Stupid fans get another chance to cheer for Griffey

Remember when Ken Griffey Jr. hit a home run in his supposed final game at Yankee Stadium and got a substantial ovation?

It bothered me, and it bothered then-Yankee Kyle Farnsworth as well.

Well, Griffey was traded to the Chicago White Sox this afternoon. They will make a four-day trip to Yankee Stadium in the middle of September. Hopefully the fans will have learned better by then, but I doubt it.

Fan fight

We don't condone fighting here at Scott Proctor's Arm, but fan fights are always fun to watch. Via Deadspin, here is the latest Yankee/Red Sox fan fight to hit the Internet.

Why don't you have a seat right over there?

This man appeared on last Friday's installment of Dateline's series "To Catch a Predator" with the great Chris Hansen.

This man is a blatant Red Sox fan.

That is all.

Where is Roger?

6 IP
5 H
3 ER
2 BB
7 K
108 pitches, 69 strikes
Fastest pitch: 91 mph

There he is, on the mound in Yankee Stadium. The Red Sox fans were wondering where he was, but he has been spotted.

The season has only just begun.

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Red Sox fans embrace mediocrity

Josh Beckett's line Sunday night:

6 1-3 IP
8 H
4 ER
3 BB
5 K

He left to a standing ovation.








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Gotta hand it to the Red Sox fans

This is absolutely hilarious.

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Orlando Cabrera is a moron

In today's Los Angeles Times (registration required), Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim shortstop Orlando Cabrera ripped into Yankee fans.

"They don't appreciate good baseball," he said. "They just appreciate the Yankees beating up on everybody."

I'm sorry, but what is wrong with appreciating winning? Baseball is based on winning. This reminds me of a famous Ruben Sierra (pictured) quote: "All they (the Yankees) care about is winning." This was said during his first stint with the team.

Cabrera continues to put his foot in his mouth: "In Boston, they admire baseball," he said. "In Anaheim, those fans are some of the best in baseball. They know you care there. They know you can't do it every day. I appreciate that. These people here, they're mean. And they're really mean to the other team."

Nice loser mentality there, Orlando. Fans should expect perfection. I don't know how this makes Yankee fans not appreciate good baseball. When the other team beats your team, are you supposed to be happy that you witnessed a good game? Maybe that works in Kansas City, but it certainly does not work in New York. One pays good money to attend games and watch his or her team win. Anything short of a victory is unacceptable.

I'm sure in Boston, Red Sox fans are "mean" to the other team, especially the Yankees and their fans. This is part of being a fan. In Los Angeles, fans arrive late and leave early. They need thundersticks to generate crowd noise. I'm sure they aren't as knowledgeable as fans in New York or Boston.

Thanks, Orlando, for making me even prouder to be a Yankee fan.

Thanks to Yanks473 at The Yankee Zone for originally posting this article