Harry Chappas Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 I was at the last 5 home Sox games and all were great. I attended 22 games this year so I think I may know a couple of things about being a fan. I had two moms from Orland question my fandom on Sunday because I was not standing up and cheering on the 1-2 pitch with nobody out in the first inning. They had no problem with me talking to their kids all game about baseball though. After the game they both told me and the guy I was with that we are not real fans. I looked at her and told her that she has no business telling me how to be a fan or how to act. I was excited and happy but was not going to stand and cheer every pitch. On Monday I had people all around yelling at me to artifically get excited during the game. Look, I get up and cheer at pivotal points during the game. 2 strikes with two out and runners on. Tying run at the plate, stuff liek that. I am a typical pessimistic Sox fan. I rationalized in July when the Sox played in Texas and KC that this team was not that good. I echo Fathom's statement that the July losses hurt more than Monday's I am not sure why but I think last Tuesday was all I needed from this team for this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pants Rowland Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 (edited) QUOTE (Jenks Heat @ Oct 8, 2008 -> 09:43 AM) I was at the last 5 home Sox games and all were great. I attended 22 games this year so I think I may know a couple of things about being a fan. I had two moms from Orland question my fandom on Sunday because I was not standing up and cheering on the 1-2 pitch with nobody out in the first inning. They had no problem with me talking to their kids all game about baseball though. After the game they both told me and the guy I was with that we are not real fans. I looked at her and told her that she has no business telling me how to be a fan or how to act. I was excited and happy but was not going to stand and cheer every pitch. On Monday I had people all around yelling at me to artifically get excited during the game. Look, I get up and cheer at pivotal points during the game. 2 strikes with two out and runners on. Tying run at the plate, stuff liek that. I am a typical pessimistic Sox fan. I rationalized in July when the Sox played in Texas and KC that this team was not that good. I echo Fathom's statement that the July losses hurt more than Monday's I am not sure why but I think last Tuesday was all I needed from this team for this year. Drunk sheep. That is all those people questioning you as a fan are. Cheer when you feel like it. Let the rest of the lemmings scream on every pitch. It sounds like you can tell an easy fly from a home run and can sense when a ball will be fair or foul no matter where you sit. People forget that baseball is a cerebral game and not every pitch should be cheered. I know this changes a bit in the playoffs, but these people sound obnoxious. Don't let it bother you. Edited October 8, 2008 by Pants Rowland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 (edited) I dont stand up an cheer at every fly ball. I sit and laugh at those people. If someone questions my fandom I just hit them with a question that they cant answer to sit them down. Ask them about what they think of the Kanny team this season and see what they think. Edited October 8, 2008 by RockRaines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iWiN4PreP Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Rockraines wins. Ask them some random ass question, and gg no re. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That funky motion Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 I got sick of getting up and down all game long for no reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rangercal Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Starting this thread, right off the bat, tells me you care and were offended. If you were not a true fan, you would have forgotten about the entire situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milkman delivers Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 QUOTE (RockRaines @ Oct 8, 2008 -> 10:53 AM) I dont stand up an cheer at every fly ball. I sit and laugh at those people. If someone questions my fandom I just hit them with a question that they cant answer to sit them down. Ask them about what they think of the Kanny team this season and see what they think. I don't know that much about the minor leagues, except the most talked-about prospects. I don't think that makes me less of a fan of the Sox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milkman delivers Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 QUOTE (CryptviLL @ Oct 8, 2008 -> 10:55 AM) Rockraines wins. Ask them some random ass question, and gg no re. What? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Oct 8, 2008 -> 11:25 AM) I don't know that much about the minor leagues, except the most talked-about prospects. I don't think that makes me less of a fan of the Sox. I also dont see you making comments at the game like described above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 If you post on Soxtalk...you are most definitely a fan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scenario Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Oct 8, 2008 -> 10:25 AM) I don't know that much about the minor leagues, except the most talked-about prospects. I don't think that makes me less of a fan of the Sox. I don't think that was his point. RR was just pointing out a way to get someone who was questioning JenksHeat's fandom to shut up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Chappas Posted October 8, 2008 Author Share Posted October 8, 2008 Thanks, you see I think people watch the cub fans and think that is what we are suppossed to do out there. The inability to judge a flyball is comical but I understand that as I suppose most folks only get to see that perspective once or twice a year. Sure I could have dropped a Slayer's gonna get ya next year and see if she understood but at that point I didn't care. I prove my "fanness" by yelling out the triva answer and guessing the attendance within 1,500 people before the number goes up. I really can do this except on the give-away nights where the free tickets do not count. I resist standing up and cheering on the 2 strike thing because as a pessismistic Sox fan I think it is going to inspire the batter to get a hit. I really do believe this and do not cheer on two strikes, ever. I can see from my seats in LF that Aaron Rowand and DeWayne Wise can not judge fly balls or take good routes to balls while Griffey and Brian Anderson are good at it and therefore will boo Wise when he plays what should be a simple single into a double or triple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostfan Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 QUOTE (RockRaines @ Oct 8, 2008 -> 11:53 AM) I dont stand up an cheer at every fly ball. I sit and laugh at those people. If someone questions my fandom I just hit them with a question that they cant answer to sit them down. Ask them about what they think of the Kanny team this season and see what they think. Omg that is my f***ing pet peeve... maybe it's because I played some OF in high school and I have a natural ability to judge where fly balls go, but it absolutely drives me up the wall when the crowd roars prematurely for a routine fly ball that lands 50 feet in front of the warning track. And if you can't tell on your own, look to see what the outfielders are doing. It really isn't that hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milkman delivers Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 My bad, Rock. I didn't mean to sound like I thought you were questioning my fandom (I didn't realize this was even a word, but spell check isn't saying it's wrong). I just meant that I would ask a question more in line with the current team. Something that is obscure enough that a bandwagoner wouldn't know it, but a real fan would. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almagest Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Oct 8, 2008 -> 10:26 AM) What? This Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reddy Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 QUOTE (Tony82087 @ Oct 8, 2008 -> 12:59 PM) Ya, this qualifies me in the "When do you start feeling old" thread.....wow. um, i'm 22 and i didn't get that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Those ladies should shut the bleep up. Did they say it mean or conversationally? If they let you talk to their kids the whole game they must have thought you were a decent enough fan. That's like doing the wave. The people who don't do it got yelled at. Big deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjshoe04 Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 QUOTE (Reddy @ Oct 8, 2008 -> 02:43 PM) um, i'm 22 and i didn't get that. Same, maybe 22 year olds aren't up on the hip lingo these days? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joejoedairy Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 QUOTE (Reddy @ Oct 8, 2008 -> 02:43 PM) um, i'm 22 and i didn't get that. ditto, i think it probably stems from online gaming so if you arent a huge nerd you probably wont get it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beautox Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 QUOTE (joejoedairy @ Oct 8, 2008 -> 11:14 PM) ditto, i think it probably stems from online gaming so if you arent a huge nerd you probably wont get it CS:S Bindz FTW, for example: "gg no re now get out of our mIRC channel or idle n00b, while i go make some belgiumrofls and poor some l33tsauce on them" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 QUOTE (beautox @ Oct 9, 2008 -> 03:40 AM) CS:S Bindz FTW, for example: "gg no re now get out of our mIRC channel or idle n00b, while i go make some belgiumrofls and poor some l33tsauce on them" I am currently riding a lollercoaster while wearing lollerskates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felix Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 (edited) On a similar note to the point of this thread, I've been putting up with similar s*** in classes here. This Monday I started a job which involves my wearing business clothes Monday through Thursday (as I work either directly before or after my classes). This week was probably the first time all year that I haven't been wearing some form of Sox gear, which meant it was open game for all the idiot Twinkie fans in my classes to try calling me out for being a bandwagon fan (including two separate teachers). If I really wanted trouble, I'd bring up the fact that I don't see any of them wearing Twins gear, as well as the fact that I could name more players on the Twins than they could, despite their being "fans" of the team. Instead I just choose to ignore it for the most part, though I do make comments about it to some of the people I'm friends with in these classes. QUOTE (beautox @ Oct 9, 2008 -> 03:40 AM) CS:S Bindz FTW, for example: "gg no re now get out of our mIRC channel or idle n00b, while i go make some belgiumrofls and poor some l33tsauce on them" 'gg no re' goes back a lot further than CS:S. QUOTE (joejoedairy @ Oct 9, 2008 -> 12:14 AM) ditto, i think it probably stems from online gaming so if you arent a huge nerd you probably wont get it I'm not a huge nerd Edited October 9, 2008 by Felix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkfan Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 do you speak gg no re outloud or is it only in text? I've never heard of this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxFan1 Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 Hell, I'm 19 and have never heard of/seen gg no re. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 I know "gg" from Yahoo Games. Too much euchre, spades, hearts, dominoes, Literati, etc. gla, gj, n1p, tyvm, yw... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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