Interesting Fans

Tuesday's Nationals game against the Marlins turned out to be much like the home opener: although the Nationals lost the game, I was surrounded by an "interesting" fan...in fact, 2 of them. Tim and Isner remember "Green" very well from the first game (although they didn't have to sit right next to him) who quietly yelled "Green," "Hey Green", or "Look up here, Green" for about 3/4 of the game. This time I was in for another treat...

First, to our left was a lifelong and die-hard Nats fan (even though the franchise is brand new to DC) wearing a wife-beater and full of tattoos. Although his word of the night was "blue" as he yelled at the umpires for every call, good and bad (which he thought showed off his knowledge of baseball history since the umpires now wear black), he managed to fit in several curse or derogatory words pretty much every line out of his mouth.

 

Then, to our right was an under-aged alcoholic who could not control himself anytime a beerman (or woman) came by, ended up double-fisting, and went through at least 6 bottles of beer. If he had some sort of mental disorder, I'll feel bad, but he certainly wasn't the brightest individual around. He was one of those people who sadly doesn't understand when he's being made fun of...so he was going way overboard with the cheers, and several guys behind him soon started imitating the stadium sounds to keep him going for their own entertainment. At one point he also had the urge to spit beer over the balcony onto some lucky fans below...and I thought I had it bad.

 

Towards the end of the game, my worst nightmare occurred when the two started interacting with one another, with us in the middle. They are certainly giving "Green" a run for his money for most annoying fans...I just hope they aren't regulars for the rest of the season...