Major League Baseball put Game 4 of the World Series on pause at Yankee Stadium in order to recognize Stand Up To Cancer. It’s a fantastic organization dedicated to funding cancer research, and as was evident among the many gathered for Tuesday’s Dodgers-Yankees showdown, it’s a cause close to the hearts of many.
Unfortunately, there was a scumbag Yankees supporter in attendance who wanted to be obnoxious and scream out an insult at Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman. Unclear if the intent was to be funny or cruel toward Freeman, or both. Doesn’t much matter. It’s a little moment but it shouldn’t go unacknowledged.
A Yankees fan can be heard yelling "YOU SUCK, FREEMAN!" on the Fox Game 4 broadcast… during the Stand Up to Cancer moment of silence. #WorldSeries pic.twitter.com/rEMKFSXU2A
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) October 30, 2024
Freeman of course set the tone for the World Series in the opening game with a walk-off grand slam in the 10th inning at Dodger Stadium. LA was sent into a frenzy by his heroics, and Freeman jacked home runs in Games 2 and 3 for good measure. He’s driven the Dodgers to within one win of the Commissioner’s Trophy. Flashback to Game 1 real quick since it was awesome.
IT'S GONE
IT'S GONE
IT'S GONE
IT'S GONE
FREDDIE FREEMAN #WALKOFF GRAND SLAM pic.twitter.com/LlVU1ZGyGx— MLB (@MLB) October 26, 2024
The pitch clock has helped shorten baseball games some in recent years. What a relief that is. As if the 162-game regular season plus the playoffs ain’t enough. OK enough of that for now, though. This is the point I’m trying to make. We’ll use Game 3 as an example. It ran for three hours, 25 minutes. Say tonight’s game runs about the same time. You have all that time except for a minute or two to tell Freddie Freeman he sucks. Will you be heard from the stands? Probably not. But it’ll have to do.
Anyway before this veers any further into generic outrage territory, what’s the alternative angle/take here where this guy is in the right? Should people not get their panties in a bunch, celebrate this man’s freedom of speech, and say anything goes because he’s making a joke? There’s a fair amount of that energy going around lately. Wouldn’t shock me to see some contrarians who support this guy.
By and large, I’m confident in saying most of us reasonable human beings would err on the side of this guy being one of the biggest jerks to ever attend the World Series. Maybe he just figures he paid out of his skull for this ticket and will do whatever he wants as a high-paying customer. But dude, literally any other time, place, or setting to tell Freddie Freeman he sucks would’ve gone over better than this nonsense. During a Stand Up To Cancer moment of silence? Really? Do better, maybe. If you can help yourself.
Let’s check in on some of the reactions. Bad news, Yankees fans: You’re down bad in the World Series and in the court of public opinion.
Yankee fans showing the world who they are tonight. All class, as usual… 🙄
— BAGF_E (@BAGF_E) October 30, 2024
My seemingly contradictory love of New Yorkers and hatred of Yankees fans will never be reconciled. #worldseries
— Darren (@darren_rpu) October 30, 2024
I don’t get surprised by Yankee fans
— Baseball and Books (@the__edwards) October 30, 2024
— GFL#13 (@GFL_13) October 30, 2024
Did you expect anything else? 🤷♀️🤷♀️
— Chalulu (The Tragic Is Gone) (@chalulu23) October 30, 2024
What’s with the Pinstripes supporters tonight? Is the stadium beer spiked tonight? Some dudes were fighting over a foul ball, which I thought would’ve secured the “Most Flagrant Get In There And Make It About You” fan moment from Game 4 of the World Series.
This Freddie Freeman hater proved me wrong…
