Akit's Complaint Department: A List of Bad Manners by Giants Fans

I personally love going to Giants games. It's a time for me to unwind at a night game after a tough day at work, or spend time with my dad at Sunday afternoon games.

Because of the way the ticketing system works, I don't get a choice in what row to sit in; I sometimes get the choice of what specific section. One of the more annoying seats I get assigned to is the first row in the upper reserved section. About half of the time I get assigned the first row, I always get some kind of obstructed view and as you see in the photo, I get a clear view of home plate, but have to view the outfield through the plexiglass while seated.

I'll tell you, there's a lot of fans at AT&T Park that needs a lesson in proper manners. Here's my list of the most annoying things fans do:

Standing for way too long: Unless if you are in the very last row in the super nosebleed seats, don't stand-up for too long when there's a spectacular defensive play or a great offensive play like a home run. Standing-up and cheering at sports games is a tradition, but do it for too long and you become a thorn for fans sitting behind you. When I stand-up and cheer at an important moment of the game and I know I've been standing longer than I should, I turn around and check the fans behind me; if they are standing and cheering too, I'm okay to continue doing so, but if nearly all of them are sitting, it's time for me to sit. I haven't noticed this in a few years, but in some cases, if you stand too long or stick out like a thorn too often, I've seen the cops escort the person out because they are too drunk.

Not making room when going through the row: I hate those moments when you are trying to get to your seat located in the middle of the row and you have to get through about a dozen people. There's always those people who refuse to stand-up and sometimes will just scoot their legs one way so you don't trip and fall. Reality check folks, be nice and just please stand-up and shove your calves into the seat as far as you can so you can help your fellow fan get to their seat as quickly as possible.

Using a seat as a step to the next row: I don't see it that often anymore; there's those fans who puts their feet on a seat to get into the next row. As I like to say to those who likes to put their feet on seats, "I don't want your foot on my ass, get your feet off the seat!" The floor is a nasty place, and all I don't want is a nasty beer soaked shoeprint on the rear end of my pants.

Drinking way too much: Stadiums makes handfuls of money selling overpriced little cups of beer, but when people drink way too much, they get on my nerves. To the fans who drink, beer is treated as liquid gold, and to me, I'll stick to my 75 cent bottled sodas I bought at the grocery store. When some fans drink too much, they can become belligerent and I've seen my share of fans being arrested for acting like jackasses.

Can #SFGiants fans learn to STAY IN THEIR SEATS until the inning is over? Stop blocking my view!
— Akit (@AgentAkit) July 1, 2012

Those who leave their seats in the middle of the inning: Sitting in the first row has its perks and weaknesses. I don't understand why people have to leave their seats right in the middle of an inning, especially when the batter is in the box or the ball is still in play. Is it that important to grab a hot dog or go to the bathroom at that moment during the game? Why can't you at least wait until the inning is over to leave your seat and go handle your business? Sometimes it's okay to leave your seat after an out, but only if a fan is sitting close to the aisle, and can make it to the bottom of the steps before the next pitch. But if you can't make it, then just wait.

While I'm talking about people who leave their seats at the middle of an inning, I'm going to talk about the most annoying fans EVER.

Those who block the views of the front row people: Yeah, I know you fans, the ones who tries to go to their seats during the middle of a game. The ushers can only do so much to tell fans to wait until the play is completed to return to your seats. As I said before, sitting in the front row has its disadvantages and this is one of them. I'm sitting there watching pitch-by-pitch and you have those fools who walks right into the my view in the middle of a pitch, and sometimes I miss a key play. I've even had to tell people starting to walk up the stairs to: "please wait, as you are blocking my view of the game." Sometimes that technique works, other times, they are totally oblivious and just going up the stairs or gives a rude "excuse me." Other times, there's the fans that goes up the stairs and instead of keep walking, they stand at the step totally blocking my view, while the fan thinks they have a totally unobstructed view of the game. I usually give them the hand waiving motion to get the hell out of the way, otherwise I start to get verbal. Here's my tip on when it's the right time to return to your seats: Wait until the inning is over. Unless if you can run up the stairs and get into your seat from the time the out is declared and the next pitch, JUST WAIT UNTIL THE INNING ENDS.

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