Irritating Out of Towner Home Stand

by Section 135 on Jun 4, 2008 11:58 AM PDT Comment 29 comments

The schedule maker must have been laughing when this combination came up for the Padres.

Chicago Cubs

New York Mets

Los Angeles Dodgers

The three teams (save maybe St. Louis) who have the most insufferable fans that come to the game. People that lived 4 months in Chicago, went to Wrigley once, move to SD, been living here for 28 years, and are Cubs fans. Dodger fans because they won in the 70s and 80s. Mets fans because of 69 and 86.

I'm voting for Cubs. At least Dodger fan is cheering and rooting towards the field. With every Cub hit, walk, strike, or safe call I was treated to a speech from various drunk former Northsiders than found a soapbox and must tell me for the ten-thousandth time that this is their year, Padres suck (thanks, I got that), etc. I usually bring up Bartman, 1984, goats, that the C on hats stands for "choke", etc.

Poll

Who are the worst out-of-towner fans at Petco?

Cubs

29 votes

Dodgers

14 votes

Mets

7 votes

Cardinals

5 votes

Other

11 votes

66 votes | Poll has closed

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"You know we're putting new covers on our 'Padres Suck' reports?"

“Did ya get the memo?”

I'll wait to the day's end when the moon is high
And then I'll rise with the tide with a lust for life...

by Axion on Jun 4, 2008 12:04 PM PDT reply actions

It's also strange how the watered-downness of our beer gets Cubs fans going more.

With a name like Smuckers, it has to be good!

by friarinchicago on Jun 4, 2008 12:08 PM PDT reply actions

I voted

Chicago, but I would also vote “Other” for the RedSox. Absolutely the scum of the earth, they are.

by Phantom on Jun 4, 2008 12:35 PM PDT reply actions

Some fans ruin it for us all

I’m a die hard Cubs fan (who use to live in SD – attended SDSU) and can tell you it happens everywhere. It’s unfortunate how some fans can really put a bad taste in your mouth about other teams. Good luck tonight guys!

- Friendly confines

"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella

by Lou In Blue on Jun 4, 2008 1:28 PM PDT reply actions

Hmmm...

I got thrown off by the “out-of-towners” part. There are a lot of dodger-fans now living in san diego, who from my experience try to turn our home games into Raider games…

by pjbno4 on Jun 4, 2008 1:43 PM PDT reply actions

I voted for "other"...

...as in Padres fans. Not our fault you can’t fill up your own stadium. We’re just trying to help. You guys need someone to teach you how to cheer for your team without the help of an electronic scoreboard.

Nanika Ga Okoru!

Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.

by dat cubfan daver on Jun 4, 2008 1:55 PM PDT reply actions

Charger fans have a stadium.

And it fills up nicely.

I'll wait to the day's end when the moon is high
And then I'll rise with the tide with a lust for life...

by Axion on Jun 4, 2008 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions

What's Leon Durham doing these days?

by Winfield's Ghost on Jun 4, 2008 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions

Pfft.

Probably coaching for the Mud Hens….

I'll wait to the day's end when the moon is high
And then I'll rise with the tide with a lust for life...

by Axion on Jun 4, 2008 2:19 PM PDT up reply actions

(I actually don't care what he's doing)

I just love to bring him up to Cubs fans.

by Winfield's Ghost on Jun 4, 2008 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions

(Me either)

But he is. Haha.

I'll wait to the day's end when the moon is high
And then I'll rise with the tide with a lust for life...

by Axion on Jun 4, 2008 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions

giants fans

the worst when they are at petco. i would rather go to dodger stadium in my adrian gonzalez jersey than sit next to a group of giants fans at petco.

"sticking feathers up your butt does not make you a chicken."

by getxAxnewxleftxfielder on Jun 4, 2008 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions

I didn't vote

Since I am no longer in San Diego, but if Cubs fans are as bad in San Diego as they are at home, they should win hands down. I will probably never return to the unfriendly confines after the way I was treated there by the jerks in blue. My only offense was wearing my Padres jersey. I was holding my infant, and still got beer thrown on me simply because the Cubs, as was most often the case at the time, were losing. Fine memory for my first-born’s first baseball game.

Now, you listen here! 'e's not the Messiah, 'e's a very naughty boy! Now, go away! -Brian's mother from Life of Brian, or KT

by Boilermaker19 on Jun 4, 2008 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions

Seriously?

I don’t think I’ve missed a Padres game at Wrigley in 5 years. Every single time I wore a Padres jersey, and most people just laughed. I really like the atmosphere there.

"When the going gets tough... TheGrandHatching pops in later." -- WG

by TheGrandHatching on Jun 4, 2008 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions

Should have been multiple choice

I voted “other”... BoSox fans are insufferable and you can’t understand what they’re saying. Funny how they go back to a dialect one can understand as soon as their team leaves town.

by sqrunt on Jun 4, 2008 2:09 PM PDT reply actions

agreed.

last year when boston came, we went to p.b. afterwards and everyone is yelling “go sawx” and you know they live right down the street. and let’s not forget everyone who jumped on the rockies bandwagon after their world series appearance last year. i went to an SD-COL game earlier this year and saw so many people wearing “world series” addition rockies hats. too many people in san diego go out of their way to follow every other team but the padres. lame.

"sticking feathers up your butt does not make you a chicken."

by getxAxnewxleftxfielder on Jun 4, 2008 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions

I was at the game last night

and a bunch of cubs fan was in our section, saying “pad suck”, “lou is great”. yada yada yada.

I just took calmly looked at the biggest drunk of them and said, “Enjoy it now, its not going to be fun once you get swept by the Marlins in the first round” and he just looked at his beer and sat down for the rest of the game.

"I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day. " ~Frank Sinatra

by Sammy G on Jun 4, 2008 3:10 PM PDT reply actions

Cubs fan doesn't stick you with a shiv.

That’s Dodger fan behavior.

"When the going gets tough... TheGrandHatching pops in later." -- WG

by TheGrandHatching on Jun 4, 2008 5:37 PM PDT reply actions

Isn't that Yankee behavior?

by Dex on Jun 4, 2008 6:43 PM PDT up reply actions

Nah

They’ll just run you over with their car.

I'll wait to the day's end when the moon is high
And then I'll rise with the tide with a lust for life...

by Axion on Jun 4, 2008 6:57 PM PDT up reply actions

Red Sox

20 times worse than any other fans.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I suffer with you... I've never seen such stupid baseball playing in my life."

by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Jun 4, 2008 6:30 PM PDT reply actions

At least they have a hilarious accent. Cub fans are worse.

Intentional Blog on Balls

by Richard Wade on Jun 5, 2008 2:45 AM PDT up reply actions

Cub Fan

Oh, are they arrogant for fans of a team that has one about one playoff series during the course of their lives.

by TheGhostofRickMonday on Jun 4, 2008 9:46 PM PDT reply actions

i voted st.louis

i have this weird curse where i always end up sitting by opposing fans
and BY FAR st.louis fans were the worse

I sat next to a group of seven and wanted to cry.
Not only did they stink with their garlic frys (sorry but i HATE garlic)
they were loud, drunk and stupid, they didn’t pay attention to the game except when the cards were scoring
then when i asked a question about a player they didn’t even know the answer and were rude about it
on top of everything they were late and i cannot stand people not being at a game for the whole game especially when you are trying to support the visiting team.

I’ve sat next to dodger fans that are better than these people were and i can’t stand dodger fans

you can not keep bumping your head against reality and saying it is not there.

by C8LIN B on Jun 4, 2008 11:10 PM PDT reply actions

"I bet you hate garlic, dontcha!"

"When the going gets tough... TheGrandHatching pops in later." -- WG

by TheGrandHatching on Jun 5, 2008 7:02 AM PDT up reply actions

When are the Padres playing the Yankees at PETCO?

If the Yanks and Friars are going to play at PETCO,let’s give Yankee fans a taste of their own medicine! Let’s all attack a Yankee fan! And yes,even Dodger fans hate the Yankees,too! So do the Angels fans!

Philip Fitzsimmons says Padres rule,Dodgers suck!

by Philip Fitzsimmons on Jun 5, 2008 9:03 AM PDT reply actions

I know you're not being literal

But let’s make it perfectly clear that we don’t advocate violence against other teams fans.

by Dex on Jun 5, 2008 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions

I'm not down with violence-

I’m a straight-up pacifist but a few weeks ago some meathead in a Dodger hat tried to knock my Pads hat off at some HxCx fest I was at and I commenced to beating the hell out of him. Good times.

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by TheThirdGonzalez on Jun 6, 2008 6:31 AM PDT up reply actions