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When The Hecklers Win

Chriso Written by Chriso, Thursday July 21 2011
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The Toledo Mud Hens scored 4 in the top of the first tonight in Norfolk, and while the Tides battled back with 3 later, they could not do enough to overcome that start and lost the game 4-3. Chris Tillman started for the Tides. All four runs came after there were two outs. Tillman settled down, and at one point retired 11 in a row.

But the game was over before it started. It was hot, as it is in most of the country. Maybe that kept the crowd to a minimum. The stadium holds 12,000, but the announced attendance was around 4,000.

It was in the late innings, as some fans had already started to depart, that the hecklers started to take over, as they sometimes do in the minors.

Toledo had a player named Strieby. "Do you know if you add a K to your name, you would be Strikeby?" one fan shouted. His voice echoed over the empty stands.

The next batter was Salazar. "Do you know if you take the zar out of your name, and add mander, you'd be a salamander?" OK, some chants are better than others.

Later, Worth came to bat for Toledo. The lead heckler said "When I say "worth", you say "less".... Worth!" His friends called out "Less!"

Another player was named Scott. The main heckler called out "Do you know that your name is the same as toilet paper?" Then a batter named Thomas came up." Do you know you are an English Muffin? Prepare to be toasted!"

It was a hot night in the stands. There was excitement on the field early, but as the game moved on, fans needed something else to cheer about. One fan put his creativity to work in his cheers. Sometimes, the hecklers win.


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