Have Some Class

I went to watch my husband play softball tonight, and we arrived a little bit early to the sports complex. Being early and not having any other teammates there just yet, we decided to watch the game ahead of ours, with two teams that he (my husband) had played in previous weeks. One team, we'll call them Team A, was all class. Their opponent however, Team B was drunk, and completely out of control. What's worse is the fact that not only did the team take part, but their fans as well!

The pitcher from Team A is a competitor, but doesn't do so without great sportsmanship. He's always at the top of his game, but never talked trash, and always seemed to have a good time (according to Vince, my husband). During this game however, he missed what would normally be a routine fly ball, and the opponents on Team B started cursing at him telling him how much he sucked. Now, the dropped fly ball was to team B's advantage, and yet they still felt the need to rub in in on this guy and for some reason try to get a rise out of him.

Next, Team B is still up to bat, and a lady strikes out. . . . Team B complains saying that she had only 1 strike, and deserved another chance. . . and the umpire AGREED after he had already previously called her out. The pitcher from Team A asks if the umpire remembered each pitch, he even reminded him of the foul ball on the first pitch which would equate to 2 strikes on the hitter. Finally the umpire stays with his original call and decides that she's out. All hell breaks loose. Now the fans are involved, cursing, throwing garbage at the fence (they couldn't throw it over, apparently being drunk was to the umpire's advantage).

There's a time and place for competitiveness, but with class. I don't understand how these people can go home and be happy with how they behaved after being so ridiculous. This type of behavior is frowned upon when children do it, but apparently the babysitter wasn't watching these 20-30-40 year olds, as they were definitely out of control.

I guess what I'm saying is, have some class, wherever you go. . . . oh, and Vince's team won.