Go, Phillies, Go!!!

[Talking Poker]

[Aequitas58]

He isn't called 'Lights Out Lidge' for nuthin.

[Robbr25]

To all those Phillies fans out there, Congrats !

[Dodoubled]

Boom ... goes the dynamite.

[Robbie Robb]

Way to go Phillies! Now MLB should strip the team of its win due to the damage caused by its "fans". No win, no asterisk. Just a simple note in the record books that "no world series trophy was presented this year".

Isn't the US the most litigous country on the planet? Should these car owners, business owners, and the city itself be suing the team (and perhaps MLB itself) for damages? Isn't the American way to sue everyone and eventually someone with deep pockets pays?

I know MLB would never strip a title because of this but they should. And so should the NHL and any other league where the fans go on a destructive rampage because of some silly piece of metal.

For the Phillies fans on here - doesn't the actions of those so-called "fans" anger you and make you feel disgraced?

okay. all done. let the flaming begin.

[Aequitas58]

>> I know MLB would never strip a title because of this but they should.

No they shouldn't, don't be so naive. This happens in most cities when championships are won.

>> Should these car owners, business owners, and the city
>> itself be suing the team (and perhaps MLB itself) for damages?

Neither MLB nor the Phillies caused damage. Drunk fans did. (These fans being probably less than 3% of the total fan base.) While you're trying to make a case, why not sue the Philadelphia Police Dept. for not having adequate coverage at every possible location?

>> Isn't the American way to sue everyone and eventually someone
>> with deep pockets pays?

Weird statement. What's next... a post about Obama being a terrorist? LOL.

>> For the Phillies fans on here - doesn't the actions of
>> those so-called "fans" anger you and make you feel disgraced?

No. Damage was expected. It is unfortunate that some businesses and cars suffered damage, but hey, file your insurance claim and move on with it.

(Did you think this post through before spewing it out and pressing Submit?)

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[Reel Deal]

Obama's a terrorist.

[Robbie Robb]

I did think it through and I knew that there would be a response exactly like this. What I don't understand is why people think it's okay for there to be damage. I know it's happened before, I know it will happen again. That doesn't mean it should be tolerated. European Football fans are just as bad. I'm sure there's been idiocy up here in Canada too although I can't think of anything (maybe that's because the last time the Leafs won the Cup I wasn't born. I don't recall any damage/violence from the Jays sorta-back-to-back series wins in the early 90's). With regards to my statement that the MLB should strip the title - how many years in a row do you think they'd have to do it before a Series Title doesn't equal mayhem and destruction in the home town? (maybe this is just me being optimistic that people learn...)

As for my statement about the American way being sue everyone and eventually someone with deep enough pockets pays - there's nothing weird about it. Only in America would you have idiots suing McDonald's because they're too stupid to realize that coffee is hot or that fast food will make you fat. I realize these actions aren't representative of the largest section of the American population but the fact that nothing has been changed to stop this idiotic lawsuits is a good indication that nobody wants it to change. Almost every type of misfortune or tragedy in the U.S. is followed up a day or two later with a lawsuit.

I guess what surprises me most about your response Lou is that you seem perfectly fine with vandals going out and causing millions of dollars of damage by stating "it's to be expected." That right there says a lot about the state of society today. Maybe that should have been my point in the original post: Society has degenerated to the point where no one is upset or surprised by this ghoulish mob mentality behaviour. Sigh.