bringing reading material to a sporting event

[Brian Fein]

what do you think of people who bring books, magazines, etc to a sporting event? 

[Guru-In-Vegas]

Thats like bringing an ipod to a movie.

[SportsChick]

Seriously? people really do that?

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

What's the big deal?  I do it all the time, particularly if it is an event with open seating and the gates open 2 hours in advance. 

What do you do for those two hours sitting there waiting for the thing to begin, watch the artificial turf grow? 

I don't read during the game.  But why not bring a newspaper, magazine or paperback to kill the time when waiting for it to start. 

[Phishfan]

What kind of sporting event has open seating with a crowd large enought you need to be there two hours in advance? I have never seen that.

Sidenote, I saw a person with a book at a concert one time. That was a strange night anyway though.

[bsfins]

^ an Alan Jackson concert you might as well read a book... (he stands there on the stage and strums his guitar the whole show) My ex-girlfriend was so upset,about how boring his conceert was...

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

What kind of sporting event has open seating with a crowd large enought you need to be there two hours in advance? I have never seen that.

Sidenote, I saw a person with a book at a concert one time. That was a strange night anyway though.

^^^ my college's football team.  You could get decent seats 15 mins before kick off, but if you have g/f who is neurotic and wants front row 50 yard line.... actually you could still get front row 50 yard line up to about an hour before, hand, "but it is better to be early and be certain we get those seats" "yes dear."

Women, can't live with 'em; can't shoot 'em. 

Often we would be the only ones in the stands for about 45 mins. 

[run_to_win]

What's the big deal?  I do it all the time, particularly if it is an event with open seating and the gates open 2 hours in advance. 

What do you do for those two hours sitting there waiting for the thing to begin, watch the artificial turf grow? 

Most of us talk to the friends we went with during that time. 

[simeon]

If it is a basketball or hockey game I can understanding reading a book.

[Dave Gray]

I have brought lots of stuff to games.  There's a ton of downtime.  Brian, I see you poking around on your cellphone sometimes, between plays, or innings or whatever.  It's the same idea.

[ethurst2]

You know what's annoying? People who talk about everything else while the game is going on or don't even know that there is a game going on.

I believe that certain stadiums carry certain energies. At the Orange Bowl, people were rowdy but respectable and talked Dolphins before they even came unto the field. That's when your average working man could still take his family to the game.

I swear that in some sections of the Stadium Formerly Known AS Joe Robbie Stadium and Mile High at Invesco Field, it feels like you're in a board room sometimes. I've seen people talk about Oracle Software while the game was going on!

Going to games now for some people is simply a status thing. they wouldn'y know a 24 trap play from a cheerleader dance routine. You've got stiff collars eating cordon bleu and taking pictures of themselves to send to a friend who couldn't afford a ticket to the game.

I believe that you should get out, make friends and meet other fans (even the opposition) and have a good time unless you're a loner. Then I guess a book is okay for you.

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

^^^^^  On Thursday nights the Lugnuts had Thirsty Thursdays $2 drafts, Standing room was $3.

I have to admit some times a large number of us went and did not pay attention to the game at all.  We just went there instead of the bar. 

[Fred Finstoned]

I once purchased a ticket to at Joe Robbie/Pro Player/DHL(Dolphins Have Lost)/Dolphin Stadium the Friday night before a Jets game.ROW TWO, FIFTY YARD LINE, HOME SIDE,great seat so I thought! The people (I would call them fans but that would be an insult to any true fan) around me didn't applaud, cheer,or participate in any way shape or form! BUT they did get very pissed off at me for supporting the FINS(I do support them rather loudly) It was like being at a board meeting or possibly the LIBRARY! Stay home if you want to read, do business, or any other silly little things and LEAVE THE STADIUM TO THE FANS!!!!

[Sunstroke]

I once purchased a ticket to at Joe Robbie/Pro Player/DHL(Dolphins Have Lost)/Dolphin Stadium the Friday night before a Jets game.ROW TWO, FIFTY YARD LINE, HOME SIDE,great seat so I thought! The people (I would call them fans but that would be an insult to any true fan) around me didn't applaud, cheer,or participate in any way shape or form! BUT they did get very pissed off at me for supporting the FINS(I do support them rather loudly) It was like being at a board meeting or possibly the LIBRARY! Stay home if you want to read, do business, or any other silly little things and LEAVE THE STADIUM TO THE FANS!!!!

Your passion for the Phins is applaudable...we need more fire in the fan base. I'd offer up the possibility though, that people can be fans without being really loud. That said. their getting pissed at you for screaming for your team seems a little misplaced. They are at a football game, after all...

[Phishfan]

It may have depended on exactly what you were saying also. Sometimes berating things/people is mistaken as rooting for your team. I have seen plenty of that at the stadium before. If you were simply rotting for the Phins then I agree completely.