Take Fun Out Of The Ballgame

Truly a magnificent weekend for a baseball game. The sun was shining, the beer was flowing, and the Twins were playing like a Little League team. Oh it was glorious.

But what the hell is up with the usher-Nazis at Comerica Park? Prior experience has shown that they won't allow people to move forward into empty seats, even after it becomes completely apparent that the seats won't be filled. But this weekend, the SS hit a new low.

Out in the bleachers, a slightly-inebriated gentleman walked to the front of the section in an attempt to start the wave. After unintelligently getting the section to do the wave into the centerfield wall, help was on the way and the section next to us (going in the right direction this time) was on board. The city that invented the wave was about to get one going.

But no. Heaven forbid. Because the Queen Usher-Nazi came to the front and said, while she loved the team spirit, the folks trying to get the wave off the ground had to return to their seats. The city that invented the wave was cockblocked by some douchebag in an office writing rules that don't make sense.

The Tigers haven't had a winning team in 13 years. They don't sell games out. Until recently, there hasn't even been interest in the sport. In the interest of encouraging attendance and fan interest, shouldn't the Copa consider maybe relaxing on the stupid rules and letting the fans indulge in some harmless fun?

At least I finally got my old English D hat this weekend.