Victorino files police report after beer shower

The editorial from The Good Phight is here.

I'm not defending what this guy did. As far as I'm concerned he should be banned from going to any MLB games. But a lecture from Philly fans on inappropriate fan behavior?!? Really?!?

Do they need to be reminded of this?

3 months ago Reg Dunlop 17 comments 0 recs |

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While it's awesome that Dick Torino was golden showered

the unfortunate consequence is that Philly can now use this to support their claim that they AREN’T the worst fans ever.

"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw

by squid92 on Aug 13, 2009 7:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

They aren't ...

The whole Philly sports fan thing is overblown. I’ve gone to a ton of games in Philly rocking my Wright jersey, never had any issues.

People give them crap because of the overly popularized and distorted story about booing Santa that happened like over 40 years ago.

by Balagast on Aug 13, 2009 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

It's more than that

The batteries thrown at J.D. Drew. The Vet courthouse. The Tie Domi dust up.

Then on the same day this year they had the laser pointer incident and had a fan killed in a fight outside of CBP. They have a bad reputations across all sports.

That’s not so say they are all like that.The vast majority are just good sports fans. I’ve had great experiences with Philly fans. But their bad eggs seem to be worse than just the obnoxious fan. And they certainly should not be criticizing the bad behavior of others without at least acknowledging the prominent role their fans played in promoting the same type of behavior.

by Reg Dunlop on Aug 13, 2009 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not to mention Michael Irvin.

"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw

by squid92 on Aug 13, 2009 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I dunno.

I remember seeing an Eagles game on TV a couple of seasons ago where the Eagles were going off the field at halftime with a lead and the fans booed them. In their home stadium. I guess the lead wasn’t big enough or something.

It’s like Philly fans are not happy unless they’re pissed off. I’ve never seen anything like it.

We've got ourselves a ball club, the Mets of New York town!

by kingcritical on Aug 14, 2009 12:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

As much as I despise Victorino

I don’t blame him for pressing charges. The guy broke one of the relatively few rules for fans: you don’t throw shit at players, even if it’s just beer.

by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 13, 2009 7:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs