I went to a Dodgers game yesterday and it was a blast, but when it comes to baseball and most sports I'm always a little ignorant of the rules. I know that chatter is an important part of the game and that banter from the fans is important.
As a fan in the bleacher within ear shot of the field you can say the players names with funny emphasis. For example, when yelling at Nomar Garciaparra you can say, "NOOOOOO-mar", or you can say it fast and shrill "nomar!" People tend to stay away from Garciaparra -
I guess it's funny enough already.You can also taunt the opposing team members about their stats. You can say, "Hey Sariano, you suck!"
I was not familiar with the various players records, so I kept my taunts to a topic within my general area of knowlege. I taunted Jacque Jones from the Cubs about his pants. Our seats where just behind right field, or left field - who can tell? - from which I joined in the jeering with my own brand of chatter.
Hey, Jones! Where'd you get those pants?
Hey, Jones! How much did you pay for those pants?
Hey, Jacque! Nice pants!
When the tide turned and The Dodgers took the league, I turned up the volume on my barbs.
Hey, Jones! How your pants now?
When the little boy in front of me turned to his father and asked, "Why's he talking about his pants?" I knew my work was done.
