but it's a prideful thing from him being from your hometown. i get that............and i guarantee ALL of them are hoping he ends up playing for the phils when he's smack in the prime of his career.

The Juggler

also--yeah, i booed kobe back in the day. i've hated that kid since middle school.

MayDay10

I have a friend who is a huge Yankees fan, a Lakers fan (but silent now), NY Giants, Syracuse when they are good, his wife allows him to jump to LSU and New Orleans Saints when convenient. He moved to NC like a decade ago so I hear chatter about NC State when/if they do well.

Mind you he is a huge facebook cheerer.

He was a NY Rangers "fan" in college. Would barely watch any games, didnt know hockey, meanwhile the Sabres and Isles fans amongst us would be knowledgeable and watch every game possible.
So he was a huge Carolina Hurricanes fan suddenly in their playoff/cup run in 2006. Many facebook posts daily, rubbing it in, accepting congratulations from people, photos posted before/during/after games, etc.

Now I see from his chatter he is a huge Rangers fan again



I need to learn to switch my allegiances. Maybe I wouldnt be such a tortured sports soul

Indifference71

MayDay10 said:

I have a friend who is a huge Yankees fan, a Lakers fan (but silent now), NY Giants, Syracuse when they are good, his wife allows him to jump to LSU and New Orleans Saints when convenient. He moved to NC like a decade ago so I hear chatter about NC State when/if they do well.

Mind you he is a huge facebook cheerer.

He was a NY Rangers "fan" in college. Would barely watch any games, didnt know hockey, meanwhile the Sabres and Isles fans amongst us would be knowledgeable and watch every game possible.
So he was a huge Carolina Hurricanes fan suddenly in their playoff/cup run in 2006. Many facebook posts daily, rubbing it in, accepting congratulations from people, photos posted before/during/after games, etc.

Now I see from his chatter he is a huge Rangers fan again



I need to learn to switch my allegiances. Maybe I wouldnt be such a tortured sports soul

God, people like that are the worst. Especially when they are all over facebook about it....so happy I got rid of facebook and dont have to read people's nonsense anymore.

NEVER switch allegiances!

Cliffy6745

The Juggler said:

Cliffy6745 said:

Phillies fans

we boo the hell out of kobe bryant and we get ripped. we do the opposite for trout and we get ripped.......AND---in the angels broadcast, they brought up the stupid santa/snowball thing from a million years ago again. ha. yup, philly fans can't win. this proves it yet again.


for the record, i don't have a big problem with the ovation on his first at bat. i guess it was a bit over the top. but i would have a bigger problem if they were actively rooting for the angels to win the game, though. there were reportedly 8,000 people from millville there last night. if a likeable (opposite of kobe), one for the ages, player from my high school or nearby where i grew up came back to play my team, i'd give him a polite applause as well. not sure i would stand, but it's a prideful thing from him being from your hometown. i get that............and i guarantee ALL of them are hoping he ends up playing for the phils when he's smack in the prime of his career.

Listen, I get in pride being where you're from and all and I agree, but pretty much every baseball player is from somewhere other than where he plays. Yankees fans never gave Manny a standing ovation, San Diego never gave Hamels a standing O, CC doesn't get a standing ovation in Oakland (and he is crazy involved with the community there).

I find it weird.

That said, every stadium is and should be cheering Jeter,

The Juggler

...we're talking about a guy drawing comparisons to mickey mantle though. it's virtually impossible not to like him either.

so you have an extremely likeable guy who is being compared to some of the best to ever play the game, coming back to his hometown. i don't see the big deal.

Cliffy6745

The Juggler said:

...we're talking about a guy drawing comparisons to mickey mantle though. it's virtually impossible not to like him either.

so you have an extremely likeable guy who is being compared to some of the best to ever play the game, coming back to his hometown. i don't see the big deal.

Who no one in this area had any clue existed until a couple years ago. I don't think it is a big deal, but I think it is pretty friggen fraudulent.

The Juggler

Cliffy6745 said:

The Juggler said:

...we're talking about a guy drawing comparisons to mickey mantle though. it's virtually impossible not to like him either.

so you have an extremely likeable guy who is being compared to some of the best to ever play the game, coming back to his hometown. i don't see the big deal.

Who no one in this area had any clue existed until a couple years ago. I don't think it is a big deal, but I think it is pretty friggen fraudulent.

....8,000 people (the majority of the one's cheering) were from around where he grew up. they've known about him for years. well before he was in the majors.

eeriepadave

The Juggler

Eddie Vedder...fraud?

Wobbie

eeriepadave said:

you can't find any more annoying baseball fan bases than cubs or red sox, with the probable exception of yankees. good for Ed!

p.s. which "great" twins was he talking about? joe "the bust" mauer?

ldent42

I'm a complete and total sports fan fraud. But I love yelling at tv's.

Poser and proud!

Wobbie

juggler?

thoughts?

Jason P

I will give credit to the weirdo Raiders fans who show up at A's games in full Raider weirdo garb, just surveying their crappy stadium while prospecting another crappy losing season just months away.

Indifference71

imalive said:

juggler?

thoughts?

Good god that is so wrong.

Wobbie

Jason P said:

I will give credit to the weirdo Raiders fans who show up at A's games in full Raider weirdo garb, just surveying their crappy stadium while prospecting another crappy losing season just months away.

I once attended a raiders pep rally on a Friday afternoon in jack London square. interesting. the cheerleaders were hot.

The Juggler

imalive said:

juggler?

thoughts?

...you know my thoughts...

Wobbie

The Juggler said:

imalive said:

juggler?

thoughts?

...you know my thoughts...

you obviously can't wear it interleague or World Series......but everyday use?