The Real Problem is...

[iLLmatic]

that fans feel they know these guys. whether its "Beyond the Glory" or "SportsCentury" or "Cribs" etc... the fans are given access to way too much information about athletes and entertainers. Just think about how in the 50's and 60's technology didnt allow you to get this type of stuff. Too much is known. a high school kid gets some free jerseys from a local sports store, some guys gets caught speeding after a game, we hear about it. some guy hits his girlfriend we hear about it. someone gets caught with some herb in his bag at the airport and says it aint his and it really isnt, WE FvCKIN HEAR ABOUT IT!!! do you see the pattern. take for instancethe fact that i dont know allen iverson. but from the info i know from skimming over different websites, tv programs, interviews, etc... i can in some weird way kinda feel like i do. and if you are that kinda fan who loves to heckle you take this info to an arena near you when good ol AI comes to play your local nba team and because of all the information we just gotta know about from all media, get a couple of cold ones in ya, in addition to the fact that you work 60+ hours a week at your job and you are watching guys who make your whole years salary in the first half, and you LET HIM HAVE IT!!! "Hey allen, hows juanita? did you slap her today and leave her outside naked again?" ha ha ha everyone laughs cause your mister funny man. "hey allen how's your mom doin?" ha ha ha. this is the tame version. we dont need to know this mans business but we still get it. and the more we get the more we want. "oh so and so took a sh!t today. oh he did? was there corn in it?

The media has caused all of us fans to views our night out at the game as our legal right as a consumer to be a-holes because i payed for that damn ticket. this is no excuse for guys to jump in the seats and start swingin on folks, but it is part of the reason why the day of the fan who goes to the game to root for the home team has died away and been replaced by drunk guy who is bitter because he wasnt good enough to do what the guys he is watching is doing.

[Yosemite Dan]

Re: The Real Problem is...

It's too late at night to be thinking this deep. I'd be happy if you just shortened your paragraphs, my eyes hurt.

Don't take this Artest thing too seriously, it's an isolated incident and it won't result in the degradation of society. BTW I've never known the reason why corn doesn't digest properly? Can anybody explain?

[Yosemite Dan]

Re: The Real Problem is...

It's too late at night to be thinking this deep. I'd be happy if you just shortened your paragraphs, my eyes hurt.

Don't take this Artest thing too seriously, it's an isolated incident and it won't result in the degradation of society. BTW I've never known the reason why corn doesn't digest properly? Can anybody explain?

[HMcCoy]

Re: The Real Problem is...

Due to a few good points in there, the original post has been formatted to fit your computer screen....




...that fans feel they know these guys.

Whether its "Beyond the Glory" or "SportsCentury" or "Cribs" etc... the fans are given access to WAAAAY too much information about athletes and entertainers. Just think about how in the 50's and 60's technology didnt allow you to get this type of stuff. Too much is known.

A high school kid gets some free jerseys from a local sports store, we hear about it...

Some guy gets caught speeding after a game, we hear about it...

Some guy hits his girlfriend, we hear about it...

someone gets caught with some herb in his bag at the airport and says it aint his and it really isnt, WE (Freaking) HEAR ABOUT IT!!!

See the pattern? Take for instance, the fact that I dont know Allen Iverson. From the info (I've gotten) from skimming over different websites, TV programs, interviews, etc... I can in some wierd way kinda' feel like I do.

The kinda' fan who LOVES to heckle takes this info to the arena when good ol' AI comes to play his local NBA team, and because of all the information he's gotten from all the media, he gets a couple of cold ones in him (that liquid courage), and LETS HIM HAVE IT!!! Add the fact that he just worked 60+ hours a week at his job, and he's watching guys who make his whole years salary in the first half, and you can imagine the crap these players have to endure.

"Hey Allen, hows Juanita? Did you slap her today and leave her outside naked again?" Ha ha ha...everyone laughs cause you're mister funny man. "Hey Allen, how's your mom doin?" Ha ha ha. This is the tame version. We dont need to know this mans business, but we still get it. And the more we get, the more we want. "Oh! So and so took a sh!t today...Oh he did? Was there corn in it?"

The media has caused all of us fans to views our night out at the game as our legal right as a consumer to be a-holes because I payed for that damn ticket.

This is no excuse for guys to jump in the seats and start swingin on folks, but it is part of the reason why the day of the fan who goes to the game to root for the home team has died away, and been replaced by drunk guys who are bitter because he wasnt good enough to do what the guys he is watching is doing.

[HMcCoy]

Re: The Real Problem is...

Due to a few good points in there, the original post has been formatted to fit your computer screen....




...that fans feel they know these guys.

Whether its "Beyond the Glory" or "SportsCentury" or "Cribs" etc... the fans are given access to WAAAAY too much information about athletes and entertainers. Just think about how in the 50's and 60's technology didnt allow you to get this type of stuff. Too much is known.

A high school kid gets some free jerseys from a local sports store, we hear about it...

Some guy gets caught speeding after a game, we hear about it...

Some guy hits his girlfriend, we hear about it...

someone gets caught with some herb in his bag at the airport and says it aint his and it really isnt, WE (Freaking) HEAR ABOUT IT!!!

See the pattern? Take for instance, the fact that I dont know Allen Iverson. From the info (I've gotten) from skimming over different websites, TV programs, interviews, etc... I can in some wierd way kinda' feel like I do.

The kinda' fan who LOVES to heckle takes this info to the arena when good ol' AI comes to play his local NBA team, and because of all the information he's gotten from all the media, he gets a couple of cold ones in him (that liquid courage), and LETS HIM HAVE IT!!! Add the fact that he just worked 60+ hours a week at his job, and he's watching guys who make his whole years salary in the first half, and you can imagine the crap these players have to endure.

"Hey Allen, hows Juanita? Did you slap her today and leave her outside naked again?" Ha ha ha...everyone laughs cause you're mister funny man. "Hey Allen, how's your mom doin?" Ha ha ha. This is the tame version. We dont need to know this mans business, but we still get it. And the more we get, the more we want. "Oh! So and so took a sh!t today...Oh he did? Was there corn in it?"

The media has caused all of us fans to views our night out at the game as our legal right as a consumer to be a-holes because I payed for that damn ticket.

This is no excuse for guys to jump in the seats and start swingin on folks, but it is part of the reason why the day of the fan who goes to the game to root for the home team has died away, and been replaced by drunk guys who are bitter because he wasnt good enough to do what the guys he is watching is doing.