How would you rate the hospitality offered to fans of the opposing team?
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1.1%
1.9%
11.5%
31.7%
53.9%
What is the worst incident you've witnessed against an opposing fan or yourself?
"Any Cubs fan. They are jerks even when they come to St. Louis."
"I can't recall any -- this ain't New York."
"I've been to 70-plus games at both Busch Stadiums that have been used during my life and never witnessed one. Now, as an opposing fan at other parks, that's another matter."
"Simple verbal harassment."
"When the Cubs were in town I saw two Cardinals fans fighting with one of their fans. But it was the Cubs who were playing."
How would you rate the hospitality offered to fans of the opposing team?
Poor
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Average
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Excellent
0.6%
2.9%
25.1%
43.7%
27.7%
What is the worst incident you've witnessed against an opposing fan or yourself?
"Really, nothing other than some razzing. If it were a Seahawks game, then you get some folks who have drunk their breakfast and are ready to have the police take them away, but this is baseball in Seattle. People love it, enjoy the weather when they can and bring their kids."
"A very stern scoffing."
"There's normal heckling and throwing fake money when A-Rod comes to bat."
"Mariners management not allowing fans to wear "Yankees Suck" T-shirts."
"Maybe some shouting or some snide comments fired from behind a vanilla non-fat latte."
How would you rate the hospitality offered to fans of the opposing team?
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Below Average
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Excellent
2.2%
1.3%
35.9%
31.6%
29%
What is the worst incident you've witnessed against an opposing fan or yourself?
"There aren't any bad incidents I've witnessed. It's difficult to get too fired up at a Pirates game, the fans are so numb from the interminable losing!!"
"I wound up sitting in the midst of a crowd of drunk West Virginia natives who were rude and smoking."
"Other than random booing, us Pittsburgh fans are a friendly crowd."
"The level of play for the past 15 years is the worst."
"Witnessing Jeromy Burnitz, Benito Santiago, or Derek 'Operation Shutdown' Bell put on a Pirates uniform."
How would you rate the hospitality offered to fans of the opposing team?
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Below Average
Average
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Excellent
2.2%
6.1%
24.2%
44.6%
22.9%
What is the worst incident you've witnessed against an opposing fan or yourself?
"Stupid Dodgers fans being obnoxious, verbally abusive, publicly intoxicated and causing a scene; low-key and laid-back Padres fans do nothing to retaliate."
"When the Red Sox came to town, their fans were completely obnoxious. They were rude to the San Diego fans and acted like they were at Fenway Park. They had no respect for the home team's fans or facilities."
"I was asked by an usher to quiet down after cheering too loudly. People who sit close to the field do not like loud crowds and they are very uptight. I could understand if I were cursing, or rooting for the visiting team, but I was just cheering on the Padres."
How would you rate the hospitality offered to fans of the opposing team?
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Below Average
Average
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Excellent
1.8%
3%
35.6%
35.3%
24.2%
What is the worst incident you've witnessed against an opposing fan or yourself?
"It's not a Toronto Maple Leafs game..."
"Someone told me they were going to stab me because I was wearing an Orioles shirt!"
"When the Red Sox are in town, there are more Red Sox fans than Blue Jays fans."
"Opposing fans get off pretty easy in Toronto. Yankees fans regularly come and cheer as loudly as they want and nothing happens to them. It would never happen anywhere else."
"It's hard watching sullen players who are ignoring the fans."
How would you rate the hospitality offered to fans of the opposing team?
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Below Average
Average
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Excellent
1%
3.5%
37.1%
35.6%
22.8%
What is the worst incident you've witnessed against an opposing fan or yourself?
"Nothing. We're too nice."
"None. It is an NL park, so you don't get obnoxious Yankees and Red Sox fans that insist on being idiots. You do get lots of Cubs fans, but they are generally laid back."
"No incidents -- other than one started by a couple of visiting team fans. It was all verbal and finished off pretty quickly. The MM staff is very good with those types of issues."
How would you rate the hospitality offered to fans of the opposing team?
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Below Average
Average
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Excellent
3.3%
4.6%
29.8%
38.4%
23.9%
What is the worst incident you've witnessed against an opposing fan or yourself?
"Cubs fans bring out the worst in Milwaukee fans since the crowd is usually 60 percent Chicago fans. The language gets brutal, not family friendly at all."
"There's some general razzing, but I don't recall any horrible physical or verbal assaults."
"Maybe a little friendly trash talk in the parking lot, but that's it."
"Chili-dogged."
"When the Cubs are in town, there is added heckling and the occasional fight breaks out, but for the most part the fans are good people and respectful toward the other team's fans. There is always good-natured ridiculing, but nothing too serious."
How would you rate the hospitality offered to fans of the opposing team?
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Below Average
Average
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Excellent
1%
2.1%
33.3%
47.9%
15.6%
What is the worst incident you've witnessed against an opposing fan or yourself?
"The only ugly incidents I saw were when Barry Bonds came to town."
"Yelling at Barry Bonds. But of course everyone does that, so it's not big deal."
"I've never seen or heard of any incidents beyond good-natured verbal ribbing."
"None, really."
"It's always been cordial at Coors Field. There are lots of Cubs and Cardinals fans who attend games in Denver. It's always been friendly between rival fans, but now that the Rockies have appeared in the World Series, some of the Cardinals fans will be (politely) told to shut up and the Cubs fans will be reminded that the Rockies will make the WS again before the Cubs do!"
How would you rate the hospitality offered to fans of the opposing team?
Poor
Below Average
Average
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Excellent
3.2%
3.5%
30.9%
41.5%
20.9%
What is the worst incident you've witnessed against an opposing fan or yourself?
"At a Braves vs. Padres game, a local Little League team named the Mets was there. They were shown on the Jumbotron and the entire stadium booed."
"Any Mets fan will get heckled pretty badly, but that's their fault for liking the Mets."
"Since I started going to the ballpark and watching the Atlanta Braves 11 years ago, I have never witnessed any incident that involved opposing fans or ours."
"They put fans of the opposing team on the 'kiss cam.' Seriously, there is probably no other ballpark in the country where opposing fans are treated so well, even if they're being complete jerks."
Oriole Park at Camden Yards|Capacity: 48,262|Opened: 1992
How would you rate the hospitality offered to fans of the opposing team?
Poor
Below Average
Average
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Excellent
2.8%
4.7%
32.6%
37.7%
22.2%
What is the worst incident you've witnessed against an opposing fan or yourself?
"It is usually the opposing fans against us. Red Sox and Yankees fan take over the stadium 40-60 percent. It doesn't help that we have been bad for 10 years now."
"Arrogance by Boston or NY fans."
"Unfortunately, we O's fans are normally outnumbered by the NY and Boston fans in our own stadium. We have to sit there and hope that they don't start bullying us!"
"Orioles fans, at times, are told to sit down when cheering for their team. Enough said."
"The reason the above answer is excellent is because the Red Sox and Yankees dominate our park every game. When you're standing in the concession line and you hear the crowd roar, it means the other team just scored. Orioles' Bbaseball: it's fantastic."
Great American Ballpark|Capacity: 42,059|Opened: 2003
How would you rate the hospitality offered to fans of the opposing team?
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Excellent
2.4%
3.4%
37.1%
40.5%
16.6%
What is the worst incident you've witnessed against an opposing fan or yourself?
"The Cubs fans who come to GAB tend to be the ones who cause the problems. Reds fans are so 'Midwestern nice' that they don't harass other fans much. I have seen several incidents where an opposing fan's beer was deliberately bumped/spilled/knocked over, but that's as bad as it gets."
"Cubs fans tend to show up in large numbers and harass the Reds fans. They seem to think it's a home game!"
"We let opposing fans come into our ballpark and walk all over us like it's their own stadium."
"Reds fans and staff won't bother you as long as you don't act like a fool or cross the line with offensive behavior."
How would you rate the hospitality offered to fans of the opposing team?
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Average
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Excellent
1.4%
4.1%
39.7%
41.1%
13.7%
What is the worst incident you've witnessed against an opposing fan or yourself?
"Actually, the fans are not that bad to the other team. There is very little swearing at all. The fans cheer for the Nats and applaud an injured player when they get up or are helped off the field."
"Eating the food at RFK."
"The filthy Mets fans are the worst."
"Nothing major. Just the fact that the Nats become the away team anytime the Phils or Mets come here to play."
How would you rate the hospitality offered to fans of the opposing team?
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Average
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Excellent
1.5%
5.8%
41.2%
35.2%
16.2%
What is the worst incident you've witnessed against an opposing fan or yourself?
"Red Sox and Yankees fans being obnoxious and thinking they own the place. They bring out the worst in the hometown, Tiger-crazed fans."
"Someone spilled their beer on purpose."
"A Yankees fan was waiting in line to use the bathroom and this Tigers fan let other Tigers fans cut in front of him."
"Now that we are doing so well, there are a lot of people at the ballpark that don't really understand baseball and are too aggressive and loud and don't appreciate the fine qualities of baseball."
"I've heard chants, taunts and verbal abuse, but it's clean and all in good fun."
How would you rate the hospitality offered to fans of the opposing team?
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Below Average
Average
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Excellent
6.5%
3.6%
34.5%
39.6%
15.8%
What is the worst incident you've witnessed against an opposing fan or yourself?
"In seven years of attending games, I have not witnessed even one incident. There's lots of good-natured ribbing, but nothing that ever created a scene or even approached being out of control."
"The fact that Diamondbacks really don't have a solid fan base irks me. Whenever the Cubs or BoSox come to town, it's sold out. And not for the D'backs."
"Nothing. The hometown fans are way too nice here. I say this as someone who roots against the D'backs when the Red Sox are in town. I get no guff whatsoever."
"Jawing and beer dumping. No fighting, just crazy banter and fun."
"Where's the kvetching by the TV announcers? They're really nice here -- too nice."
How would you rate the hospitality offered to fans of the opposing team?
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Average
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Excellent
2.7%
7.8%
46.7%
26.9%
15.9%
What is the worst incident you've witnessed against an opposing fan or yourself?
"Ten-cent beer night. Can't really top that one."
"Nothing, our fans are pretty good to opposing fans. I mean LeBron James did have like 40,000 people booing him for wearing a Yankees cap, but he was asking for it. Only Yankees and Red Sox fans get heckled a lot. But, I've seen our fans buy Pirates fans beers and hot dogs and vice versa."
"Just a touch of 'You Suck' chants. It's nowhere near as violent as a Browns game."
"Fans don't really treat the opposing fans bad. They take out all their aggression on players who have left via free agency -- Albert Belle, Manny Ramirez and Jim Thome to name a few."
How would you rate the hospitality offered to fans of the opposing team?
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Below Average
Average
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Excellent
9.6%
5.2%
32.2%
36.5%
16.5%
What is the worst incident you've witnessed against an opposing fan or yourself?
"Yankees fans need to stay in New York. The only fight I've ever seen, in 10 years of going to games, was a Yankees fan fighting a Yankees fan and they almost spilled out onto the field. They were women."
"Red Sox and Yankee fans invade and act like it's their house. They are rude to hometown fans, and it really makes me not want to take my kids to games."
"Our mascot dumping popcorn all over opposing fans."
"None, because most of the fans showing up are for the road teams."
How would you rate the hospitality offered to fans of the opposing team?
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Below Average
Average
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Excellent
4.7%
7.1%
49%
29.1%
10.1%
What is the worst incident you've witnessed against an opposing fan or yourself?
"The fights against Dodger fans in the bleachers can get ugly."
"There's verbal abuse, but only against Dodgers fans."
"I was sitting in front of a couple on a date. Dumb as posts, and they weren't teenagers. I moved. The park draws non-fans who aren't interested in games."
"I've seen beverages/other stuff getting thrown at Dodgers fans. All other fans of other clubs are pretty safe."
"I haven't seen anything crazy since the days at the 'Stick."
How would you rate the hospitality offered to fans of the opposing team?
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Below Average
Average
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Excellent
9.1%
7.8%
42.9%
26%
14.3%
What is the worst incident you've witnessed against an opposing fan or yourself?
"Teams like the Mets and the Cubs play in front of home crowds. Even the Pirates have more fans than the Marlins at Dolphin Stadium."
"There are not enough fans to cause a ruckus!"
"The game is played on a football field. It insults the game and the fans!"
"I got cheated out of a foul ball in the stands by a 12-year old kid who was a lot quicker than I was."
"I am a Met fan. I used to live in Arizona and attended many games at Bank One Ballpark. One night at the stadium, after a Mets victory, my buddy and I stood up and started cheering. The old man in front of me stood up and smacked my hand, sending my cigarettes flying. Next thing I know I am jumped from behind, and I was sent flying into the old man's wife. Luckily the whole incident was witnessed by a Maricopa County Sheriff, who escorted us out for our own safety, and arrested the man who jumped me. I'm a pretty courteous fan, but I'm not afraid to root for my team. Now I live in South Florida, so going to a Met game is like going to Shea Stadium, without the airplanes"
How would you rate the hospitality offered to fans of the opposing team?
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Below Average
Average
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Excellent
6.7%
15.8%
45%
22.9%
9.6%
What is the worst incident you've witnessed against an opposing fan or yourself?
"There was a Cubs fan being asked politely to sit down because he was blocking a White Sox fan's view of the game. The Cubs fan wasn't paying attention to the ball game and was on his cell phone. [Typical Cubs fan]."
"For the most part, opposing fans are given a good-natured ribbing during games, with comments ranging from clever to crude. At games against the Cubs, where the cross-town rivalry is intense, I have witnessed brutal physical altercations. I was not in a position to determine who started these incidents, but the violence that I have witnessed at these games has made me stop attending them. In addition, I would never even consider taking my children to a Cubs-Sox game at either team's ballpark."
"Honestly, just drunk Cubs and Sox fans yelling at each other. It's a pretty decent place to catch a game."
"Mostly just scuffles between drunken idiots. It happens pretty infrequently though."
How would you rate the hospitality offered to fans of the opposing team?
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Below Average
Average
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Excellent
16.5%
26.1%
37.6%
11.9%
8%
What is the worst incident you've witnessed against an opposing fan or yourself?
"My 77-year-old mother got beer spilled on her by a drunk fan -- but he sobered up fast and apologized profusely."
"It's Fenway Park, There's usually heckling of other fans, especially people stupid enough to wear Yankees gear. One kid got punched and had his Yankees hat burned."
"A middle class family of four having to drop a week's salary to go to the game."
"Can't repeat what happens when someone wears their Yankees gear to Fenway."
"I saw a visiting fan walking down a row in Section 3 one time and he was so thrilled with his first time at Fenway until he sat down and was directly behind one of the green steel support beams. He couldn't see a thing -- I thought he was gonna cry! Gotta know those old parks!"
"Haven't personally seen an incident. Fenway is good about escorting rowdy/drunk fans OUT of the ballpark. I think the fans are much nicer to a visiting team's fans than they are to a visiting team's players. Not so nice to the players, especially the Yankees. I would assume that some Yankees fans probably are given a lot of grief as well. But at least you don't take your life in your hands going to Fenway dressed in the opponent's paraphernalia, which is not true of Yankee Stadium. That's downright dangerous."
How would you rate the hospitality offered to fans of the opposing team?
Poor
Below Average
Average
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Excellent
22.2%
22.1%
34.2%
11.1%
10.4%
What is the worst incident you've witnessed against an opposing fan or yourself?
"I've seen beer being thrown at somebody wearing another team's jersey."
"I've seen beer getting dumped on one of those stupid Red Sox fans harassing Yankee pitchers in the bullpen."
"One time, there was a Red Sox fan and we all booed him right out of the stadium. It was very funny. That's what you get for going to the stadium with a Red Sox jersey and hat on."
"Usually, even if the Yanks aren't playing the Sox, or the Mets, someone will wear one of those teams' jerseys in the bleachers. Of course, everyone sees them, and lets the obscenities and middle fingers fly. I once saw a Red Sox hat get thrown out onto the field."
How would you rate the hospitality offered to fans of the opposing team?
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Below Average
Average
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Excellent
16.1%
29.1%
39.1%
11.4%
4.3%
What is the worst incident you've witnessed against an opposing fan or yourself?
"Every year Mets and Yankees fans fight. I saw a Yankees fan brawl with a Mets fan when the Mets were playing the Pirates. Yankees fans just show up and cause trouble."
"Yanks-Mets. Do I need to say more?"
"Too much alcohol."
"One time my 7-year-old son was yelled at by a drunken Yankees fan for wearing a Mets hat and shirt. Once he saw me, well, let's just say he could not run fast enough. I'll never attend another Yankees-Mets game again, especially with my children."
"During the interleague Subway Series, things usually get out of hand in the upper deck. I have seen plenty of bottles thrown, drunken fights and ejections."
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