re: CHC Thread - Back After A Day Off - Ray (AZ) @ Arrieta (CHC)

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I think you know what I'm saying. Went to my first Cubs game of the year last month and not much has changed despite the pennant race - Tons of people are still there to look at their iPhones and socialize and kick off their night. I swear there were a group of 20 somethings section over and I don't think they collectively watched more than ten pitches

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1) that is such a tired fricking refrain

2) I've split time between the bleachers and grandstand a bunch this year, and the bleacher are actually the rowdiest, most into the game fans in the place...the heckling is relentless and fantastic

3) the above "tired fricking refrain" implies that all fans for all other teams (the ones that draw far fewer fans to both their home and road games) are all keeping score cards while monitoring the status of the minor league prospects between innings...which is, of course, bullshite. Fact is, those other teams (cardinals included) need to turn their experience into a carnival to get people to show, need to splash up "MAKE SOME NOISE" on the jumbotron, have fireworks after the game, dog day, 70s day, and who knows what else (the last three are all things the White Sox do).

I'm mad at myself for putting this much time into a response, but I just have little tolerance for stupidity.