Not so much the outcome of the game (though that sucked), but being surrounded by a bunch of frat boys from Charm City. Mercifully I had a radio with me (I like to listen to Charlie and Dave even when I'm at the game), and so I just put on the earphones and kept turning up the volume.
The low point was the national anthem, when of course the Baltimorons yelled "O!" and then were booed by Nats fans. Classless all around. (Turning the anthem into a fight song for a team pisses me off anyway...as bleeding heart liberal as I am, there are certain institutions I respect, and that's one. Stand at attention, take off your hat, stop eating your popcorn, and unless you're singing respectfully, keep your mouth shut.)
There is a silver lining. In a few weeks the Washington Nationals will officially be owned by Ted Lerner. Everything I've read and heard about the Lerners and Stan Kasten sounds great, and I have every reason to believe they'll begin the process of turning the team into a proud and successful franchise.
The Orioles will still be owned by Peter Angelos.
So there.
Posted by Nic at May 19, 2006 10:29 PM | TrackBack