Thursday, March 17, 2011

Philly fans criticized yet again

Philadelphia sports fans are the worst.

Blah, blah, blah.

Citing the same old reason, GQ Magazine has labeled the Eagles and Phillies as the worst fans in all of sports.

Here is what the article said:

Over the years, Philadelphia fans have booed Santa Claus, their own star players, and most absurdly, the recipient of America's very first hand transplant, whose crime was dribbling in a ceremonial first pitch—thrown with his freshly transplanted hand. Boooo! Admittedly, there are some things fans have cheered. Like Michael Irvin's career-ending neck injury and a fan being tased on the outfield grass. Things reached their nadir last season, when Citizens Bank Park played host to arguably the most heinous incident in the history of sports: A drunken fan intentionally vomited on an 11-year-old girl. The truth is this: All told, Philadelphia stadiums house the most monstrous collection of humanity outside of the federal penal system. "Some of these people would boo the crack in the Liberty Bell," baseball legend Pete Rose once said. More likely, these savages would have thrown the battery that cracked it.


Whatever.

Do any national media goofs know the true story about Philly fans booing Santa Clause?  Do they realize the Eagles were terrible that season and the hired Santa could not make it to the game because of the snow?  Do they realize that that a drunk fan played Santa on that day?

Yeah, like Eagles fans knew Irvin's career was over as he got hit.  No, they were cheering because someone from the hated Cowboys got clocked coming across the middle.

So the fans cheered when a fan was tased.  Who cares?  He was interupting the game.  No harm in cheering for Philly's finest in taking down the criminal.

Yeah, a fan throwing up on an 11-year old is disgusting.  But that is one goofball.

Name me a city that does not have some people who act like idiots.

Philly fans are among the most knowledgable and passionate.  They care. 

At least they show up. 

Maybe Marlins fans would  be the worste if more than seven people showed up.

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