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Originally Posted by marc
It's not a hard point to grasp. Nobody in the United States talks about the 93 riots, it flat out never gets mentioned.
The point is that incidents happen in cities all over the country and that the only city where the incidents seem to "stick" with it is Philadelphia. I've seen some unreal things happen in Cleveland and Detroit and nothing is ever said about it. You never here about how brutal Cleveland fans are or how horrible Detroit fans are, it's always Philadelphia.
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QFE.
I remember Game 6 of the ALCS in 2004, when A-Rod knocked the ball out of Arroyo's glove and the Yankee fans threw enough stuff onto the field that the NYPD had to come out there and restore order. Does that ever get brought up? I remember the Giant fans throwing snowballs at San Diego Charger players and even knocking out one assistant coach with a shot to the head. Does that ever get brought up? When Cleveland fans assaulted referees with bottles after a game, does anyone remember that?
No. In America, all that gets brought up is the Philadelphia fans, and how they booed Santa Claus 40 years ago, and how awful all of us are. I follow hockey, but not like most Montreal fans do, so I don't completely understand your situation, though I know you've been waiting for a season like this, especially with all the tradition your team has. That being said, once again, in America, it seems like all that gets remembered are Philly fans, and how "horrible and classless" all of us are, when the majority of Philadelphia fans that I know can't stand the handful of idiots that make us all look bad. We didn't all boo when Donovan McNabb was drafted. We didn't all cheer when Michael Irvin broke his neck. That's just how it seems to be shown, though.
I know not everyone is responsible for anything that a fan base does, but most of the time, all Philly fans get thrown into a single, unified group. I know not all Montreal fans were out rioting after Game 7, but if it were Philly, it would have brought up mentions of everything that had ever happened before, trust me.
With that being said, now the Flyers get to face Montreal in the second round. I hope its a good series, and neither team has much to whine about after its over. May the better team win!