As a St. Louis Cardinals fan, I’m generally regarded as more thoughtful, intelligent and ticklish than other baseball fans, because, as everyone in America has agreed unanimously to call us, we are the best fans in baseball. In reality, though, Cardinals fans are no different than any other fans of any other teams in any others sports. There are plenty of a-holes hanging out at Busch Stadium, but they’re the best a-holes in baseball, damn it.
And I know that the Redbird faithful may charge me with treason or blasphemy for leaking this little secret, but Twitter has been leaking it like a busted septic tank long enough, as evidenced by my new favorite Twitter account du jour – Baseball’s Best Fans. A sample:
Basically, a brave, anonymous baseball truther is taking on the fans of the senior circuit’s most decorated franchise and exposing them as witless, offensive, racist, homophobic dolts. Or as we like to call them… sports fans.
After the jump, enjoy a small sampling of @BestFansStLouis.
The best part is probably the neverending loop of Cards fans who use the hash tag #TRADER. The Missouri education system is alive and well.
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“Deer yankees fans” – well, I always had a sneaking suspicion that there were quite a few ungulates that cheered for New York, but I never thought it included deer.
I’d hate to see how bitter these fans would be if the Cards didn’t win the WS 6 months ago.
I fucking hate everything about that organization. YES, even Ozzie Smith, and ESPECIALLY David Goddamned Eckstein.
/Mets fan
The Mets are pond scum!
/1980s’d
I was hoping someone would bring that up.
I went to Game 3 of the NLCS at Busch with my dad and after the Cards won, we were just happy. But mostly tired, because we’re old. But this college doucher is chanting, “Let’s go Cards!” as we’re trying to leave the stadium and it’s just not catching on, and for some reason he looked right at me and said, “You’re not a real fan.” I guess I’m a trader.
I appreciate my Twitter being featured in this article. A friend shared the link with me yesterday on FaceBook. I love the Cardinals, but I’m the first one to be honest about them as well. And Matt Holliday kills the team with his poor defense sometimes. I remember making this Tweet during a Reds series after he had made a ridiculous gaff (once again) in the outfield. I realize the satirical nature of this, but I’m not ashamed in the slightest. Just because we’re the ‘best fans’ doesn’t mean we don’t get pissed off too.