Md. official unhappy with Steelers fans

Pittsburgh Post Gazette ^ | 1/24/2002 | Jan Ackerman

[DaveyLittle]

What would you expect wearing Raven's colors?

A friendly hello?

I love the Cop's statement,

He said fan behavior at Sunday's game was good, "a little bit milder than say, the Cleveland game."

[Ward Smythe]

Dewberry said he had been to playoff games in Baltimore and regular-season games in Washington, D.C., and Tampa, Fla., and had never seen such poor behavior.

Then he wasn't paying attention.

Let's face it, some cities are known for their rowdy fans. Good thing Dewberry didn't go to a hockey game. Coming out of what was then the Capital Center in Maryland, my wife and I were verbally attacked by a woman who said my wife hit her car (she did not). This woman threw every foul word in the book at us (right in front of the 5 and 6 year old kids in the back of her car).

Fans get carried away. It ain't pretty. But being shocked by it is a little naive.

[Tacis]

Considering the folks who represent Maryland in the Congress and the damage they have done to the entire nation, there should be little wonder over this kind of appropriate treatment affordered a Marylander, in Pennsylvania or any other place where free men dwell.

[Wolfie]

I like to personally buy this idiot tickets to a Raiders' game in Oakland.

[Wolfie]

Dear Mr. Dewberry,

It could have been worse. You and your son could have run into Ray Lewis
and his pals outside a nightclub after the game.

[DC Packfan]

Maryland politicians... they can dish it out but they can't take it. I've been to TB and Philly as a Packer fan. The fans at TB were really great because we outnumbered them for many years. After they got their new stadium they vastly outnumbered us. That, combined with the fact that they had a team they could be proud of, makes them proud to rub your nose in it. You have to expect that when you go to an away game and you have a rivalry. Playoffs kicks it up a notch.

I went to the Ravens preseason game in Balt against GB when Balt was playing in Memorial. Those fans were horrible, yelling about Favre and his vicodin problem. Well, we won the whole enchilada that year, so I can't be too upset.

Don't ever go to a Philly game unarmed.

DC

[wheezer]

Dewberry should stick to either basketball games or tennis matches.

I bet his son's embarrassed by his nancy-pop's whining!

[Pietro]

So what are the odds this clymer's a democrat--pretty good I'd wager. BTW, last time I went to a game there were cops all over the place, if he couldn't find them he wasn't looking.

[1Old Pro]

Next time, watch it on TV

[js1138]

I can recall Jax crushing Pittsburg a couple of years ago in Jax. During the long walk back to the car there were some mighty quiet Steelers. I don't recall any name calling or abuse, just some good natured ribbing.

[mountaineer]

Really, he supports a team with a murderer as one of its so-called leaders, and he's whining that Stiller fans are rough? What a baby.

[Mr. Bird]

As a proud Baltimoron, I'm embarrassed by this silly little man complaining about Steeler fans. God bless them, the Ravens had their asses handed to them on Sunday, and the Steelers and their fans have every right to gloat, taunt, whatever.

I believe it says more about this man, Dewberry, that he "feared for his safety", when the fact is he readily admits no harm came to him or his son. I've been an Oriole fan in Cleveland during the playoffs, a Raven fan in Pittsburgh, and even endured a Bengals/Browns game as a young man years ago. Fans are fans, but it is a rare day when they actually harm you. Dewberry would probably fear for his life in a crab house in Elkton.

[Mr. Bird]

I should have excepted Philadelphia. You have every reason to fear for your life when rooting against a Philly team on their turf.

[BluH2o]

Some people really get caught up in their football. Couple years ago I went to a Jets/Bronco playoff game at old "old Mile High". My season tickets are on the east side, near field level, behind the visiting team bench. Four guys, dressed in Jets garb, who had mortgaged their homes to get play off tickets (and air fare) were a couple of rows in front of us. It was actually a lot of fun having these guys in the area, there was a lot of good natured ribbing going back and forth. The Broncos won, which made it even better.

[discostu]

Suggestion to Mr Rooney: post copies of that letter in the bathroom stalls. The fans will react appropriately I'm sure.

This guys a wimp. And he doesn't know sports etiquette. If you're going into a stadium wearing opposing colors in a group smaller than 20 you are effectively asking the fans to harrass you. One of the best ways to keep tensions low is to buy the ring leader a beer, this shows that you know we're all sports fans at heart. And if you don't want to get harrassed at all don't wear colors; it's generally assumed that anybody in the stands wearing no colors is chearing for the visiting team, but they don't want to deal with the guff so they're usually left alone. And when going to someplace like Pitt or Philly never forget that you're entering a blue collar town: this means the people a little larger than you're used to, drink more and swear a lot; it also means they're basically good folks and the backbone of our nation... you do own something made out of steel don't you?

[NittanyLion]

You have every reason to fear for your life when rooting against a Philly team on their turf.

As it should be. ;-)

[jpl]

...Ravens' defensive lineman Tony Siragusa had challenged Steelers fans to follow him into the bathroom after the game.

In the immortal words of Hank Hill, I don't know whether to laugh or vomit.

[discostu]

Which is really funny when you listen to what Philly fans say about their team. Guess it's one of those "my dog" rules.

[Brytani]

Nothing like the whinings of a sore loser.

[Willie Green]

What would you expect wearing Raven's colors?

Considering that the Ravens are actually the ex-Cleveland Browns, this is not surprising at all.

Pittsburgher's have no love for the Cleveland Browns, but even Brown's fans didn't deserve the way Art Modell snaked his way to Baltimore.