Leaving early during a Marlins loss: Yes, No, Rarely

by National Mario on Feb 16, 2012 8:48 PM EST

This is a topic I brought up on the excellent Florida Panthers SB Nation site, Litter Box Cats, and wanted to get a baseball take on it.

I have walked out on my favorite team before, the Florida/Miami Marlins, usually out of pure disgust for their play or when facing a beatdown by the opposing team. Some may deem me a bad fan, even though I sat through the longest game in Marlins history (6 hours, 10 minutes) that wound up being a loss, so one can't assume that because people leave means they are lousy fans. They may be the most die hard supporters ever, so much so that it pains them to watch a horrendous showing and they just gotta get away.

So what have you, Fish Stripes crowd? Have you ever walked out on the Marlins or any other sports team? Love to hear the horror stories...

Poll

Have you ever walked out on a team LONG before the game ended and at what frequency?

Yes, many times

3 votes

Yes, rarely if ever

4 votes

No, I go down with the ship

7 votes

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My first walkout was a blowout by the Chicago Cubs on the Marlins somewhere in June of 2003. The Cubs fans were obnoxious as hell. I had never been so disappointed at a Fish game cause the D-Train (my fave of all-time) got rocked. I was 15 at the time. And then October rolled around and I understood the meaning of karma.

Fish, Heatles, Cats, Fins, Noles

by National Mario on Feb 16, 2012 11:55 PM EST reply actions