Friday, October 5, 2007

Canadian Soldiers invade Jacobs field!

Friday Night. Waiting for the Sox, so I'm watching the Yanks and Tribe get eaten alive by "Canadian Soldiers" (flying ants) and all of the sudden I hear this:

"And listen to this crowd. It's like an English Premier Soccer game."

Fuck the heck? First of all, do people in Cleveland know what soccer is? Or where England is for that matter?

But more importantly, who the hell does this guy think he is? Has he ever been to an English Premier League futbol match (not soccer game asshole).

He is, in fact, speaking about the same league that in recent history had to take the following actions:

- Cancel games midway through because the crowd was too...let's say rowdy...and not mention the throwing things on the field, fans storming the field and actually injuring players.

- Suspend fans from stadiums so that matches could be played without interruption.

I think you get the point.

Now I'm not saying fans in the good ol' U.S. of A. aren't as passionate about Baseball as Europeans are about Futbol, though they aren't. And I'm not saying Futbol is more boring than Baseball, because it isn't. But come on! You're comparing the loudest, craziest, most masochistic fanbase in the history of modern sports...to the fans... with their mouths full of flying ants... at Jacobs Field...in Cleveland, Ohio.

I've said enough. Whoever you are commentating this game, you're on my list.

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