My Day at the Ducks Game, by Dan Brown.
Hey, I have to share something with
everyone to relieve my frustration after attending
game 2 between the Ducks and the Avalanche. Plus after going to the
pond I feel the need to associate myself with some real hockey fans again.
So I went to the pond for game 2 because
it was Sunday at noon, we had nothing to do, and I wanted to help them
actually sell out. It was a play-off game and I was not going to
root for anyone, I just wanted to go to enjoy a game as a hockey fan.
Well that was a mistake, I found myself
pulling for the Avalanche the whole time because everyone single duck fan
there sucked big time.
Never have I seen so many unknowledgeable
fans gathered in one place at one time. At least 85% of the building
had NO IDEA what was happening.
Please allow me to state the following
examples:
Near the end of the game, about the
15 minute mark, there were roughing penalties handed out. So the
ref points to Lappy and points over to the box, then he points to the Ducks
player and points over to the box. OK, everything is fine. They
just happen to skate Lappy over there first and everyone stands up and
starts yelling and going crazy. So I am thinking to myself I have
never seen anyone get so excited over coincidental minors. Then they skate
the Ducks players over there and people start booing. It was clear that
coincidental minors were handed out and it was the correct call. So
they start chanting Fraiser sucks, which he does, however he wasn't even
the official that handed out the calls.
Further more I saw the following sign:
No Se, Jose
ok, BUT they also played the Mexican
Hat dance at one point after he let in a goal. Would someone please
explain to anyone that his name is not pronounced Jose, and that he is
Canadian, NOT mexican. That really bothered me.
Oh and the Harvard genius behind me
decided to yell out to Bryzgalov that he hopes the gets the shut-out about
5 minutes into the 3rd period. I guess he was too mentally retarded
to actually provide a curse.
I am actually thinking about writing
the Avalanche and demanding my money back since they didn't even bother
to show up for the game.
Note for Aaron: They ripped off Pennywise and now play Bro Hymn after every Ducks goal.
posted by Dan at 5/09/2006 10:57:00 AM
9 Comments:
I'm sure alot of people went just because the Ducks are in the playoffs and it's their home team. Orange County seems to have fair weather fans regardless of sport. How many Angels seats were empty before they started playing well?
Those people don't bother me as much as the stupid duck calls. Every time I go to a Ducks game, I get stuck right next to some kid who spends the entire game blowing into the duck call, making songs, breathing through it, just generally being a nuisance. I wish they had bat nights just so I could bludgeon the little bastards.
I have mixed emotions about the Bro Hymn thing... it somehow seems soiled now. Damn you Ducks, damn you.
11:27 AM
Maybe the Ducks would have better fans if the name was changed to the Los Angeles Ducks of Anaheim!
11:34 AM
I thought the Duck calls were the worst thing, but try sitting in front of the jack-ass who is allowed to bring in a drum and beat it like a monkey the entire game.
11:34 AM
Why on earth would they let somebody bring a drum?!? What ever happened to nice quiet traditions like throwing octopi on the ice and creative use of cheese?
11:46 AM
In general, Anaheim sports fans are pathetic. Whenever I have gone to a Ducks or Angel game, I have noticed that many people don't KNOW the game they are at. A lot of fans in OC are casual and big time band wagon hoppers. I notice that most Ducks/Angels fans are going to games for social reasons, rather than for the game. I don't go to that many games, so I am just talking about what I have seen at the games I have been to.
I will say there is a big difference when I go to a Dodger game. It's much more of an actual sporting event. Everyone knows the home team players as well as most of the players on the other team. There are no gimics and no cheerleaders. It's honest entertainment.
11:52 AM
At least I don't claim to know anything about hockey. I just like to watch. It's fun. LA has all kinds of fair weather fans. Look at the Lakers losing, do you see any of those stupid car flags anywhere anymore? nope. I was there when "showtime" was on and I was there when the Angels were a joke. I am a fan. As I have said many times, I was taught to be a fan. I can be nothing less. Those other people just suck and have way too much money on their hands. I think they go just so they can say they went to a "playoff" game. They royally suck. Did I mention that those people suck?
11:58 AM
cheese?!!?!?!??
11:58 AM
Don't even get me started on the Mexican Hat Dance!!!
12:00 PM
I meant sports traditions in general, not hockey specifically. The cheese I am referring to is the Green Bay Packers cheesehead attire.
12:16 PM
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