I wasn't at the game but I was surpsrised at the sound of the cheers after the
Mets won. How
disheartening to have to sit at your home stadium, during the playoffs
nonetheless with a bucn of
people rooting for the away team. That stinks.


Kristin


--- "Potter, Paula" <paula.potter@...> wrote:

>
>
> I went to the playoff game at Dodger Stadium on Saturday night. I wore
> my Dodger headband. I held up the foam finger, the rubber ducky in his
> Dodger cap, and the boxing guy wearing his Dodger #1 Fan jersey. I wore
> my Dodger pins. I brought my transistor radio in order to listen to
> Vinny. I even had an old, stale bag of authentic Dodger peanuts in my
> bag for good measure. Clearly, none of my trinkets did any good at all.
> I had so many good luck charms that the guy next to me said, "Do you
> have anything else in there?" The worst part of the entire evening was
> that we were literally surrounded by Mets fans. I have no idea how
> these people ended up with the season seats. Some sell-out fans must
> have sold their tickets to the highest bidder. I felt as if I was
> watching the game in New York. Even Jimmy Kimmel sneaked his way into
> our section toward the later innings and cheered for the Mets. It was
> unbelievable. The fans went from being depressed, to being elated, to
> being downright despondent. I literally wanted to cry. They showed
> Tommy Lasorda on the Diamond Vision screen when the Dodgers started
> scoring runs. He was pumping up the crowd and urging people to cheer on
> the Boys in Blue. Clearly, they should have brought him out in the
> first inning. Maddux just didn't have what it took on Saturday night
> and the Mets simply outplayed us. Every time things started looking up,
> the Mets battled back. Oh, well. It was fun while it lasted. Let's
> hope the young players get better with age so that next year will be our
> year! And if the Mets make it to the Big Dance, I'll definitely be
> cheering for the other team!
>
> Paula Potter
>


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