Leaving the game early

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

holychicken - "I left a Red Sox game once where it was upper 90s and 90% humidity. It was absolutely miserable. There was almost no sound from the fans in the stands, the place was half empty and the players all looked asleep. We had good seats, but we were in SRO section because it was the only place we could get a breeze and even then it was absolutely unbearable."

Reading this reminded me of the broiler that was the MOFO group outing in August 9, 2001. It was near 100 degrees and the Shea vendors were handing out water for free. Still, it was a great time and the Mets ent us all back home happy.

[Guest Edgy DC]

I nominate that as the Mark Johnson game.

[Theoldmole]

I only left one game early in my life. It was a Giants-Eagles game. My girl friend's boss had given us the tickets, and she wasn't that interested in football, so to be genlemanly, I suggested leaving with about a minute and a half to go. The game was all but over, anyway. All Pisarcik had to do was fall on the ball three times......

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

OldMole - "...All Pisarcik had to do was fall on the ball three times......"

Ouch!

[Willets Point]

TheOldMole wrote: I only left one game early in my life. It was a Giants-Eagles game. My girl friend's boss had given us the tickets, and she wasn't that interested in football, so to be genlemanly, I suggested leaving with about a minute and a half to go. The game was all but over, anyway. All Pisarcik had to do was fall on the ball three times......

Here's what you missed Mole.

[Guest Edgy DC]

It looked to me like Czonka had no idea he had a handoff coming to him.

It also looks like the late Jim Clack answering the trivia question: Who wore 56 before Lawrence Taylor?

[Theoldmole]

After all these years, it still boggles the mind.

[Guest Iubitul]

Edgy DC wrote: I nominate that as the Mark Johnson game.

I'm thinking that should be called the Mr Sparkle game.

[Guest Iubitul]

Edgy DC wrote: It looked to me like Czonka had no idea he had a handoff coming to him.

It looks like Pisarcik never had control of the snap, and spun around in an attempt to control the ball - when it hit Czonka, it kicked free - I wonder if it was supposed to be a hand off at all.

[HahnSolo]

Never knew it was Don Criqui who called that game. Also interesting that neither he nor his analyst questioned why they didn't just take a knee.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Stayed until the bitter fucking end.

Me and the belligerent louts.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Edgy, you are truly a devoted Metsochist.

If an early exit is excusable for shoddy play, then last night's game had to be one that qualified as justified.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Drunk fool in a Yankee hat was trying to get Henderson's attention: "Ree-KAY! Ree-KAY!"

Henderson turned around like he wanted to kill somebody.

[Guest silverdsl]

I'll be in the minority with this opinion but I don't think whether someone stays through to the bitter end of every game is an indication of whether they're a "true" fan or not. My husband and I are die-hard baseball fans but we've left games early for a variety of reasons ranging from having seats in the boiling hot sun to obnoxious fans sitting around us making us miserable to being exhausted after walking up at 5:15 a.m. for work. I guess to some those aren't good reasons to leave early but if it's going to be hard to enjoy the action on the field it doesn't seem like there's reason to force ourselves to until the last out. Of course if the game was a post-season game, ultra-exciting, there was a pitcher's duel, etc... we'd be more likely to stay even if we were tired or hot or whatever. That's not to say we leave every game early or anything but I don't feel like I'm a bad fan, though I'm probably viewed that way by a lot of others, when I do leave early. Everyone needs to do what's best for themselves imo.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Nice to see you back. In our time of darkness of the soul.

No judgment on them that leave, but sticking it out in adverse conditions is at least part of what "diehard" means.

[Frayed Knot]

Leaving Yanqui games - esp those against either Baltimore or Boston - is often neccesary because it's nearly time for breakfast by the time they end.

As long and ugly as our game was last night when it ended the Yanx were still in the 7th inning.