Monday, May 22, 2006
Chants
I went a Mets v Yankees game at Shea Stadium. 56 thousand fans, estimated to be 60/40 in favour of the home team, all sitting together. Lots of friendly banter. Just like a Tottenham v Arsenal game, thought I. And I don’t bloody think! The partisan cheering was all along the lines of alternating “Let’s go Yan-kees” “Yan-kees suck!”
Now against other teams, Mets fans sing “Let’s go Mets”, in more of a staccato than the Yankee two-note chant. My first thought was of how easily te Mets fans settle into the rebuttal role instead of cheering for their own team – like settling for second best. But as my friend Rawle pointed out. “Mets suck” has absolutely no rhythm to it. So if the Mets were to cheer for their own, the Yankee fans would have no possible rebuttal. Could this thought change Mets/Yankees games for ever?
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Now against other teams, Mets fans sing “Let’s go Mets”, in more of a staccato than the Yankee two-note chant. My first thought was of how easily te Mets fans settle into the rebuttal role instead of cheering for their own team – like settling for second best. But as my friend Rawle pointed out. “Mets suck” has absolutely no rhythm to it. So if the Mets were to cheer for their own, the Yankee fans would have no possible rebuttal. Could this thought change Mets/Yankees games for ever?
