From an editorial in today's NY Times: "The question is not whether Steve Consalvi should have jumped onto the field during a major-league baseball game in Philadelphia on Monday, waving a towel and running in circles like a toddler trying to avoid bath time. He shouldn’t have. All cities have dumb fans. Philadelphia seems to have more than its share. The best course there, as anywhere, is smarter, more attentive security in the stands. Maybe it’s also higher Plexiglas, stiffer trespassing fines, less beer. Force must always be the last resort. Tasering a showboating kid is just plain excessive."
I don't know which I agree with more - that using a taser on a goofy kid is an overreaction, or that we seem to have more dumb fans than most. Of course, I can't help thinking that even a snooty rag like the Times, since they are from New York, seems to be just a little too happy to have a chance to be giving Philly fans a little shot. Maybe it's because our 4 teams are better than just about all of their 8 or 9 teams.
Lets review: The Sixers finished ahead of the Knicks and Nets. The Flyers eliminated the Rangers and lasted longer in the playoffs than the Devils, and of course, the Islanders didn't even make the playoffs. The Eagles had a better record than the Giants or Jets. And the Phillies regularly embarrass the Mets on the field and in the standings. I THINK I covered all their teams, or just maybe I forgot one. Must be old age. Yeah, that's it.
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