Annoying Fans, Part I

Last night I attended the Anaheim-Detroit game. My pal has season tickets, so even though I'm a Shark's fan, I've been going to a lot of Duck's games. I don't even mind rooting for the Ducks, provided they don't pass SJ in the standings! Anyway, like I said, we went to the game, sat in our season seats, and proceeded to listen to the annoying Detroit fan bag on everything that was positive for Anaheim. The entire game. I was trying to figure out how I could throttle him and keep my job, but in the end, I decided he wasn't worth it.

I can appreciate good heckling. I hear a lot of that up in Section 422 in Anaheim, especially toward the visiting goalie and the refs, but Detroit Fan was anything but creative. He was behind the times, constantly referring to the "Disney" team and "Mickey Mouse" even though they no longer own the team, who wouldn't meet Disney's standards of conduct (See Brian Burke's, "We won't apologize for fighting", comments). Then he blames all the goals and "ticky-tack" calls on the refs. But of course, only when they go against his team. Then, near the end of the game, he starts to criticize the banners (or lack thereof) hanging in the rafters at the Pond, er Honda Center. Well of course Detroit has more, they've only been around a lot longer. I appreciate the legacy of the Red Wings, but jeez man, get over the fact you are about to lose a game!

The best part of this whiner's night though: He was so busy arguing with a Duck's fan across the aisle, he totally missed the only Detroit goal of the night. We had to tell him. What an idiot!

Anyway, I'll get back to other annoying fan items throughout the season. (Like the gaseous fan who let's one go in the stands, but that's a whole other story).