Columbus Paper Letter to Editor - MSU baseball
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He's complaining about his friends- who wasn't there mind you- seats getting cheese accidentally- his words not mine- spilled on the seats.
I'll be straight up honest here- if I spill something at a stadium, I normally don't clean it up. Unless it's to the point where everyone else around me is uncomfortable of course, but otherwise you look around the stadium and there is trash from fans everywhere- and I'm talking about every stadium in America, not just Dudy-Noble Field.
Did Mr. Pomphrey think that they wouldn't clean up his friends seat before the next game? Therefore, what did it matter that someone spilled some cheese? Really- we're talking grand scheme of things here.
The bottom line is this- this guy doesn't want to sit around college kids- well, guess what? You're at a COLLEGE baseball game. Guess who lives and does things at colleges? College students. And if the worst thing in the world that they do is spill some cheese, I think we're doing pretty darn good.
And I don't see anything wrong with naming the field after Cohen- that would mean he did better than Polk. Gee, that would suck considering Polk's HOF career. And what's wrong with Papelbon? I think he's awesome and he represents us well for the most part. He is a recognizable name and if he contiunues to pitch the way he has over a period of a few more years and can rack up 400 saves- still has some work to do, certainly- you're talking about a HOF relief pitcher. I'm supposed to be embarassed by that? And I'm sure he is OK with the Palmeiroid Center.
I'll tell you what he doesn't get- is that Polk didn't "build that stadium". Dudy-Noble, RP Patty, and Paul Gregory- who actually has more SEC regular season titles than Polk if I'm not mistaken, and Pat McMahon were all part of MSU and the great program that it is. Polk is also part of it- but he is by no means the guy that built it from scratch. Great coach- but it's ignorant to dismiss the other that also have made MSU baseball great. Especially in a letter where he is talking about "respect".
Having unfortunately met this guy- at the basketball game- I can tell you that this is a guy that is an egomaniac and he has a low self-esteem. He tries to control things to make him feel better. And it's best if he is ignored instead of feeding into his ego. (Like I just did)
I'll be straight up honest here- if I spill something at a stadium, I normally don't clean it up. Unless it's to the point where everyone else around me is uncomfortable of course, but otherwise you look around the stadium and there is trash from fans everywhere- and I'm talking about every stadium in America, not just Dudy-Noble Field.
Did Mr. Pomphrey think that they wouldn't clean up his friends seat before the next game? Therefore, what did it matter that someone spilled some cheese? Really- we're talking grand scheme of things here.
The bottom line is this- this guy doesn't want to sit around college kids- well, guess what? You're at a COLLEGE baseball game. Guess who lives and does things at colleges? College students. And if the worst thing in the world that they do is spill some cheese, I think we're doing pretty darn good.
And I don't see anything wrong with naming the field after Cohen- that would mean he did better than Polk. Gee, that would suck considering Polk's HOF career. And what's wrong with Papelbon? I think he's awesome and he represents us well for the most part. He is a recognizable name and if he contiunues to pitch the way he has over a period of a few more years and can rack up 400 saves- still has some work to do, certainly- you're talking about a HOF relief pitcher. I'm supposed to be embarassed by that? And I'm sure he is OK with the Palmeiroid Center.
I'll tell you what he doesn't get- is that Polk didn't "build that stadium". Dudy-Noble, RP Patty, and Paul Gregory- who actually has more SEC regular season titles than Polk if I'm not mistaken, and Pat McMahon were all part of MSU and the great program that it is. Polk is also part of it- but he is by no means the guy that built it from scratch. Great coach- but it's ignorant to dismiss the other that also have made MSU baseball great. Especially in a letter where he is talking about "respect".
Having unfortunately met this guy- at the basketball game- I can tell you that this is a guy that is an egomaniac and he has a low self-esteem. He tries to control things to make him feel better. And it's best if he is ignored instead of feeding into his ego. (Like I just did)
Someone bitching about someone else bitching about something on this board?
I love how things haven't changed here since that long-ago April.
When I was a student, before most of your parents were born, we were just happy to watch the games on beautiful spring afternoons in that great old beisbol venue. There wasn't much else available for diversion in those days; even tennis matches were well-attended. Then again, we had a great tennis team, with only one American (Mac "Willy" Cameron).
Bitching is much easier now, on-line.
What next?
I love how things haven't changed here since that long-ago April.
When I was a student, before most of your parents were born, we were just happy to watch the games on beautiful spring afternoons in that great old beisbol venue. There wasn't much else available for diversion in those days; even tennis matches were well-attended. Then again, we had a great tennis team, with only one American (Mac "Willy" Cameron).
Bitching is much easier now, on-line.
What next?
but at the same time, the students probably didn't want to make the guy stand there.
We'll never know because no one knows how bad the mess was, but as anal as this guy is, it's more than likely blown out of proportion.
We'll never know because no one knows how bad the mess was, but as anal as this guy is, it's more than likely blown out of proportion.
What was funny to me and my friend was after I told him "up in the back" this old woman in front of me turned around and gave me a high five.
We basically laughed at the guy which pissed him off.
We basically laughed at the guy which pissed him off.
I went to baseball games for my first 5 years without knowing a soul out there... Either fraternities have rigs (wasn't greek) or older alumni... and you think with that every student that goes to games belongs out there?? With who?? I quit going to games because my only option was to sit in the bleachers or the standing room only section in right field, which is always packed. Wow...
most of the time with the best seats in the house half empty. Its great that these empty seat tickets get sold but the fact that folks that are buying them only for the 1 out of 3 games they want to come to and then make no attempt to get the others into Bulldog hands really dampens the gameday atmosphere. I don't see any problem with what's being done for baseball as long as the "Dudes" don't give anybody a hassle in moving when a legitimate seat owner shows up. Sorry if some of these old-timers are all bent out of shape that they might end up sitting by a student at a baseball game. I mean is there any sport at MSU where you buy a ticket and are guaranteed the age of the people you will be sitting next to during the game? Didn't think so.
Putting people (that otherwise wouldn't come to the games) in the stands in the place of people that don't come to games is dumb.
The forum to complain about this is not in the local newspaper. All that gets you is public ridicule on message boards like this & no results. The 'Dudes' is an organized student group with some kind of structure/oversite. I am assuming they don't let just any student sit in the unused seats, that you have to a 'Dude'. So any issues involving a dude should be reported to the AD or those in charge of the group. I would think that someone explained to the members that access to those seats is a privilege essentially at the goodwill of MSU and the season ticket holder and that they should conduct themselves accordingly. I would expect any kind of issue, such as the nacho malfunction, to be communicated to the group as an example of what not to do.
Even then, I would imagine it was an isolated incident.
It appears to me though that the cheese spilling is just a cover and this guy's real issue is that he has a problem with students sitting around him because they might actually stand up and make noise.
Even then, I would imagine it was an isolated incident.
It appears to me though that the cheese spilling is just a cover and this guy's real issue is that he has a problem with students sitting around him because they might actually stand up and make noise.