Giants Fan Can’t Take A Little Punch To The Face

In yesterday’s New York Times, a group of Giants fans whined to the paper about this dude being punched in the face after the Eagles’ loss to the Giants last month.

Also noted in the article were a reporter and cameraman for SNY, the Mets network, who had bagels thrown at them before the game, which is pretty effing awesome. (Okay, the tire-slashing after the game wasn’t so much. This is why Citizens Bank Park’s media parking is in fenced off-areas.)

Anyway: Wah wah wah. As we all know, Giants fans are virtual saints in the stands, never cursing, never fighting and certainly never throwing an ice ball that knocks out a San Diego Chargers trainer. (Hey, if you’re allowed to bring up old stuff, so am I. It’s fair play.)

And we all know that the fan punched in the face was not doing anything to provoke it. Of course, even if he was, it’s not okay to punch someone at a football game, especially when they’re wearing a suit and tie, as all Giants fans wear to games. And, of course, Eagles Communications Director Bonnie Grant said no security report had been filed, and nobody from that travel group had contacted the Eagles.

So not only are they Giants fans, they’re stupid Giants fans. Hey, you get punched at the game, you contact the Eagles nonstop until they give you some money to make you shut up!

It’s not all bad, though:

“It’s sad,” [one of the attacked fans] said, “because it takes the whole enjoyment out of going to a game.”

Sweet. He’s not going to go next year. More seats for us.

Editor’s Note: A little anecdotal evidence of my own. The dude in the ramp in front of us the entire game had a shirt on that said “DIE SHOCKEY DIE” on one side and “Kill Manning” on the other. If he didn’t punch anyone the entire game — a girl did slap him — well… let’s just say I am glad I wasn’t near rowdier fans. (Although he was pretty awesome.)

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