I'll admit, my opinion of Reds fans over the years has been tarnished. I thought in general they have become whiny and overly critical in nature. But over the last few days, I've come to find that they really are intelligent, and could be Mensa members compared to the fans we've encountered.
LA fans were boorish and low class, which I sort of anticipated before heading out here. Maybe it's because their team is out of contention, but I was pleasantly surprised by how apathetic and non-confrontational they were.
Well, I thought that would be the worst of it, but no, SF fans set the bar for stupidity. SF fans make LA fans look like Baseball Prospectus contributors. Joey Votto hit a ground-rule double, with NO RUNS SCORING as a result, and the fan who caught it threw it back on the field. It wasn't even a home run! And yes, it was the very same fan who was screaming for the Giants outfielder to throw a warmup ball to him all game.
And then there were the guys in front of us who thought every fly ball was a home run, even when it was 300-foot pop-up or a foul ball behind home plate. The same group thought the Giants center-fielder was still Aaron Rowand (when it is Fernando Torres who is hispanic and doesn't even look like Rowand), and yelled "Brick" to try to distract Bruce from catching a fly ball.
And then, there were the guys next to us, who commented, "Who are the Reds? They're an off-the-wall team. Not a normal team, just a really random one." HELLO, the first professional baseball team? 5 world titles? I think I had to restrain Chris from wailing on those guys at this point.
AT&T is a gorgeous and majestic park, in which everyone should catch a game at some point. Too bad many of the seats are filled with ignorant shit. I'm hoping the next couple games can prove my first impression wrong.
I promise I won't be so piss-and-vinegar from here on out. SF is a beautiful city, and I can't wait to see its gems in the next couple days. :)
Don't forget the guys who tried to start a "Lets go Giants" cheer during the moment of silence for Bobby Thompson, after showing his "Shot heard round the world" highlight. Just all around a classless group of fans.
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