OT: For JoePa and All My Philly Friends

[Moose]

Speaking as a lifetime Philly sports fan...

I ask you all to please keep the Marzano family in your thoughts and prayers.

Johnny Marz was 100% pure class. A true neighborhood guy and everyone's best friend.

God bless you, John.

http://blogs.phillyburbs.com/blog.php?p=28033&cat=9

Amen to that. Johnny Marz was a real guy. True class, and his death is a complete tragedy.

[conversationpc]

Classy fans...more of the Philly Enquirer interview has Wagner stating that playing at Citizens Bank Park "is a tough place; it can be mentally draining." While warming up in the Bank's bullpen, Wagner said, he has heard his share of insults from fans. "They like to talk about your family members and animals," he said, "and they get a little explicit. It's a hard thing you have to swallow."

---Sounds like a great place to bring your young kids. "Mary's little lamb did what, daddy?"

Wagner is a fucking moron. The bullpen at Citizens Bank Park is so close to the fans, he is lucky all they did was talk about his family. He is a yellow, spineless, bitch. I'll bet that his NY teamates feel the same way his fellow Phils did.

He will choke again this September. Bank on it.

I agree with Uno_up. Sounds like a poor excuse for rude fan behavior to me.

[Moose]

Classy fans...more of the Philly Enquirer interview has Wagner stating that playing at Citizens Bank Park "is a tough place; it can be mentally draining." While warming up in the Bank's bullpen, Wagner said, he has heard his share of insults from fans. "They like to talk about your family members and animals," he said, "and they get a little explicit. It's a hard thing you have to swallow."

---Sounds like a great place to bring your young kids. "Mary's little lamb did what, daddy?"

Wagner is a fucking moron. The bullpen at Citizens Bank Park is so close to the fans, he is lucky all they did was talk about his family. He is a yellow, spineless, bitch. I'll bet that his NY teamates feel the same way his fellow Phils did.

He will choke again this September. Bank on it.

I agree with Uno_up. Sounds like a poor excuse for rude fan behavior to me.

The behavior there is no different than any of the other Northeast cities. Just more publicized.
Wagner is still a bitch.

[conversationpc]

The behavior there is no different than any of the other Northeast cities. Just more publicized.
Wagner is still a bitch.

Still sounds like another excuse to me.

I hope Wagner fans the side to beat the Phils in the NLCS this year.

Of course, then I hope he loses to the Red Sox in the World Series.

[Moose]

I hope Wagner fans the side to beat the Phils in the NLCS this year.

Of course, then I hope he loses to the Red Sox in the World Series.

No shot of any of that happening.

[Uno_up]

Oh, hold the horn here.
It's WAGNER for chrissake.

That guy's about as bright as a dark night who does NOT understand playing baseball in the NE corridor.
Used to whine and bitch about Phillies phans sarcastically, good naturedly booing if he "only" hit 99 and not 100 on the radar gun.
Grow up, Wee Willy. You're also a choke artist mental midget who implodes in big spots.

Classy fans...more of the Philly Enquirer interview has Wagner stating that playing at Citizens Bank Park "is a tough place; it can be mentally draining." While warming up in the Bank's bullpen, Wagner said, he has heard his share of insults from fans. "They like to talk about your family members and animals," he said, "and they get a little explicit. It's a hard thing you have to swallow."

---Sounds like a great place to bring your young kids. "Mary's little lamb did what, daddy?"

Wagner is a fucking moron. The bullpen at Citizens Bank Park is so close to the fans, he is lucky all they did was talk about his family. He is a yellow, spineless, bitch. I'll bet that his NY teamates feel the same way his fellow Phils did.

He will choke again this September. Bank on it.

Enjoy Lidge and his propensity to meltdown with gopheritis. Decent K/9 of 11.8, but a whopping 8 blown saves in just 27 opps last year?. Terrible. Now this FLYBALL (43% of his outs) pitcher is in a hitter's park that inflates lefthanded batting power by 30% & righthanded batting power by 36% AND now add in a high BB/9 of 4.0 and you've got problems. Good luck with him...but don't be surprised when the fans are wishing they had Wagner back.

[Moose]

Good luck with him...but don't be surprised when the fans are wishing they had Wagner back.

That ship has sailed. We would rather have Myers back in the bullpen then that overrated punk Wagner.

[Moose]

In a May 7, 2006 interview, Wagner stated that he was confronted by all of his former Philadelphia Phillies teammates in September 2005 after Wagner criticized their performance in the media by repeatedly saying that the Phillies had "no chance" of making the playoffs, with Phillies left fielder Pat Burrell reportedly calling Wagner a "rat." The confrontation reportedly was one of several factors that drove Wagner from Philadelphia in the 2005-06 offseason.

Billy Wagner is a clubhouse cancer.

[Rick]

In a May 7, 2006 interview, Wagner stated that he was confronted by all of his former Philadelphia Phillies teammates in September 2005 after Wagner criticized their performance in the media by repeatedly saying that the Phillies had "no chance" of making the playoffs, with Phillies left fielder Pat Burrell reportedly calling Wagner a "rat." The confrontation reportedly was one of several factors that drove Wagner from Philadelphia in the 2005-06 offseason.

Billy Wagner is a clubhouse cancer.

I'm sure the hapless Rangers will pick him up then.

[Journey/Survivor]

He's right and though the guys you mentioned here don't perpetuate that stereotype, for some reason this type of fan is represented more in Philadelphia than in other cities, in my opinion. I remember when Michael Irvin sustained a head injury in Philadelphia and the fans cheered that also. Pathetic.

Are you kidding? JoPa not representative of that stereotype? The way he rides SP and his "loon" fans? Now, I realize his messageboard persona may be totally different than real life, but the same may be said for sports fanatics. I'm sure those fans relish the reputation they are getting with their stadium antics. Hell, they may be surpassing the Oakland Raiders crowd as the "worst" in sports.

Hey now, let's not forget those classy fans in Boston who celebrate by urinating on each other.

[Rick]

He's right and though the guys you mentioned here don't perpetuate that stereotype, for some reason this type of fan is represented more in Philadelphia than in other cities, in my opinion. I remember when Michael Irvin sustained a head injury in Philadelphia and the fans cheered that also. Pathetic.

Are you kidding? JoPa not representative of that stereotype? The way he rides SP and his "loon" fans? Now, I realize his messageboard persona may be totally different than real life, but the same may be said for sports fanatics. I'm sure those fans relish the reputation they are getting with their stadium antics. Hell, they may be surpassing the Oakland Raiders crowd as the "worst" in sports.

Hey now, let's not forget those classy fans in Boston who celebrate by urinating on each other.

[Journey/Survivor]

He's right and though the guys you mentioned here don't perpetuate that stereotype, for some reason this type of fan is represented more in Philadelphia than in other cities, in my opinion. I remember when Michael Irvin sustained a head injury in Philadelphia and the fans cheered that also. Pathetic.

Are you kidding? JoPa not representative of that stereotype? The way he rides SP and his "loon" fans? Now, I realize his messageboard persona may be totally different than real life, but the same may be said for sports fanatics. I'm sure those fans relish the reputation they are getting with their stadium antics. Hell, they may be surpassing the Oakland Raiders crowd as the "worst" in sports.

Hey now, let's not forget those classy fans in Boston who celebrate by urinating on each other.

Yeah. Don't know if you heard about it or not? But a week or so ago a Boston Bruins fan was in the stands and started masturbating and then urinated on the fans around him.

[Journey/Survivor]

I think we all know what's going to happen very soon now.

[Rick]

He's right and though the guys you mentioned here don't perpetuate that stereotype, for some reason this type of fan is represented more in Philadelphia than in other cities, in my opinion. I remember when Michael Irvin sustained a head injury in Philadelphia and the fans cheered that also. Pathetic.

Are you kidding? JoPa not representative of that stereotype? The way he rides SP and his "loon" fans? Now, I realize his messageboard persona may be totally different than real life, but the same may be said for sports fanatics. I'm sure those fans relish the reputation they are getting with their stadium antics. Hell, they may be surpassing the Oakland Raiders crowd as the "worst" in sports.

Hey now, let's not forget those classy fans in Boston who celebrate by urinating on each other.

Yeah. Don't know if you heard about it or not? But a week or so ago a Boston Bruins fan was in the stands and started masturbating and then urinated on the fans around him.

How fucked up do you have to be to act like that? Damn.

[Moose]

Yeah, yet those elitist New Englanders act like they are so much better. Don't think so. No better than Philly or NY.

[Journey/Survivor]

Yeah, yet those elitist New Englanders act like they are so much better. Don't think so. No better than Philly or NY.

Yeah, I just came across an on-line article about a bunch of Red Sox fans in Boston who beat the hell out of a Yankees fan just because he was wearing a Yankees hat. The Yankees fan had to be treated at the hospital for his injuries.

Also, I saw another on-line article that was by some guy who says he wore a Yankees hat at a Red Sox game in Boston, and he also wore a Red Sox hat at a Yankees game in New York, and he said he was treated way worse by Red Sox fans in Boston.

[Moose]

By the way, I think it is so great seeing those passionate Colorado Rockies fans show up for tonights Rockies Phillies game. There must be what, 3,500 people there?

Rocktober my ass! Fraudulent fair weather fans!

[Art Vandelay]

Yeah, we're the fans with no class.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=mFHne2NAgyI&feature=related

Suck it, Capitals.

[NealIsGod]

Yeah, we're the fans with no class.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=mFHne2NAgyI&feature=related

Suck it, Capitals.

I'll bet Neal wishes bottles were plastic back he he got nailed with one. That dude barely flinched.

[Rhiannon]

I'll bet Neal wishes bottles were plastic back he he got nailed with one. That dude barely flinched.

That was amazing, he just kept on going. If it weren't for Perry going ape-shit, I doubt anyone would've really noticed, well, aside from the blood running down his face...

[Red13JoePa]

Holy SHIT!!!

If that were a Flyers fan it would've been splashed all over ESPN and sports pages across the country.

What's amazing to me is his composure, I'da been in up in that crowd so fast their heads would be spinning.

[Enigma869]

Yeah, I just came across an on-line article about a bunch of Red Sox fans in Boston who beat the hell out of a Yankees fan just because he was wearing a Yankees hat. The Yankees fan had to be treated at the hospital for his injuries.

Also, I saw another on-line article that was by some guy who says he wore a Yankees hat at a Red Sox game in Boston, and he also wore a Red Sox hat at a Yankees game in New York, and he said he was treated way worse by Red Sox fans in Boston.

How shocking...Lake Erie Boy shows up criticizing Boston and their fans! Listen...I'm not EVER going to defend any fucking moron beating the shit out of someone because of a hat they're wearing, or the team they cheer for. That said, just because one moron acts like a jackoff doesn't mean the entire city behaves in the same fashion! I can assure you that there isn't a city in America (including the mistake by the lake) that doesn't have these jackasses living among the real fans!

Seth Myers (Saturday Night Live) was just on Letterman two weeks ago talking about the endless abuse he gets from New Yorkers when he's wearing his Red Sox hat (he's from the Boston area). He said that people are beyond rude to him and say things to him that can't be repeated on tv! I understand that these things happen EVERYWHERE, but let's not make it sound like it's just happening in Boston and Philadelphia, becuase I can assure you that it isn't!


John from Boston

[Journey/Survivor]

Yeah, I just came across an on-line article about a bunch of Red Sox fans in Boston who beat the hell out of a Yankees fan just because he was wearing a Yankees hat. The Yankees fan had to be treated at the hospital for his injuries.

Also, I saw another on-line article that was by some guy who says he wore a Yankees hat at a Red Sox game in Boston, and he also wore a Red Sox hat at a Yankees game in New York, and he said he was treated way worse by Red Sox fans in Boston.

How shocking...Lake Erie Boy shows up criticizing Boston and their fans! Listen...I'm not EVER going to defend any fucking moron beating the shit out of someone because of a hat they're wearing, or the team they cheer for. That said, just because one moron acts like a jackoff doesn't mean the entire city behaves in the same fashion! I can assure you that there isn't a city in America (including the mistake by the lake) that doesn't have these jackasses living among the real fans!

Seth Myers (Saturday Night Live) was just on Letterman two weeks ago talking about the endless abuse he gets from New Yorkers when he's wearing his Red Sox hat (he's from the Boston area). He said that people are beyond rude to him and say things to him that can't be repeated on tv! I understand that these things happen EVERYWHERE, but let's not make it sound like it's just happening in Boston and Philadelphia, becuase I can assure you that it isn't!


John from Boston

I don't know where this "Mistake On The Lake" is that you keep talking about??? It must not be anywhere near Cleveland Ohio, The Best Location In The Nation.

By the way, recently I went on the web looking at what people have to say about the city of Boston. I found TONS of posts by people talking about what a shithole they consider Boston to be. I saw about a hundred different posts where people were saying that Boston is the most arrogant city in America, that the people of Boston are unfriendly, obnoxious and self-centered. Several of the posts talked about how Fenway Park reeks of piss.

Boston leads the United States in road-rage incidents year in and year out.

There were even posts from Bostonians who agreed that Boston is a very unfriendly and arrogant city in general.

On the other hand, even national broadcasters talk about how Cleveland is one of the friendliest cities in America. And Cleveland is always one of the top contributors in the entire country for donating to charities. There are many, many times that Clevelanders have donated the most money of all to a charity even though we don't have nearly the population of cities like New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston etc, etc.

I'm not saying that every single Bostonian is arrogant or obnoxious, but on the whole Boston is nowhere nearly as friendly and charitable as Cleveland is. And good people is what makes a city great.

[Uno_up]

He's right and though the guys you mentioned here don't perpetuate that stereotype, for some reason this type of fan is represented more in Philadelphia than in other cities, in my opinion. I remember when Michael Irvin sustained a head injury in Philadelphia and the fans cheered that also. Pathetic.

The Toronto Star reports: "They know how to hold a grudge in the City of Brotherly Love. Each game here begins the same way – anthems and ballgirls, followed by the ceremonial booing of former Phillies now enlisted in enemy ranks. These fans are gleeful in their mean-spiritedness. When one of the ballgirls they'd cheered lustily in the pre-game missed a foul ball down the first-base line in the second, they booed her. Scott Rolen started getting his during the lineup introductions. The town's sporting prodigal son gets it every time he touches the ball. Last night, backup catcher Rod Barajas, who spurned Toronto for Philadelphia prior to the 2007 season, got his too. "People in Jersey could hear them," Barajas said of the noise. "You hear them. It's a little different when you're a visiting player." Last year, Barajas was being steadily booed while in a Philadelphia uniform, the result of a poor start and the quick temper of these fans. "It's a little disappointing when you go up there and you've got 38,000 people rooting against you," Barajas said of the treatment he received as a Phillie. "It doesn't help your self-esteem." So did it hurt last night? "As a visiting player, it doesn't hurt you. It just rolls off your shoulders." Off your shoulders, through your arms and apparently into your bat. Barajas answered his Philadelphia critics in thrilling fashion last night, belting two home runs, including a second-inning grand slam. Barajas' career-best five RBIs powered the Jays over the Phillies 6-3. "That's what separates the best from the others, when you can go into somebody else's home where you know you're not respected and still play your game,"

[Red13JoePa]

Rod Barajas kept wimping out on plays at the plate, refusing to block it.
Cost them something like 2 games in 3 days last year.

That's not what's reported.

Moose saw it.

[Moose]

Rod Barajas is a bitch. Any booes he received (and I was one of them) were well deserved. He should just shut his piehole and play. I wonder if he learned how to block the plate yet. Fag.

Whatever money he made in Philadelphia was too much.

[Uno_up]

Fair enough, but why jeer these creatures?

[Moose]

Fair enough, but why jeer these creatures?

If they've got game, they need not worry!