A wierd WOW Moment for me

Yesterday I scored great tickets for me and my wife to go to Game 1 of the National League Chamionship Series to see my Diamondbacks get their asses kicked by the Colorado Rockies... It was such a wierd atmosphere there last night. I have never seen more animosity between two groups of fans, even when I was at the World Series in 2001 against the Yankees. Anyway, sitting two seats away from me was this group of four or five college age kids, all drinking heavily and one of them was Rockies fan. From the moment we sat down he was being obnoxious. He was going way beyond just rooting for his team and was going out of his way just to try to **** off as many of the Diamondbacks fans around him as he could. He was being loud, standing up, insulting and taunting non-stop. Making an ass out of himself and ruining the ballgame for everyone. By the fifth innning my short fuse was completely gone. So I stood up and told him to sit down and shut the **** up. Of course, we got into it, and within a few seconds we were chest to chest. My fists were clenched and I really really wanted to throw him off the upper deck! But, alas I was able to show some restraint. The fact that I am a married father of two is the only thing that kept me from decking the guy. You've all seen that guy before, being led off in handcuffs like a delinquent 19 year old, I'm too old for that. I've got too many responsbilities...I just refused to be that guy. So I sat down, and tried to turn the other cheek, while the asshole continued. My blood was boiling though, and after another inning and not even being able to focus on the game. I got up and went for a walk to cool off. When I came back my wife told me while I was gone, he got into arguments with four other fans around us. Apparently, told one guy to "shut up you Gook" and that was enough. In the top of the eighth, security finally converged on him and took him away. It was crazy, everybody in our section was standing up cheering when they got there and the guy finallly realized what an idiot he was as he was escorted out. I really felt sorry for the two girls who were with him and his friend as you could just see how incredibly emberassed and uncomfortable they were. Anyway, here is where the Wow Moment comes in. Afterwords, my wife told me that when I was gone and he was arguing with one of the other fans, he kept calling the guy "fattie." It's so easy right? The obvious first choice for an insult. She pointed out that during all our arguing the guy never hurled a "fattie" insult at me, the only physical thing was something about my nose. Amazing huh? I think this is the first time in my life that someone trying to insult me didn't go for the easy target of my weight. So the whole thing kind of validated the idea that I am actually looking "normal" Incredible! a first for me! I'm glad my wife noticed it, kind of turned lemons into lemonade!

That is a weird one, but cool.

They weren't the yahoo's throwin' water bottles onto the field in the 5th or so, where they?

Also, stupid Rockies!  How dare they beat Webb?!?!?

The trash didn't start flying until the fans were upset over the baserunner interference call on Justin Upton for sliding hard into second to break up a rall-killing double play in the seventh...I actually was down at the top of the right field bleachers when that was all going on...it was crazy, at least ten guys were dragged out by the sherriffs.   Diamondbacks fans are catching alot of flack for that, but IMO you can't criticize a fanbase for lacking passion (over not selling out until minutes before the game) and then two hours later criticize them for being "classless" if that were to happen in Boston, or Philly, or NY, then it would just be called the fans being passionate. If anything, I'm proud of the passion displayed last night. Allthough, I personally would not risk getting tossed for throwing **** on the field.

I am a big D-Back fan, but it WAS runner interference.  Good call by the 2nd base ump.  But you are right, you can't criticize your fan base for being passionate.

That is a weird wow... but still a wow!  Glad you weren't hurt or kicked out he he!

I heart your story on many levels:
A. I heart the Dbacks!
B. You totally stood up the the douche
C. Yay for being called honker face and not porky!
D. That guy is going to be on the news soon going "Don't taze me, Bro!!"

LOL! I was yelling at the security guards to use the tazer on him because he was refusing to get up, I was hoping to hear him whine like a ***** "don't taze me bro!"

I bet you feel graet about that.. Not that it was good he was calling the other guy fat.. But YAY!