Sore Losers at Mighty Ducks game...
Those of you who know me will probably not be too surprised that we were lucky enough to be sitting next to some of the only totally pathetic sore losers I've seen at the Pond tonight in Anaheim. I wasn't wearing a Flames jersey (I don't own one and can't imagine that I ever will), but I was rooting for them for a few reasons... 1. I'm a Kings fan and want the "Mighty" Ducks out of the playoffs. 2. I've always liked Andrew Ference and I like seeing his team do well. and 3. David's godparents (and their family) live in Calgary.
Anyway... I was in my Penguins Mario Lemieux jersey that's autographed by a bunch of guys on the team at that time (Andrew Ference included) and rooting for the Flames. The Flames scored the first goal and I jumped up and cheered. When the Ducks tied it up, the chicklet next to me was cheering right in my face... Annoying and probably uncalled for, but not a big deal.
As of the second period when the Ducks had penalties called on them, she was swearing up a storm. At the second intermission, Sharon was pretty shocked and offered to change seats with me, but I told her I could handle a bit of swearing.
In the third period, when the Flames scored 2 goals in their first two shots of the period, the chicklet & her boyfriend were swearing at me, calling me names, etc. The best was them telling me to go back to Canada and Pittsburgh. Not sure where they took geography classes, but I must have missed the part where Pennsylvania became part of Canada. Hmmmm... Anyway, I got sick of being called names and sworn at, so at the next whistle I left to complain to the pond's staff. As I got up to the pond guy, the chicklet next to me threw her beer at me, soaking my left side and even hitting the guy who works at the pond and the people in the section in front of the stairs. Craziness.
The chick then tried to say I spilled her beer, which I found totally hilarious. They had made it so that even the guy who worked at the pond and people in other sections could identify the people who were being jerks.
The annoying brats were allowed back into the section after a while and got support from the people in front of us "she was annoying us, too," etc. I didn't swear once, I never even said the Ducks or anyone on their team (like "Jiggy") sucked, which I believe they really were. Classic case of a bunch of people who probably can't name 5 people on "their team" not being able to handle the reality of losing.
Give me a break. Losing on home ice happens - even in the playoffs. If you can't handle someone rooting for the other team, don't go to the game. When I root for the other team, I expect to get harassed and I can take it, but calling people names and swearing at them is uncalled for. Whatever happened to being a good sport? Very sad the way "fans" act. True fans rarely do pathetic things like that. Granted, these young people had a lot to drink, but that's no excuse in my opinion.
Right now, I'm watching the end of the Oilers/Red Wings game. I hope the Oilers win this one. And I hope they do it soon - my head hurts and I showered the icky cheap beer off, I'm ready for bed.
OOOH! Another funny note for those of you who know me well. David pointed out the Angels game being in the 9th inning with the Angels behind (meaning there would be a bottom of the 9th), which is not cool when you're at a game in the pond, which is right down the street. Definitely affects traffic. The guys next to us left at that point and were telling everyone that we're Angels fans and that's why we're so messed up. Huh? No, we're not Angels fans, idiot. We're just smart enough to know that the game right down the street letting out at the same time the game you're at does is not a good thing for traffic. Duh... lol My
Yankees won tonight, unlike the Anaheim teams. ;-)
Woo-hoo! The Oilers won it in double overtime!!! I hope if you like hockey you were able to watch that one!
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