Photo: When Canadians Heckle
These two delightful souls were photographed by The Associated Press at the Rogers Centre SkyDome Wednesday night, taking in game two of the three game set between the Toronto Blue Jays and Oakland Athletics. No, they weren’t the only people there, but I appreciate you asking.
I can’t tell you how much I loathe the tweets and stories bemoaning attendance struggles throughout baseball. After a busy Opening Weekend at the gate in Toronto, and back-to-back crowds of 11,077 and 11,684 on Tuesday and Wednesday night, the sky is falling. Again. It fell last year, too.
Anyway, the picture. I love it. That’s fandom, right there. And those two guys are close; they’re tight. All those empty seats, and they didn’t use a buffer. Bros. For life. And I’ve no doubt: His was the most polite heckle in the history of heckles. Now, you tell me, what’s he yelling?
Image courtesy The Associated Press, via the fine folks at Yahoo! Sports.
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As a Canadian reader, I’m bracing for the thread to follow.
He’s likely just asking for hockey replays on the big screen.
But my answer, all about context and location, is:
DOWN IN FRONT!!!!!
“Down in front!” is most definitely the correct answer.