Auburn mom blasts Vol baseball fans....

[VOL89grad]

Hmm. As a father of a D1 athlete (UVA?… not my beloved Vols!), understand how parents can become a little more sensitive when their children are out on the field of play. In this case, from article and community reaction it appears the “embarrassment” the mom reports is a bit tainted by her love for her son and his fellow tigers of auburn. All the best to aggrieved “mom” and her son, but… there’s really no excuse for her to trash the UT fan base. SHAME on YOU mom, there’s as many parents for Vols team who were happy for the win as there were tiger parents hoping for the win. We all have our biases - win some, lose some.. we (and our kids) grow from these experiences.

 

[LordVOLdemort]

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[turbovol]

The woman says nothing specific about bad behavior--and I very much doubt that anybody was cheering for a player who was injured during the game. I think she's making $hit up. Having said that, there are always a few redneck male fans at SEC games bellowing idiotically--but even they tend to have enough class (barely) to not mock injured players.

 

[wmcovol]

The woman says nothing specific about bad behavior--and I very much doubt that anybody was cheering for a player who was injured during the game. I think she's making $hit up. Having said that, there are always a few redneck male fans at SEC games bellowing idiotically--but even they tend to have enough class (barely) to not mock injured players.

Some of the worse mouths at sporting events I’ve heard are women. Including my girlfriend in college. I had to calm her down a couple of times.

 

[bigdaddy]

Do i doubt that someone there was saying things like maybe hes faking it to get more time for a new pitcher or something of the like? nope, we all been to games and people talk ish all the time. Problem is she took it to soc med and now shes made it worse for her son. You take care of this problem in the face when it happens and end it there. eihter you deal with the comments or keep your mouth shut and move on.

 

[cardvolfan]

This Auburn narrative, from the fans to the media to the players, has all gotten a bit old. The podcast I listened to today about the Auburn people saying Vitello should be charged with attempted assault is crazy. I thought Vandy and Ole Miss and Arkansas folks were bad, but I think Auburn wins the prize for the biggest whiners. The cumulative moaning and groaning meter has maxed out.

 

[Mimi#1]

I was there. Much ado about nothing. There was respectful applause when he was walking off the field. Classy gesture if you ask me. The smattering of boos was due to the excessive delays in the game when an inordinate amount of time was spent on 2 occasions to determine if the pitcher could continue or not. Finally, the lady complaining on FB lost a lot of credibility with me when she claimed the LNS staff was rude. Nothing to see here.

I think you are absolutely right! I watched the game on TV, and when Mullins got hurt, I did not hear any cheering for his injury. I did hear applause when he left the field. I never felt there was any disrespect for the player from our fans, or the team. Later, when Burkhalter was injured, there wasn't any booing at first, when the trainers came out, but when the coach came out and they started the evaluation all over again, I heard booing. At first, I couldn't figure out why they were booing, but then I realized it was because several minutes had passed, and the crowd was booing the umpires, since they weren't moving the game along.

 

[esarmstrong]

Hmm...

 

[VolBallGuy]

Welcome to public gatherings lady.

 

[JohnnyJava]

“Tony Vitello picked up the bat and hurled it toward home plate where Tigers were waiting for their teammates to cross.”

And this from the writer… hurled? Did you even see it? He walked almost to home plate and lightly tossed the bat in the grass on the other side… sheeesh.

Sour grapes from the first word to the last. I hope we see them again and I hope we beat them worse.

Thank you. Hurl means to throw an object with great force. In this context it was beyond being a loaded word for this "journalist", it was pure deception.

 

[feathersax]

Thank you. Hurl means to throw an object with great force. In this context it was beyond being a loaded word for this "journalist", it was pure deception.

It also has other meanings.

 

[cardvolfan]

Thank you. Hurl means to throw an object with great force. In this context it was beyond being a loaded word for this "journalist", it was pure deception.

You do make a good point. This is just one of many examples of journalistic integrity gone south. I am assuming there is no longer a standard for fair and impartial reporting these days based on bias.

 

[Rickyvol77]

I dont know if it really happened or this is just sour grapes from a mom who wanted badly to see her son beat a team he was a fan of growing up, but Its never acceptable to cheer for an injured player IMO. I'll never forget the loud roar at Legion Field from the bama rednecks when Tony Robinson rolled over with his knee injury. There is absolutely no place for it to happen.

Auburn baseball player’s mom: Tennessee fans behavior ‘classless & down right embarrassing’

Karen mad her son sucks

 

[Memvol44]

Police our own. If you hear someone being inhumane or boorish, gently remind them that you wouldn't tolerate someone acting that way toward his or her son.

We're all good at telling other groups that "if you're tired of being stereotyped, quit tolerating those in your (fanbase/demographic/tribe/religious group) who say or do things that promote the stereotype."

90% of Tennessee fans are mature enough and good enough to own that task.

Villains ON the field? Yes!
Villains off the field or in the stands? No, we're better than that.

Nobody gave a crap when we were terrible...

 

[LordVOLdemort]

Thank you. Hurl means to throw an object with great force. In this context it was beyond being a loaded word for this "journalist", it was pure deception.

Exactly. I think of HURLING bales of hay. Tony should have hurled it into RF.

 

[vegasvolfan]

I was there and didn't hear or see anything disrespectful......I do know when Gonzalez came out of the game on Sunday, he has a decent applause for a well pitched game.

That could be it. She didn't really mention anything specific. She sounds like she could be a spoiled ditz if she mistook cheering for him as cheering that he was injured lol.

 

[spencer1989]

I dont know if it really happened or this is just sour grapes from a mom who wanted badly to see her son beat a team he was a fan of growing up, but Its never acceptable to cheer for an injured player IMO. I'll never forget the loud roar at Legion Field from the bama rednecks when Tony Robinson rolled over with his knee injury. There is absolutely no place for it to happen.

Auburn baseball player’s mom: Tennessee fans behavior ‘classless & down right embarrassing’

I remember watching the game and seeing the Tony Robinson injury. I remember there were a lot a speculation that the Bama coach told them to take him out. Like you, I agree that it's never acceptable to cheer for an injured player.

 

[The Ron Mexico]

Of the over 30 games UT has had at home so far this year, I’ve been to 29 of them. And I can say that I have not heard a single Vol fan in sections A, B, or C say or do anything anything that could be construed as cheering for injuries. In fact, the fans are fairly tame compared to football fans and fans at other venues. I’m not willing to call this lady a liar, but she definitely is pushing a narrative that would be outside the the norm for LNS. Momma got her feelings hurt and doesn’t know how to deal with it. So she created a story.

There’s a guy in Section C that yells at the opposing team for most of the game. But he doesn’t use abusive language or cheer for injuries.

Also, I went down to Oxford, MS for the Sunday game last month. Those folks were as polite and welcoming to me as anyone could ask for. And I’m going to Lexington this weekend. I will report back any shenanigans by the Kentucky faithful.

 

[GOBO-Baseball02]

I was at the game, at most of the games. First, these are not boys they are young men (i.e., Chase Burns) and men (i.e., Luc & Red). As much as I "hate" the opponent, I'm not a fan of comments like "Eat a Salad" or "Get a Pelaton" as they were directed at Sonny D. My wife and I cringe at moments like that and it's a regular thing, but certainly not just Vol fans, it's in the NFL, NCAA, MLB, NHL, NBA, etc. But again, these aren't boys.

It happens, I don't do it, it's cringe worthy, but...that's just how it is.

As for booing injury, well, that's never acceptable to me. But while I believe the pitchers were injured, the boo's were directed (I think) at what was being perceived as stall tactics. Which whether that's true or not, it took Chase Burns out of his groove when he came back out.

 

[WallyBalls]

I was at the game, at most of the games. First, these are not boys they are young men (i.e., Chase Burns) and men (i.e., Luc & Red). As much as I "hate" the opponent, I'm not a fan of comments like "Eat a Salad" or "Get a Pelaton" as they were directed at Sonny D. My wife and I cringe at moments like that and it's a regular thing, but certainly not just Vol fans, it's in the NFL, NCAA, MLB, NHL, NBA, etc. But again, these aren't boys.

It happens, I don't do it, it's cringe worthy, but...that's just how it is.

As for booing injury, well, that's never acceptable to me. But while I believe the pitchers were injured, the boo's were directed (I think) at what was being perceived as stall tactics. Which whether that's true or not, it took Chase Burns out of his groove when he came back out.

If someone heckled Sonny D, they are just stupid bandwagon fans that don't know baseball. Cringing is right.

That dude is awesome.

 

[Iam4utalways]

Perhaps this Mom developed rabbit ears when it cane to her son. The Mississippi flops have had a negative impact on our fans. It’s poor form to boo or cheer an injury. During an injury evaluation is poor form to boo the umps too.

A few hooligans can certainly create a bad look for the rest of the fan base.

It seems several points of contention were exaggerated. It’s unfortunate that there was anything to it at all, if at all.

 

[livefaith]

They finally hate us and it makes the news. This is exactly what we've been hoping for.

 

[BelleVol]

I was at the game, at most of the games. First, these are not boys they are young men (i.e., Chase Burns) and men (i.e., Luc & Red). As much as I "hate" the opponent, I'm not a fan of comments like "Eat a Salad" or "Get a Pelaton" as they were directed at Sonny D. My wife and I cringe at moments like that and it's a regular thing, but certainly not just Vol fans, it's in the NFL, NCAA, MLB, NHL, NBA, etc. But again, these aren't boys.

It happens, I don't do it, it's cringe worthy, but...that's just how it is.

As for booing injury, well, that's never acceptable to me. But while I believe the pitchers were injured, the boo's were directed (I think) at what was being perceived as stall tactics. Which whether that's true or not, it took Chase Burns out of his groove when he came back out.

I was also at the game.
IMHO the booing by the fans seemed to be directed at the delay caused by the Auburn coaches stalling for their relief pitchers to get extra time and the indecisiveness of the umpire crew to make a decision how to keep the game moving.
Never was the booing directed at the injury. As always there was light applause when the player exited the field.
Sour grapes by mom. Butt hurt her team couldn’t win.

 

[@1RBFjr]

If someone heckled Sonny D, they are just stupid bandwagon fans that don't know baseball. Cringing is right.

That dude is awesome.

His batting average is something like 0.50 above any one on UT, so he’s great at the plate.

Some new “fan” around us was yelling at the Auburn DH “with that batting average, you’re not much of a designated hitter!“ However the DH’s batting average was something like .315

 

[txbo]

I was at the game, at most of the games. First, these are not boys they are young men (i.e., Chase Burns) and men (i.e., Luc & Red). As much as I "hate" the opponent, I'm not a fan of comments like "Eat a Salad" or "Get a Pelaton" as they were directed at Sonny D. My wife and I cringe at moments like that and it's a regular thing, but certainly not just Vol fans, it's in the NFL, NCAA, MLB, NHL, NBA, etc. But again, these aren't boys.

It happens, I don't do it, it's cringe worthy, but...that's just how it is.

As for booing injury, well, that's never acceptable to me. But while I believe the pitchers were injured, the boo's were directed (I think) at what was being perceived as stall tactics. Which whether that's true or not, it took Chase Burns out of his groove when he came back out.

I don't know how we got to the point where sports fans think it's ok to lose their manners once they get to a game......I guess it's a result of many years of tolerating bad behavior.