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KamaAina

(78,249 posts)
Wed Aug 31, 2016, 05:09 PM Aug 2016

Thor wants you to stop doing the wave

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/noah-syndergaard-wants-you-to-stop-doing-the-wave-153633296.html

I’m sure every ballplayer has opinions about what fans should and shouldn’t do at the ballpark. However, most of them keep those opinions to themselves. But New York Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard is no longer one of those ballplayers. He’s broadcasting his opinions on ballpark etiquette to the world, and his first target is the wave.

The wave is one of those ballpark rituals that inspires very strong reactions. Some people find it pointless and disruptive. Others think it’s a fun way to break up a long game. We definitely know what camp Syndergaard is in.

To be fair, the wave is lot different if you’re not in the stands actually doing it. If you’re playing the game and the wave is happening around you, it’s easy to imagine how unbelievably annoying that might be. You’re on the mound, trying to concentrate and throw a great pitch to get a guy out, and people are standing and sitting and standing and sitting for seemingly no reason at all, round and round the ballpark.

But Syndergaard’s opinions on baseball etiquette don’t stop with the wave. SNY, the regional sports network that broadcasts (and is partially owned by) the Mets, posted a video of Syndergaard educating the public about proper baseball etiquette at Citi Field.


Uh, yeah, that'll work, Thor. Nats fans, you know what to do.

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Thor wants you to stop doing the wave (Original Post) KamaAina Aug 2016 OP
Pay for my tickets and we can discuss it. Iggo Aug 2016 #1
No wave El Supremo Aug 2016 #2
And no booing a pickoff attempt. (eom) CanSocDem Sep 2016 #3
I think the wave is stupid, but have no problem with it if done between innings. hughee99 Sep 2016 #4
Most of my Nats friends TZ Sep 2016 #5

hughee99

(16,113 posts)
4. I think the wave is stupid, but have no problem with it if done between innings.
Thu Sep 1, 2016, 01:41 PM
Sep 2016

It seems to be not very bright, though, for any MLB player to go public about things the crowd could do that would annoy them.

My guess is that Thor is going to feel like he's at the beach for the rest of the season.

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