Yes, it's that time again. I've only been to 3 games this year, but my pet peeves are building up already. If you are sitting anywhere's close to me at a game, please observe Don's Rules of Conduct.
1) Don't be a slob & pick-up your trash so I don't have to walk over or around it. The best is the drunk guy behind you who spills his 10th beer that sticks to your sneakers. Fans do things to trash ballparks that they would never do in their own house. Why is that?
2) Stop waiving your arms during games so you can be seen on TV. If I'm sitting behind you trying to actually watch the game, you will be getting a tap on the shoulder after the 1st time you wave. As a follow-up rule, parents should not make their little kids go down to the front row & waive at the camera. That's even more annoying.
3) If you are sitting behind me & need to talk incessantly about non-baseball stuff throughout the whole game, do it without yelling & stop talking to come up for air once in awhile. I had 2 male Padres fans who were worse than 2 old ladies talking for 9 solid innings about when they were in the 4th grade, what color a neighborhood dog was & how to end the Afghan war. And all that stuff would have been OK if they weren't talking so all 3 rows up & down from them could hear their conversation. Maybe the 10 beers they drank had something to do with it. Amateurs!
4) If you leave the park to smoke, take several deep breaths & brush your clothes before you return. I had a lady who left to smoke & came back yesterday smelling like her clothes were on fire. She must have had 3 cigarettes going in each hand. This routine happened several times during the game. I think I have lung disease now.
5) Don't talk & walk around during the national anthem. My best pet peeve is the on-field camera man who has to run by the players in front of the dugout to show them chewing gum & standing still. Really? Have a little patriotism & leave that camera shot out.
I'm sure more things will pop into my head as I attend more games this spring. Let me know if you have any pet peeves to add to this list.
1 comment:
How about...when going for a foul ball, do not push or climb over people to get it. It's a BASEBALL for Pete's sake, not the Hope diamond. And, if there is a kid in ther vicinity, give it to him or her. Get a life.
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