Things Baseball "Fans" Need To Stop Doing

They invade ballparks. They invade social media. They're easy to find, hard to get rid of. They claim to be "baseball fans" but really they should be banned like PEDs.

These are the things that baseball "fans" need to stop doing.

1. Freaking out of everything. I tend to loop this in with being a bandwagon fan. This is ever so apparent on Twitter during a game. These "fans" literally lose their minds of everything little things that their team does wrong. A pitcher could stand a certain way that they don't like and they're running with a cross and nails ready to crucify him on the mound.

No team is perfect. It's ok to get upset when they're not playing their best. But blowing up after every little thing (especially when it's early in the season/game) is ridiculous. If the team gives up 10 runs and 5 errors the 7th inning, there's reason to get worked up. If they give up a run in the 1st inning, there's no need for "I give up! I'm done with this team!".

If you can't stick with your team when they lose, you don't deserve to cheer when they win. Simple as that.

2. Touching a ball when it's in play. There's no better way to piss of your team and it's fans simultaneously in less than 5 seconds than to touch a ball that's in play. I understand catching a game ball is exciting, but unless it's a foul ball or a home run - don't touch the freakin' ball! If you love your team as much you deck yourself out in their shirts and hats, you'll keep your hand to yourselves.

3. The wave. I'll be nice on this one. Frankly, the wave is annoying. It's distracting. It annoys the players and fans. I get that fan interaction is big and I'm all for it, but you paid to watch the game - so watch the game.

4. Being sexist. This pisses me off more than bandwagon fans. I get extremely annoyed when female fans - legitimate female fans - are looked down upon and/or referred to as "Cleat Chasers". A fan is a fan. Half of the fans that I talk to regularly are female and know more than male fans. Like I said, a fan is a fan - regardless of gender.

5. Wishing harm on opposing teams/players. It's ok to not like a team or player, but wishing that they would get injured is just plain stupid and makes you sound like an idiot. These guys - whether you like them or not - are living their dream. They're playing a sport that they love. Wishing an injury on them is wishing for that to be taken away from them.

Imagine if you're dream was to play baseball and people were wishing that you'd get injured. There's nothing wrong with trash-talking, just don't be malicious about it.

6. Booing former players that used to play for your team. Not every player wants to stay in the same place for their entire career. Some want to move on, explore other possibilities. Booing them for that makes you sound like a bitter ex-girlfriend/ex-boyfriend. Let go and move on (this especially goes out to Giants "fans" who STILL boo Cody Ross).

7. Verbal abuse towards girlfriends/wives of players. This is another thing that pisses me off about baseball "fans". These women have to deal with their guy being on the road and away from home for weeks and months at a time. Some have children to raise. Some are on the road. They have demanding lives and the last thing they need is idiotic trolls spewing hate towards them for no reason. 

They're human beings just like you. They have feelings. They're trying to be supportive of their man while having a life of their own. Stop being a tool and leave them alone. Seriously.

I could go on for a long time with the annoying things that "fans" do, but I think you get the point. If you're guilty of any of these - do the sport a favor and either stop or get out.

Thanks For Reading,

Jordan