By now, most of have heard the story of Bryan Stow, the SF Giants fan who was savagely beaten by two Dodgers fans. Stow suffered brain damage and remains in a coma.
Some writer named John Steigerwald from a newspaper in Pennsylvania decided to chime in on the horrific attack.
Maybe someone can ask Stow, if he ever comes out of his coma, why he thought it was a good idea to wear Giants’ gear to a Dodgers’ home opener when there was a history of out-of-control drunkenness and arrests at that event going back several years.
Remember when it was the kids who were wearing the team jerseys to games? It was a common sight to see an adult male coming through the turnstile dressed as a regular human being with a kid dressed in a “real” jersey holding his hand.
Cute.
Are the 42-year-olds who find it necessary to wear their replica jerseys to a road game, those kids who are now fathers who haven’t grown up?
Are there really 40-something men who think that wearing the jersey makes them part of the team? It was cute when a 10-year-old kid got that feeling by showing up at Three Rivers Stadium in a Pirates jersey, but when did little boys stop growing out of that?
Here’s tip for you if you actually think that wearing your team’s jersey makes you a part of the team:
It doesn’t.
The team is those guys down on the field, ice or court who are, you know, actually playing the games. They like the noise you make as a group, and they love playing in front of you. If you’re an adult, and you approach them in a replica game jersey with their name on it and your face is painted, you scare them.
If you don’t put that jersey on in the locker room with them and have your own name on your jersey, you’re not one of them.
What a POS and easily the biggest dbag ever to win our illustrious DOTM award.
44 Comments
Ana April 12, 2011 19:58
Thank you posting about this. That “writer” is an asshole.
PeteAbe April 12, 2011 20:04
Hey, finally someone who can take over for me as the figurehead of the “Mediots” thread.
Vincent Vile April 12, 2011 20:06
And you guys thought I was bad! This fucking guy is just pissed off that he wasn’t able to either 1. make a professional team himself or 2. father a child b/c he is either gay or impotent. What happened in LA has nothing to do with jerseys or shirts. It has to do with a lot of alcohol and bad people. IS he seriously questioning adults wearing jerseys????
Harry T. Quaser April 12, 2011 20:15
So adults need to act more adult like and not wear jerseys to games. I thought adults need to act more adult like and not beat up on people for wearing a jersey to a game. So this douche thinks that Bryan Stow is an absolute moron for simply wearing his favorite team’s jersey or shirt. Wow, so then that must mean every fan over the age of 10 has not grown up into a full fledged adult b/c of jersey wearing. Shit, let me throw out my jerseys since they’re hindering my growth. My wife, my un-born child, my career, my mortgage payment, my insurance, my 401k, and my car are meaningless if I wear a jersey to a game or even just around the house. Now where are my transformers????
Dick Face April 12, 2011 20:22
I actually agree with this guy.
Sensitive RAB guy April 12, 2011 20:34
Except when HE’S wearing one of those jerseys, I guess:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDWAOkTK5l4
JoeThunder April 12, 2011 21:14
Well played, sir.
Rufus T. Firefly April 12, 2011 21:36
OK the award needs to be renamed the “John Steigerwald is the biggest douchebag ever award”
Bong April 13, 2011 01:30
great find
House on a Hill April 12, 2011 20:50
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One hell of a find
Warner Wolf April 12, 2011 21:01
Isn’t time you rename the award in his honor?
Sensitive RAB guy April 12, 2011 21:01
NoMaas is late to the party…this guy’s been a douche forever:
http://justwatchthegame.com/blog/
Sensitive RAB guy April 12, 2011 21:41
sorry:
“SensitiveRABguy
in April 12th, 2011 @ 19:56
Hey John,
Regarding “Know when you’ve outgrown the uniform” — I agree with you in that 40-yr old guys wearing sports jerseys look pretty douchey.
But really: that excuses the animals in LA who broke the law and beat the Giants fan to a pulp?
That’d be like saying a woman who’s raped deserved it because she was wearing provocative clothing.
You were a schmuck when Iived in PGH 15 yrs ago…glad to see you haven’t changed.
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Reply JohnSteigerwald
in April 12th, 2011 @ 20:36
Please…..show me where I “excuse the animals in LA who broke the law.” I wrote that I hope they get the death penalty. You wear the jersey and put yourself at the mercy of drunken, violent morons, and the drunken violent mporons beat you up, the drunken violent morons are still the criminals, but your decision to risk provoking them wasn’t a very smart one. I’m also glad I haven/’t changed.”
DormantUlcer April 12, 2011 22:08
I also had to chime in:
DormantUlcer
in April 12th, 2011 @ 21:06
Your comment is waiting moderation
This isn’t someone climbing into a lion’s den with a sandwich to get a better picture. It’s a baseball game. As a fan, our dollars towards merchandise and game tickets help put the players on the field, and it is our right in this country to wear what we want. If THIS is what you have to say on this matter, it would have been better if you just paid you condolences and kept riding your high horse back to Doucheville.
I hope next season it’s you wearing a Giants jersey to the Dodgers home opener, you classless scrub.
John Stinkyweinerwald April 18, 2011 16:49
Outstanding comment, DU!
Pete C. April 13, 2011 05:37
I read that entry. Talk about some world class back peddling.
I bet he still wouldn’t like it if I wore my road gray jersey to a game. Maybe it wouldn’t be so bad ‘cuz mine says authentic not replica.
Brandon April 12, 2011 21:43
What the fuck is this? Go fuck yourself, you porn mustached asshole
DormantUlcer April 12, 2011 21:51
If this is what Steigerwald has to bring to the table on the subject, perhaps it would have been best to just not say anything at all.
More like Steiger-wad.
Negrodamus April 12, 2011 21:55
Saw his blog. Douchius Maximus.
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TSJC April 12, 2011 23:33
Can’t blame this on the blacks
Buttholez April 13, 2011 00:43
What if welfare or food stamps played a part in this?
[Censored] April 13, 2011 08:05
I bet the newspapers were pissed when they found out this wasn’t racial violence.
Joe Powlikowski April 14, 2011 15:25
Not THIS
Pete C. April 13, 2011 05:29
Awesome, well I guess I have to put my road gray jersey away. Gotta say I’m not really a pinstripe guy, so I guess this means I gotta do like my dad did when he went to game and wear a sport coat and a fedora. I mean that’s what grown-ups used to wear to games when I was a little shaver.
Fuck that square head motherfucker.
If that guy was a cop on the scene how long would it take for him to give the victim a stern lecture?
The Truth April 13, 2011 07:33
One look at this asshole and you can tell he probably never got into a fight in his life. i bet he couldn’t participate in gym because he was too weak. Honestly fuck this guy with a spiked bat.
The Truth April 13, 2011 07:39
Just when you thought that the mediots title had shifted to this cum dumpster, Fat Pete reminds us all how stupid he really is:
http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/extra_bases/2011/04/the_time_has_co.html
[Censored] April 13, 2011 08:18
Speaking of douches, Mike waded into the whimsy pool today. Check it out, I am predicting a whole lot of confused RABists in the comments.
Do I defend political correctness?
Do I continue to follow Mike blindly?
Only TSJC can tell me!
The Real JoePawl just wants to kick your ass April 13, 2011 09:25
Really.
“The benefits don’t end there. Working out hard five or six days a week also reaps physical benefits. I now look good in a t-shirt, which is good, because I wear t-shirts almost every day. I also have better posture, which is good, because I sit at my desk all day. The physical benefits go on and on, though the most obvious benefit is appearing more attractive to the ladies.
I once let that last benefit become my motivation for working out. I didn’t express my aggression, and I didn’t reflect while working out. Instead I looked in the mirror and fantasized about how women would ogle me — once I lost weight and built muscle, that is. But it’s tough to do that if you’re not letting out aggression and concentrating on the exercises. And so I remained a relative tub of goo from when I started working out through mid-2010.
Everyone wants rock-hard tasty abs, washer board style. Some people make the commitment to get them. I won’t deny that I would like them. But that can’t be the main motivation. It’s not nearly enough. There needs to be internal motivation in order to continue working out and realizing results. I think I’ve found my motivation:
To kick your ass.
Maybe not in a fist fight, though I’d like to think that I can take you. No, I’d much rather kick your ass in everything else. Whether it’s a race, a sport, or even work, I want to be better than you. Working out helps in all of those areas. It helps build confidence, so I go into a competition thinking I can kick your ass. It enforces discipline, so I’m focused on kicking your ass. And, of course, it builds physical strength, so I have the tools to kick your ass. If our competition happens to be mental, that’s no problem. I find my thoughts are much clearer throughout the day when I’m exercising regularly.
That might make me arrogant, and it might make me combative. I try not to express those emotions, though. I like people, and I want people to like me. But I also want to compete with people, and when I compete I must win. It’s nothing personal. I feel that way towards everyone. Just know that if we are pursuing a similar goal, whether we’re pitted against one another or not, I’m going to kick your ass.”
Alfredo Griffin April 13, 2011 09:38
Ok. I think the RAB bashing by some of the commentors here is disturbing But, he seriously didn’t write this, did he?
The Real JoePawl just wants to kick your ass April 13, 2011 09:42
Cut & paste = bashing?
ok, anyway:
http://joepawl.com/fitness/what-i-really-want-is-to-kick-your-ass-135
[Censored] April 13, 2011 10:28
I am 100% confident that no matter how much Joe Pawl works out, I could still take that little pussy.
Alfredo Griffin April 13, 2011 10:40
Yes, bashing. Who cares about them. I’d rather talk baseball.
O.J. April 13, 2011 12:03
Cracka!
Ben Ka bak's Dad April 13, 2011 13:43
Alfredo Griffin=Cephster
Charlie Sheen April 13, 2011 12:28
I am the only winner on this board, move aside you fat ass Polock, or I will kick your ass without tigers blood
TSJC April 13, 2011 12:26
If it benefits us blacks, you must continue to spout the PC & RAB line….
If it benefits the Jews…well thats a whole other story…
Ben Ka bak's Dad April 13, 2011 13:43
Don’t make my son cry. Pretty please?
Jay Destro's Weenie April 14, 2011 15:26
I make him cry when I’m giving him my love muffin.
Agent for John Steigerwald April 13, 2011 14:15
Of course he’s a doucebag. It’s part of my campaign to make him a household name douchebag. That’s where the big bucks are. If he had a sensible or reasonable take on this horrific act… well, where’s the money in that.
It’s the sports gear equivalent of saying a woman who wears provocative clothing is asking to be raped.
Seriously, wotta jerk. I got a stable of them
R2-D2 April 13, 2011 15:04
I like it when NoMaas does PSA’s. It’s for the greater good bitches!! Awesome job by Sensei and his elves.
Laura Posada April 13, 2011 21:44
holy hell
Russell NY April 14, 2011 14:50
Boy, is that douche Red or what? Must have gotten picked on as a child.
swedski April 18, 2011 12:03
Great post what a moron