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Monday, June 27, 2005Let's talk about Fight ClubSean comments on fan behavior during the Freeway series. I must say, the ornery atmosphere is mystery that eludes me as well. Admittedly this is a generalization, but it does seem that Dodger fans are more often the instigators of these fights. I always chalked it up to longer travel, which begets early arrival at the ball park, which begets pre-game drunkenness. But as they say, "it takes two to tango," and Angels fans are also uncharacteristically short-tempered during these rivalry games. So my new theory is that some people are just dickbags who see these games as opportunity to act out some good ol' fashioned juvenile male aggression (I've had personal experience with these people, though not at a Dodger game). A strange thing that I've noticed is that, while rivalry games make fans more vocal with chants and insults and such, the belligerents are often relatively quiet. They aren't yelling at each other or other fans as you might think. They'll just be sitting there, indistinguishable from other fans, then suddenly you turn around and they're in each other's faces and security is scrambling over seats. That's why I'm thinking it may be more about willing partners than anything else. Comments:I'm a Dodger fan and I went to Friday night's game. Everything was going well until I intercepted a beach ball and threw it over the railing. The rest of the night I heard catcalls, nothing vulgar or anything but enough to make me a bit irritated after a while, especially after the Angels took the lead. I take it as part of the package with wearing another teams colors in their stadium, or messing with their beach balls. Did anyone listed to Angel Talk on am710 after the only Dodger victory over the Angels this year? Some guy at Dodger stadium had beer poured down his pants. |
