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I don’t recall Peanuts Lowrey having an on-field heart attack, though.

you let one post go by without making a comment like this. I mean is it really necessary?

Giants fans were cordial and welcoming and praised Mark Grace for his amazing series (he hit .647 in a losing cause).

What a contrast from the Padres fans in 1984, who were horrendous.

the bleacher chants from the 1960’s and 70’s, at least in the creativity category, blow away the bleacher chants today. Personally, I get a bit tired of “Left field sucks” and “Right field sucks”. I’m not a bleacher regular though, (I’m usually in Terrace Reserve level seats in the grandstand to try to be cost efficient) so maybe there are some chants that I’m not aware of.

are jittery with the uneven play (although that’s hopefully gone now) and the Giants suck on the road.

It’s pretty brutal. I saw people throwing full bottles of water as hard as they could at opposing fans. It was crazy.

Not saying that it deserves the #1 ranking, but it’s pretty intense.

I believe the rivalry was put 6th because the Cubs and Cardinals have not been in the pennant race together too often. Though, recent history would show otherwise. 1973 (maybe), 1989, 2001, 2003, and 2007 (maybe) would be years that they competed with each other until close to the end of the season.

In 1973, the Cardinals finished only 1.5 games behind the Mets with the Cubs finishing 5 behind New York. Okay, neither team finished in first that year. The Cubs were just 77-84.

In 1989, St. Louis finished third and 7 games behind the first-place Cubs. The Cardinals were the last team to be mathematically eliminated by the Cubs. St. Louis, at one point in September, was only a half-game behind Chicago. The Mets finished second at 6 games back.

In 2001, the Astros and Cards tied for the NL Central title finishing 5 games ahead of the Cubs. The Cubs led the NL Central that season as late as mid-August.

In 2003, Chicago finished just 3 games ahead of third-place St. Louis in the division. Houston finished 1 game out.

In 2007, the Cubs finished 7 games ahead of the third-place Cardinals with the Brewers finishing 2 games behind. I would note that St. Louis wasn’t in contention after mid-September, when they lost 3 out of 4 to the Cubs in a series at Busch Stadium. The Cardinals were just 78-84.

I would argue since 2001 that the Cubs-Cardinals rivalry has become very meaningful.

I’ve been to 15 or so Cubs vs Dodgers games in LA over the last 6 years. Many of the fans are not even pretending to pay attention… not all, but many. Though I have to say I sometimes see the same “day at the park with the fam” scene at Wrigley, too.

I’ll be in SD tomorrow to meet up with an old friend and catch the game at Petco vs AZ – should be interesting, since I don’t care who wins :)

My latest trip there was for the Peoria-WI Rapids game. Someone hit a drive down the left-field line, and a Brewer fan behind me said, “There’s a gapper.” Later, with the bases loaded, a squibber was hit on the third base line. Brenly grabbed it and tagged the lead runner on his way to the plate, prompting another Brewer fan to yell, “Bad baserunning” — apparently, he’s not familiar with the concept of a forceout.

And then, there’s the reaction that you get if you wear gear supporting another team.

…have been to several NFL games involving the Chargers and have found their fans to also be incredibly obnoxious and unknowledgable. Must be lots of dual Padre/Charger ticketholders…or just something in the water in SanDiego!