As if the story below is not bad enough ... this was the THIRD instance of the worst tradition in sports rearing its ugly head at a totally inappropirate time.
The instance that I believe to be the worst of this trifecta of emabarassment occurred just a few days earlier. To set the scene: It's late in the game, the Phillies are down (again), struggling to score timely runs (again), and struggling to tie together a lengthy enough winning streak to begin to move forward in the standings (again) ... Hector Luna steps to the plate with the BASES LOADED. The go-ahead run is on base, and as big Hector digs into the box and the pitcher gets his signs ... I see, much to my dismay, a quick flash of movement in the stands behind homeplate. THE WAVE STRIKES AGAIN!!! This is as the Phils are at the plate with the bases jammed, and the fans behind homeplate ... NOT the upper deck, BEHIND HOME PLATE, are doing the stinkin wave!
Needless to say I became immediately livid. And here's where it gets really bad. The centerfield camera fades back and pans over to the Phils dugout, and who is standing on top of said dugout not only encouraging, but LEADING this travesty??? ....
One Philadelphia Phanatic!!
Shame on you Phanatic, you have betrayed us. If you can't trust a big fuzzy green guy ... who CAN you trust?
WHY??? I need an explanation.
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