Well, went to the game last night and it was very, very annoying. Depressing even. However, I thinnk the problem lies with the Nats fans and not the Cubs fans. Yes, they got on my nerves(esp. this one old guy that thank God I was sitting too far behind to hear what he was saying) but no one said anything rude.....and no one disparaged the Nats. They were pretty much a good time bunch and they were into the game. I suppose I was more jealous than anything.
Winning cures all, and that is what we need to do. Also, it will probably take almost a generation for the Nats to become ingrained into the fabric of the families and the history of this region. We are huge, huge underdogs to a team like the Cubs. Yes, they havent won the series since 1908, but that is not what I am talking about. They do have good fans that care, and you can't refute that.
That being said, Nats fans need to grow a pair and get loud. Go to the game to watch the game. Cheer for strikes by our pitchers and nice plays. Get into the game. There is no need for fighting, but give it back to them alittle. IMO, they are not as bad as the Yanks or Sox.....that can be more nasty. I actually rooted for the Os 2 years agho at Camden b/c the Sox fans were obnoxius and it ignited the old orioles flame buried deep within.
The bottom line is that our team sucks and baseball is still new here. And....this ius a world class city with talented people that have other interests, so there is a lot of competetion for fan support. It WILL happen, someday. Someday you will go to a Cubs game at Nats park and the Nats will sto,p them on the way to a playoof run and the Nats fans will drown out the Cubbies and heckle their fans (hopefully not obnxious) and all will be well. Itr's is DC, and people come to this great place from all over the country, so we will always have to deal with a good number of opposing fans. But winning will take care of it all....but it may take awhile.
