So I'm watching that baseball game Sunday night, and in the eighth inning Ryan Howard leads off with a double, the first extra-base hit of the night for the team (which trails 10-zip). Aaron Rowan strikes out, and Pat Burrell follows with a pop-up.
Greg Dobbs comes to bat, and the Cardinals reliver bounces a pitch five feet in front of home plate and over the catcher's head. Howard breaks for third, but the third base coach John Vukovich inexplicably waves him off as the ball rolls around. Ryan retreats to second, and the crowd starts booing at the horrible call.
Announcer Joe Morgan immediatley launches into a tirade, asking what the fans are thinking and noting "it's not like one run is going to matter anyway."
And that's the difference between loyal Philly fans and loyal idiot baseball fans. One expects their team to be trying no matter what, and the other thinks you should be content with losing.
By the way, 44,872 fans attended the historic Phillies loss Sunday. That's better than the attendance at three of the Braves last five home playoff games.
2 comments:
Your awesome pie chart reminded me of this awesome pie chart and I knew I should share. Any time where people express their hate in pie charts is a time for sharing, in my opinion.
If you follow that link you should know that the web comic xkcd is seriously warped. Funny, but warped. You have been warned.
Dude, you totally caught me -- I saw that chart last week and couldn't get it out of my head. That site is hilarious.
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