Last night we went to the Yankees/Red Sox game at Yankee Stadium. It was all I could do to not call someone the "C" word.
We sat behind a guy wearing a shirt that said something like Riverdale's Finest first annual Boston Sucks tour. For his part, he was heckling females, cursing and shouting, and told someone her Boston shirt was booger green. His lady companion, on the other hand, wasn't as classy. While there was a quiet moment in the game, the two of them shared a moment of calm reflection: "I mean, at least we're being funny. If this was Fenway they'd be being BRUTAL!"
Says the man whose girlfriend had been violently telling everyone to go fuck themselves for the past hour. I think I actually snorted aloud when I heard that one.
Not that the Sox fans were behaving any better. On the contrary, the highlight of my evening came when one Red Sox fan began hitting her gentleman friend in the head with her handbag. Over and over she whacked him, the contents of her purse scattering everywhere. This broad had a mean swing. She didn't stop hitting, in fact, until she lost her balance and fell three rows in front of her. After that the cops took her away.
As for me, I probably haven't worn a Red Sox T-shirt at Yankee Stadium since 2004. That doesn't mean these games don't make me feel completely neurotic. Although I did seem to calm down after my third beer and one gigantic stick of cotton candy.
Over the years I've made several observations regarding Yankees fans. Not only can they be bitingly bitter but I also find they very often lack a sense of humor. Basically they remind me of the disgruntled kid on the playground who snatches up his kickball and goes home.
In closing, I blow a giant, collective raspberry into the face of every pinstripe wearing boob in town. Except for our dear friends Mike and Maria, of course. And that Jeter's not so bad, either. xoxo
Well, you shouldn't be wearing "game shirts" anywhere anytime, not even to ball games. I mean, you aren't playing. Leave the shirt at home.
Posted by: Sissy | April 18, 2008 at 06:36 PM
I have never worn a game shirt, they are way too boxy. I have work t-shirts or tanks, however. Though you couldn't pay me to wear one at Yankee Stadium these days!
Posted by: The Odd Broad | April 18, 2008 at 08:24 PM
The guy with the shirt was probably a cop. Freakin' cops.
Posted by: Sissy | April 21, 2008 at 09:47 PM
I was ready to punch his girlfriend in the Don Mattingly shirt. She had two other girls with her who were also being obnoxious. Foolishness!
Posted by: The Odd Broad | April 25, 2008 at 10:02 AM
ps: don't let your hubby hear you say that! He'll arrest you.
Posted by: The Odd Broad | April 25, 2008 at 10:03 AM