A real Philadelphia sports fan story

And now, the first great Philadelphia sports story of 2006: At yesterday’s Eagles-Redskins game, some poor Philadelphia woman, fed up with the Eagles shitty performance all season, got up and poured beer all over Redskins’ running back Clinton Portis’ mom, Rhonnel Hearn, who was sitting in the stands. (That’s Portis at left. And, no, I’m not kidding.)

And how did Hearn respond? Oh, nothing but a swift punch right back at the unidentified woman. Portis’ mom watched the rest of the game from the sideline. Says the Washington Post:

“She busted some lady in the nose, but that’ll just teach you about messing with her,” Portis said. “I think fans take that too serious. People come to the game to have a good time, that’s what you should do. If you decide your team is losing and you want to cause trouble, then you’re going to get what you’re looking for. And yesterday, whoever that fan was, they got what they were looking for.”

Of course I should, as a native Philadelphian, jump all over Portis’ mom. But, hey, she got beer poured on her — the only good Philadelphia thing to do would be to punch the person who did it right in the face. Plus, eh, as much as I love Philadelphia sports, sometimes Philadelphia sports fans are a little annoying at games. Oh, no, not you, dear reader. I mean the guy you don’t like.

In Philly, Mama Said Knock You Out [Washington Post]
Ma Sweets Will Punch You In The Mouth [Deadspin]