# Stupid sports trends **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [June 3, 2008, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-sports-trends/451643 "2008-06-03T16:09:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2008, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-sports-trends/451643/41 "2008-06-05T15:52:30Z")
[QUOTE=Asimovian] What is the point of that? [/QUOTE] Expelling air from the lungs allows physical force to be applied with a sharper focus, which in this case results in the ball travelling farth… …oh, he means the _fans_. Fuck if I know. ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2008, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-sports-trends/451643/42 "2008-06-05T16:06:54Z")
[QUOTE=Asimovian] What is the point of that? [/QUOTE] It’s just heckling of the keeper. It means asshole in Spanish I think. ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2008, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-sports-trends/451643/43 "2008-06-05T16:09:13Z")
> [@](#): > > Yelling "OH " during the National Anthem is juvinile and (IMHO) disrepectful unless you are in Baltimore or Ohio or Oregon. I AM in Ohio, and it’s disrespectful. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2008, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-sports-trends/451643/44 "2008-06-05T16:25:38Z")
[QUOTE=Snarky\_Kong] It’s just heckling of the keeper. It means asshole in Spanish I think. [/QUOTE] Bitch. ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2008, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-sports-trends/451643/45 "2008-06-05T16:32:12Z")
I’m going to three consecutive baseball games starting tonight. I’ll be sure to make note of any other annoying trends I notice. After I start the wave, that is. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ZenBeam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3ab097/32.png) [@ZenBeam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZenBeam)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2008, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-sports-trends/451643/46 "2008-06-05T17:13:32Z")
[QUOTE=Sigmagirl] > [@](#): > > Yelling "OH " during the National Anthem is juvinile and (IMHO) disrepectful unless you are in Baltimore or Ohio or Oregon. I AM in Ohio, and it’s disrespectful. [/QUOTE] In Dallas, the NHL team is the Dallas Stars. During the National Anthem they yell it when the word comes up: “… whose broad stripes and bright **STARS!** , through the …” WTF? “…Oh say does that **STAR!!** -spangled banner…” :mad: Disrespectful _and_ lame at the same time. Who’d have thought that was even possible? ---
**Author:** ![Birdmonster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/71e660/32.png) [@Birdmonster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Birdmonster)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2008, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-sports-trends/451643/47 "2008-06-06T00:16:24Z")
[QUOTE=mshar253] The wave. The wave. The wave. The wave. The wave. The wave. The wave. The wave. The wave. The wave. The wave. The wave. The wave. The wave. The wave. The wave. The wave. The wave. The wave. The wave. The wave. The wave. The wave. The wave. The wave. The wave. The wave. The wave. The wave. The wave. The wave. The wave. The wave. The wave. The wave. The wave. The wave. The wave. The wave. The wave. The wave. I feel pretty strongly about it. Any degenerate above the age of eight who is amused by it, and is it strongly intent about starting it throughout the game, should be immediately removed and given a lifetime banishment. **I hate the wave.** [/QUOTE] God bless you **mshar**. I couldn’t agree more. And the fact you are from Philly makes this funnier to me. ---
**Author:** ![Jas09](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d07c76/32.png) [@Jas09](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jas09)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2008, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-sports-trends/451643/48 "2008-06-06T04:41:27Z")
[QUOTE=Birdmonster] God bless you **mshar**. I couldn’t agree more. And the fact you are from Philly makes this funnier to me. [/QUOTE] See, I think that the wave has it’s place. There are strict rules that must be followed though: 1. No earlier than the 7th inning 2. Game must be out of hand (at least 4 runs) 3. It must be a day game and at least 80 degrees out (preferable 90 plus) The wave is a way for fans to overcome the fact that they are dying of heat stroke and they’ve stopped serving beer. Now, those that try to start the wave in my section during a tie game… well, there is a special circle of hell just for them. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Sensitive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/58956e/32.png) [@Darth\_Sensitive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Sensitive)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2008, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-sports-trends/451643/49 "2008-06-06T05:35:14Z")
[QUOTE=ZenBeam] In Dallas, the NHL team is the Dallas Stars. During the National Anthem they yell it when the word comes up: “… whose broad stripes and bright **STARS!** , through the …” WTF? “…Oh say does that **STAR!!** -spangled banner…” :mad: Disrespectful _and_ lame at the same time. Who’d have thought that was even possible? [/QUOTE] :mad: You sir suck. (Speaking as a Stars fan.) The tradition of the OU football fans to change the last line of the national anthem to “And the home of the SOONERS!” irks me to no end though. ---
**Author:** ![5-HT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/f19dbf/32.png) [@5-HT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5-HT)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2008, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-sports-trends/451643/50 "2008-06-06T07:37:58Z")
I hate it when any team other than the phoenix coyotes has a fan “white out’” ---
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2008, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-sports-trends/451643/51 "2008-06-07T16:48:48Z")
[QUOTE=mshar253] The wave. The wave. The wave. The wave. The wave. The wave. The wave. The wave. The wave. The wave. The wave. The wave. The wave. The wave. The wave. The wave. The wave. The wave. The wave. The wave. The wave. The wave. The wave. The wave. The wave. The wave. The wave. The wave. The wave. The wave. The wave. The wave. The wave. The wave. The wave. The wave. The wave. The wave. The wave. The wave. The wave. I feel pretty strongly about it. Any degenerate above the age of eight who is amused by it, and is it strongly intent about starting it throughout the game, should be immediately removed and given a lifetime banishment. **I hate the wave.** [/QUOTE] :rolleyes: I don’t care for the wave either, but it’s part of baseball. Most people don’t go to a pro baseball game only to see the game. You get a much better seat in front of the tv. Going to a baseball game is fun because of the environment. You’re usually with friends. It’s usually a nice day out (or evening). The wave is just another example of people in a crowd having fun, what’s the big deal. I friend of mine would go to the Texas Rangers’ games and actually not allow their kid to participate in the wave because he didn’t like. To that I give a double :rolleyes: :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2008, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-sports-trends/451643/52 "2008-06-07T16:56:39Z")
[QUOTE=ZenBeam] In Dallas, the NHL team is the Dallas Stars. During the National Anthem they yell it when the word comes up: “… whose broad stripes and bright **STARS!** , through the …” WTF? “…Oh say does that **STAR!!** -spangled banner…” :mad: Disrespectful _and_ lame at the same time. Who’d have thought that was even possible? [/QUOTE] enright3 from Atlanta sez… “… and the home of the _BRAVES_!” ---
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2008, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-sports-trends/451643/53 "2008-06-07T16:58:08Z")
[QUOTE=Darth Sensitive] :mad: You sir suck. (Speaking as a Stars fan.) The tradition of the OU football fans to change the last line of the national anthem to “And the home of the SOONERS!” irks me to no end though. [/QUOTE] I’m from Oklahoma. I grew up there. I’ve been to countless sooners games in all sports, and I don’t think I’ve ever heard that. 😕 ---
**Author:** ![5-HT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/f19dbf/32.png) [@5-HT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5-HT)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2008, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-sports-trends/451643/54 "2008-06-08T12:53:40Z")
I also really hate the trend of teams having third “alternate” jerseys. The almost universally look terrible. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Sensitive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/58956e/32.png) [@Darth\_Sensitive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Sensitive)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2008, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-sports-trends/451643/55 "2008-06-08T20:31:55Z")
[QUOTE=Enright3] I’m from Oklahoma. I grew up there. I’ve been to countless sooners games in all sports, and I don’t think I’ve ever heard that. 😕 [/QUOTE] Maybe it’s newer, but [pretty prevalent.](http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=home+of+the+sooners&search_type=&aq=f) ---
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2008, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-sports-trends/451643/56 "2008-06-09T20:03:44Z")
[QUOTE=Darth Sensitive] Maybe it’s newer, but [pretty prevalent.](http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=home+of+the+sooners&search_type=&aq=f) [/QUOTE] Thanks for the link. all I can say is: Wow! That really sucks! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-sports-trends/451643.md?page=2)