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Random Humorous Thoughts On The Wave At Sporting Events

 I don’t mind it. I’m not even rebellious enough to destroy a wave as it comes around. I will say that most people can’t do the wave and maintain focus on the game, which baseball assuredly deserves. In my long familiarity with my beloved St. Louis Cardinals, the outbreak of The Wave usually indicated that the game was delayed, or boring.

We’re not The Best Fans In Baseball (TM). Sorry. But St. Louis has a pretty big metro area. The Cardinals will never be in financial trouble, unless they get taken over by a series of fools. Moreover, the hardcore, well, core of the fan base IS extremely knowledgeable. Objectively, we can say that the floor for the attendance of the Cardinals is probably 25,000 a game. It’s the most decorated franchise in the National League, and probably the Dodgers and the Yankees could credibly claim to have more haters. And we absolutely deserve that. We’ve won a lot. Like, a lot. They’ve spent the last few years being average or bad, and I’ve felt genuine sympathy for the front office. The French Revolution was worse, but it’s close.

Then again, the most intense criticism of the Cardinals comes from people who actually have no idea how hard professional baseball actually is. The Cardinals’ consistency defied all common sense, and it made a lot of ignorant fans entitled. Something like only 14 losing seasons in 56 years. Ten years longer than I have existed on Earth.

You need casual fans, like political parties need moderates to win. They probably don’t know what they think they do, but we’re stuck with them.

Someone has to start The Wave.

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