Half Price Mondays Suck

by e-gus on Aug 18, 2009 11:24 AM CDT Comment 44 comments

So last night I went to the Sox game. Probably my 15th game of the season, and I noticed something on Mondays that has become a trend. The crowd absolutely sucks. When Rios came up for his very first home AB I could here crickets. No acknowledgment for the new guy? WTF? He was so upset he ground into a double play the poor guy. First JD has been yelling at him and then hes dissed by the fans. Now I know monday is the Pods/Paully crowd because they need the t-shirt to know who these guys are, but c'mon.

this Chevy girl has a better arm than over half the Royals bullpen

There are some appropriate times to clap besides when the scoreboard tells you to, people. When one guy is standing up clapping at least back his play and try to look like you know what the fucks going on. Yeah, thats hard to do in your Dirty 30 t-shirt...

(FUCK NICK SWISHER) but last night was the quietest sell out crowd I have ever heard at any sort of event.

Until the 5th inning of course when the cheap seaters lost all interest in the one run game and started up everyones favorite, the Wave. Woo. God Damn simpletons. Now I know most people are starved for entertainment, thats why such a thing as haunted ghost tours exist, but come on. I heard on the way out a bunch younger girls talking about what a great game it was, and I gotta believe they thought that because it had two key elements, the wave and a win. It just bugs me that as a whole we arent more educated as a fan base like St. Louis or dare I say Boston or Yankee fans. Now I know there are a lot of sheep in there, especially on the last two bandwagons, but at least they are smart enough to follow the lead of the ones that actually know whats up instead of just sitting there trying to look like a bad-ass or something.

This is just something that has been bugging me about our fan-base, but I guess it could be worse.

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agreed the wave was really annoying

people in our section we very much against it which was nice
here’s my problem though.

THE CROWD SHOULD BE ITS LOUDEST FOR THE GAME NOT THE FUCKING CROWD METER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If you can cheer for a damn noise gauge you can cheer for the team you’re rooting for. It’s bullshit.

Praise Him!!

by Hawk is God on Aug 18, 2009 11:36 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

yep.

pisses me off too.

Castro ran into the dugout and told pitcher Jose Contreras, "He hasn't missed a spot all day. I think hes going to do it." Contreras replied, "Shut the fuck up."

by e-gus on Aug 18, 2009 12:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

yeah, i was up in the cheap seats.

and when the wave started (top of the sixth) I couldn’t be more pissed. Especially when the fucks cheer or boo depending on how far it gets. The wave just makes pathetic people feel like they are a part of something. It’s not 1992 anymore, lets get over that fucking shit.

by soxshenanigans on Aug 18, 2009 4:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

thought you were going for this chevy girl has a better rack than half the royal's wives

that would involve a whole bunch of skull fucking.-BoeJouma

by furby2056 on Aug 18, 2009 11:47 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

good point furbs

I had to scroll back and check it out in more detail … they are nice and blossoming

Lupe, release the balloons!

by LT_sox_fan on Aug 18, 2009 11:49 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

her rack is splendid

like a rack of delicious ribs

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by FAQ on Aug 18, 2009 12:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

there was a girl last night with a good arm chucking t-shirts.

i didnt take a picture but google found this nice one, different chick buut whatever.

Castro ran into the dugout and told pitcher Jose Contreras, "He hasn't missed a spot all day. I think hes going to do it." Contreras replied, "Shut the fuck up."

by e-gus on Aug 18, 2009 12:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

noise level has been down quite a bit this season

Every game I have gone to this year it has been pretty quiet. It is like people need game 163 to get into it.

And yes, Monday’s crowds are pretty soft. A lot of kids and BS like that.

Let’s see what tonight brings.

Lupe, release the balloons!

by LT_sox_fan on Aug 18, 2009 11:48 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

we know you were at this game, Scott.

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by colintj on Aug 18, 2009 11:53 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

i dont think you realize how insulting that is.

Castro ran into the dugout and told pitcher Jose Contreras, "He hasn't missed a spot all day. I think hes going to do it." Contreras replied, "Shut the fuck up."

by e-gus on Aug 18, 2009 12:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

i hope it hurts.

i have to watch you pitch.

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by colintj on Aug 18, 2009 3:04 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs

if Im Linebrink

then you’re bozo

Castro ran into the dugout and told pitcher Jose Contreras, "He hasn't missed a spot all day. I think hes going to do it." Contreras replied, "Shut the fuck up."

by e-gus on Aug 18, 2009 4:17 PM CDT up reply actions 3 recs

pure win

that would involve a whole bunch of skull fucking.-BoeJouma

by furby2056 on Aug 18, 2009 5:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

i have way more hair than that.

otherwise, spot on and rec’d.

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by colintj on Aug 18, 2009 7:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

The Sox fan base used to be pretty good.

then we won the world series and everything blew up in our faces. Now there are too many “cub like” sox fans.

Kenwo4life=ratings

by KenWo4LiFe on Aug 18, 2009 12:55 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I'll never forget right after the WS when I was getting my championship sweatshirt. A couple girls were rifling through the player tshirts and one said, "Iguchi. I don't know who that is, but I like his name, so I'll get this one!"

Assholes.

fuck you and the dick you rode in on.
by Trooper on Aug 17, 2009 8:20 PM PDT

by homesickalien on Aug 18, 2009 2:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ehh -- comes with the territory

The more “assholes” (I know that comment was some degree of tongue-in-cheek but I’m gonna quote it anyways) buying merchandise and tickets and beer, the more $$$ Kenny gets to play with. In the end I take my peace-of-mind from the fact that the level of enjoyment I derive from the Sox doing something really special exponentially exceeds that of the folks who started following when “OMG THEY GOT PEAVEY!”*

*Not that those folks are even ‘following’ right now, mind you.

by CWSKeith on Aug 18, 2009 3:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

the drunk next to me at the perfecto had the gall to ask what was going on that's so special that everybody was standing and cheering

this was in the 9th inning.

These events have me frightened and on the verge of evacuating my bowels.

by thatshortkid on Aug 18, 2009 3:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think he had a valid question

For reals, it’s not like there hadn’t been 18 thrown in baseball history or something. Give us something new, something interesting. I don’t know, show us your titties.

This perfect game shit is so played out.

;)

...take your hobbit circle jerk to another thread
by larry on May 18, 2009 8:58 PM PDT

by rhythm on Aug 18, 2009 4:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Troof!

fuck you and the dick you rode in on. ~Trooper

by homesickalien on Aug 18, 2009 5:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, the fans that scream at popups...

Ask any of those turds to spell BURR-LEE or PURR ZINN SKI…

"The next fu#&@ng person that walks across this stage is going to get fu#&ng killed, aright?"

by thekever on Aug 18, 2009 3:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Can't have it both ways, small market fanbase with a big market budget

Just be glad the ballpark experience isn’t one giant advertisement like a Bulls game.

The Chicago Bulls.....the more profitable Los Angeles Clippers.

by Ozzie Montana on Aug 18, 2009 5:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Are you talking about the Right Rail or the Cell?

"Baseball is like church. Many attend, few understand."

— Leo Durocher

by Chiburb on Aug 18, 2009 1:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I haven't really been to any games with bad crowds.

I went to the entire LAA,LAD,CHC,and NYY and the place was packin. Everyone was into it. I don’t if it is just me, but I’m never amped for games on Monday’s, knowing i have a whole week of work coming up.

by No Pressure on Aug 18, 2009 2:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

any yankees away game is really fusturating

I was at Buehrles first home start after the perfect game and kept hearing “lets go yankees”, it was seriously 60-40 in our favor
I wanted to scream at all of them

On that fly to right-center
I kinda expected JD to plow into Rios with an ATV.

EVERYBODY PICK US FOR 3RD OR 4TH SO I DINK WE DOIN POOTY GOO
Sox Machine
by Sox Machine on Aug 17, 2009 7:35 PM PDT reply recommended Unrec 3

by blackoutsox on Aug 18, 2009 2:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

don't go to a Red Sox v Sox game

I’ve seen us outnumbered at our own stadium… and it was mainly by Chicago people

by 815Sox on Aug 19, 2009 8:06 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Depends where you sit too

by Grinder in Training on Aug 19, 2009 12:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

i hear you. and it's definitely not just on mondays.

i think pretty much all fans are completely brutal. i always look around at the games and try to figure out why about 75% of them are at the game at all. i’ve never come up with a logical answer to explain their behavior.

it is what it is......

by BuehrleMan on Aug 18, 2009 6:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

even more disappointing is the personification of the stereotypes my cubs fan friends always joke about.

sleeveless t-shirts. jean shorts. bad facial hair. questionable hygiene. it’s so embarrassing. there’s a lot of trash roaming around that stadium. too bad the kenwo’s and wtgtd’s and the other mouthbreathers of the sox fanbase give the rest of us a bad name.

Cashing checks and having sex.

by MarketMaker on Aug 19, 2009 4:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

"mouthbreathers"

awesome.

...take your hobbit circle jerk to another thread
by larry on May 18, 2009 8:58 PM PDT

by rhythm on Aug 20, 2009 11:38 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

The one I can't stand the most is the "you have no fans sterotype"

Its perplexing in many ways. First, the White Sox are a top 10 team when it comes to fanbase size. Second, the Cubs usually fucking suck, so are they admitting they like shitty baseball? Maybe they are not paying attention or going just in hopes of being seen at Wrigley? Fuckin confusing.

by 815Sox on Aug 22, 2009 5:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

lick my ballsack...

i never wear jorts.

"you should go back to your cowardly practice of offering no opinion of your own."
-picktoclick

by Where Triples Go to Die on Sep 8, 2009 10:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think Carl Everett said it best

99% of fans don’t know what they’re watching

by 3E8 on Aug 18, 2009 11:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

they go to games the same reason all these dummies go to lollapalooza

young folks want to be seen and go out. those are the ones usually not watching the game.

If you dont like me please ignore me and my posts

The Pirates,Reds,Royals, and Padres are not major league teams

by angryandy on Aug 19, 2009 2:51 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

That stupid wave happened again last night

I was so pissed off. It came through our section when we were leading by one run. Sure enough it came during the same inning the Royals tied it and then took the lead. I didnt even get to see Billy Butler’s double and curse at it because dumbasses were standing up to do the wave right on his contact. I was sitting in my regular section for season tickets, I figured our season ticket holders would have the decency to stop this ode to fair weather fans. It is bad enough starting the wave, but if the Sox were up 11-0, I wouldnt care. Because it was a close game, it made our crowd look stupid.

I go home and get in her face - Pods

by airnjp on Aug 19, 2009 6:37 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Im fine with the wave as long as we're doing awsome

otherwise it makes the people look like they’re not paying attention

On that fly to right-center
I kinda expected JD to plow into Rios with an ATV.

EVERYBODY PICK US FOR 3RD OR 4TH SO I DINK WE DOIN POOTY GOO
Sox Machine
by Sox Machine on Aug 17, 2009 7:35 PM PDT reply recommended Unrec 3

by blackoutsox on Aug 19, 2009 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I was there - they were not paying attention - pissed a few regulars around me off too

One catch (and 1 hit) does not make you a major league player... or does it?

by Brush Back on Aug 19, 2009 10:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I was there on Tuesday as well.

The wave is embarrassing. It just makes you look like you are at a junior varsity basketball game. A lot of fans in my section, which has plenty of season ticket holders, did not participate.

As stupid as it may be, I can’t be that pissed off about people having fun. It was a great crowd for a Tuesday night, so as a season ticket holder, I’m just happy the stadium seemed fairly packed. It’s nice to see. Let’s just check the wave at the gates next time.

"You might be impressed with your analysis, but I am not. Stop wasting my time." - Chris De Luca

by BoKnows on Aug 19, 2009 9:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

and leave the throw the ball back there too!

That pisses me off even more than the wave. Especially since I usually only see the waves on nights like Monday

One catch (and 1 hit) does not make you a major league player... or does it?

by Brush Back on Aug 19, 2009 10:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

As a side note - the ball chant seems to be down this year... thankfully

Leave the beach ball at home too – its so Boston and Detroit

One catch (and 1 hit) does not make you a major league player... or does it?

by Brush Back on Aug 19, 2009 10:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Now THAT is a hot woman.

Keep your Megan Fox.

We’re a pack of a-holes. And my tradition of contributing absolutely nothing to this site... continues.

by winningugly on Aug 20, 2009 11:14 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

look at the ass on that second baseman

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by The Wizard on Aug 22, 2009 3:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

i don't think there is anyone in that picture whose ass should be looked at.

Cashing checks and having sex.

by MarketMaker on Aug 23, 2009 6:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

the good ol days, the good ol days...

i miss the half priced mondays and pepsi tuesdays in 04. i went to a ton of those games. it was soo amateur nite at those games, but i dont think there was one of those games that i went to were i didnt see a fist fight between some dumb drunk cub and sock fan…

Hell Yesss

by Grinder Rule #42 on Aug 24, 2009 11:30 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs