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Related: About this forumThor wants you to stop doing the wave
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/noah-syndergaard-wants-you-to-stop-doing-the-wave-153633296.htmlIm sure every ballplayer has opinions about what fans should and shouldnt 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. Hes 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 its 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 youre not in the stands actually doing it. If youre playing the game and the wave is happening around you, its easy to imagine how unbelievably annoying that might be. Youre 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 Syndergaards opinions on baseball etiquette dont 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.
The wave is one of those ballpark rituals that inspires very strong reactions. Some people find it pointless and disruptive. Others think its 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 youre not in the stands actually doing it. If youre playing the game and the wave is happening around you, its easy to imagine how unbelievably annoying that might be. Youre 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 Syndergaards opinions on baseball etiquette dont 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
I think the wave is stupid, but have no problem with it if done between innings.
hughee99
Sep 2016
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Iggo
(47,489 posts)1. Pay for my tickets and we can discuss it.
El Supremo
(20,365 posts)2. No wave
CanSocDem
(3,286 posts)3. And no booing a pickoff attempt. (eom)
hughee99
(16,113 posts)4. I think the wave is stupid, but have no problem with it if done between innings.
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.
TZ
(42,998 posts)5. Most of my Nats friends
Hate the wave. Most of us like Thor better for this.