Arun with a View

I went to two games at Yankee Stadium in recent days, and I came away with some observations.

These are things that make NO SENSE to me:

1. Fans who wear jerseys and caps of sports other than baseball. Dude, I get it, you like the New York Rangers. Get your butt down to the Garden then.

2. (Corollary to #1) Fans who wear jerseys or caps of baseball teams other than the two on the field. Listen, there's no rule you have to be a Yankee fan to go to Yankee Stadium -- but what's with the Mets gear? Fly your colors at Shea or at a Subway Series game, but other than that you look like a jackass. Worse still is the guy who flaunts a Phillies jersey at a Yanks-Tigers game. Seriously? At least the Mets are a local team. If I were at Wrigley Field for a Cubs-Cardinals game, I wouldn't wear a Yankee cap. Why not? Because I'm not an idiot.

3. If a jackass insists on wearing Red Sox gear at a Yankee game EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE PLAYING THE TIGERS, why would said jackass sit in the bleachers? Do you WANT to get heckled? Now mind you: A sports rivalry should NEVER be an excuse for violence, ever.

4. Tickets for left field upper deck that are labeled with instructions to enter at Gate 6, which turns out to be at right field... forcing the ticketholder to shove his way from one wingtip of the stadium to the other through pre-game crowds? Why the hell wouldn't the Yankees let the fan enter at Gate 2 at left field?

5. Uniformed police officers that remove their hats and place them over their hearts during the National Anthem. Nope. You're not civilians AND you're in uniform. Keep the hats on and render a hand salute. You'd never see a full-dress Marine remove her 'cover' outdoors. Ever.