re: #345 DisturbedEma

[Link: www.nytimes.com…]

My link thingy is not working- Boo Santa link above

Philly fans have a history of cheering at games too…

Philadelphia fans criticized for reaction to Irvin injury

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — They brawl, boo and hurl batteries and snowballs. Philadelphia fans have earned their reputation as among the most surly in sports.

By cheering Dallas Cowboys receiver Michael Irvin as he lay motionless on the turf Sunday with a neck injury, the fans brought the city’s reputation for boorishness to new lows. It disgusted even those who thought they had seen it all in the “City of Brotherly Love.”

“Unspeakable, even for us,” proclaimed a headline in the Philadelphia Daily News.

…Many fans in the crowd of 66,669 cheered when they realized Irvin was hurt, and again when paramedics wheeled a stretcher onto the field. Many also cheered respectfully when he was placed in an ambulance, but the damage was done.

Philly fans cheer Noah’s injury