| Yes this is going to be a lecture! Please do not do this. Except sometimes do. On Saturday, June 2, 2007, Lou Piniella was tossed during the Cubs-Braves game. Fans were booing the Chicago Cubs. For shame! Some fans delayed the game by throwing giveaway travel mugs down onto the field. For shamer! Isn't the key to the Chicago Cub's success their very image of being lovable? Isn't baseball fun to play and watch? Doesn't that 'C' on the hat stand for 'Classy'? Don't you want your free mug?Those last ones were rhetorical, but here's an honest question: is it ok to boo your team? My contention: it is not. We are not the New York Yankees' fans. We are not the Boston Red Sox' fans. Those people are unbearable. Have a little faith, hope, and respect for your team. It's a sign of poor sportsmanship, too.I know this is a tangent, b... |
