I have two boys - aged 10 and 8. They know what's what. When the idiots who joined us in Safeco Field to watch the Mariners joined in in the wave, they rolled their eyes and said, "There is no wave in baseball."
Saturday, April 18, 2009
There is No Wave in Baseball
It was late in the game during the Seattle Mariners' 2009 home opener. The game was close -- tied in fact. The Mariners were up to bat with only one out. It was tense. It was exciting. And some idiot three sections away from us decided to start a "wave." What an idiot. Well, I should say, what idiots. Nearly the entire stadium joined in in the wave. How many pitches did I miss while the idiots around me jumped up, waved their arms above their heads, and yelled, "Wooo"? The wave does not belong in baseball. Except for the break between innings, the action in baseball (0r the thrilling anticipation of action) is continuous.
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Personally, I find that once the paint's dry and the sun goes down so the grass is no longer growing, it's nice to have a little diversion at your typical baseball game. For when the hydroplanes aren't running on the jumbo-tron, of course.
ReplyDeleteI mean, what are you supposed to do when you're in line for your clam-chowder bread-bowl? Whistle Take Me Out to the Ball Game? Contemplate the infield fly rule? Think about football (which is only a few short months away)?
In fact, the wave has been surpassed by the clam-chowder bread-bowl as synecdoche for all that's wrong with sports in Seattle. Do you think they serve clam chowder in a bread-bowl at Lambeau Field?
I will admit that starting the wave when your team is up seems particularly dumb. Why not wait until the pitch is just being delivered and yell "Hey!" in unison? Or maybe throw debris at the batter.