Rebutting the WSJ on Bills Fans
Dave Staba sends along his latest Artvoice piece, which is a response to a typically ignorant and offhanded comment about Buffalo and Buffalonians in the national media – in this instance the Wall Street Journal. A “journamalist” came to Orchard Park, saw some people behaving like idiots, and therefore concluded that the Bills were…
a team that has struggled to control some of the worst-behaving fans in all of sports,
Staba, using the same anecdotal methodology as the Wall Street Journal’s reporter, walked around the Ralph and concludes,
• The Bills have some of the most Dutch-sounding fans in all of sports;
• those same fans have an unhealthy obsession with Will Ferrell (Hans was wearing a T-shirt promoting the actor-comedian’s 2004 tour de force Anchorman);
• they favor very big hats.
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hudsons pal is working at jamies paper now? bills games are for the meatheads, it used to be better before they got rid of hippie hill behind the scoreboard. now its just a drunken festival, what no power? we still have beer.
look, i don’t care that people are ignorant about all the great stuff about buffalo. i’m about to head to dc and will enjoy time with friends but come on. traffic? over-crowding? out of control prices/mortgages? 60-80+ hour work weeks? the overly competitiveness with the joneses? the extra car for the nanny or au pair? SPARE ME. the joke’s on them. i have a nice house that’s not a million dollars just to get an extra bedroom and a yard the kids can run in. i have 4 minute commute. family is here and we are able to be close.
oh, and this guy has to be a douchebag anyhow – he works at the wsj.
I just worked at the last game as a volunteer. All the fans were very nice and polite even when the lights went out. We got lots of tips for our school.
@wsj…”a team that has struggled to control some of the worst-behaving fans in all of sports…”
That guy obviously has never been to a sporting event…any sporting event…in Philadelphia. They may not match the arrest records for Bills’ home games, but I suspect it’s because the police there just don’t bother.
The WSJ reporter obviously has never attended a Raiders game in Oakland. Wearing the opposing team’s colors.
I went to one Raiders game there and I liken it to San Quentin with a halftime show.
See, in Philadelphia, we are still proud of this reputation, even if it’s only half earned. Yes, some are eagerly awaiting Game 3 of the World Series to see if any Tampa Bay fans 1) show or 2) wear their team jersey.
I’ve been to a Sabres game, wearing a Flyers jersey, and while I did get booed, by the next section, the Buffaloians around me just felt sorry for me and my misguided loyalty.
I’m from Buffalo and I agree Buffalo Bills fans are Total IDIOTS that need to GET A LIFE and GROW UP!!! I can’t wait for them to move to Toronto so we can get rid of ALL the Buffalo Bills CRAP forever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!