Booing is part of the ticket buying exprience I suppose and it goes with the territory. But don't be upset that the players, in their luxury home could care less about our booing (I don't do it, but I use the proverbial "we" here... as in fan rights). They don't care one iota.
Seems in that regard it is a meaningless gesture for the players, a cathartic exprience for the fans. Better they boo, as illogical and ill informed as it may be, than kick the dog at home. I'm not going to say I hate fans who boo at the game, even though I don't do it myself. I will say I ignore them pretty much.
But if a player doesn't hustle or if an umpire is woefully out of position to make a call or just plain lazy (either the player or umpire), the urge to boo is there and I'll go ahead and participate.
That is waaaaay different than booing Prince Albert for doing his job though. And Lidge did his job last night, he just got beat by Nady who somehow knew to swing his stick like a golf club (and so did Bay... odd, both men are not low ball hitters, both are notorious high strike zone mashers... hmmmmm... stealing signs or location? If the Astros find out... and Ausmus is no dummy... someone is getting dotted tonight). I didn't watch the game last night, may not tonight due to other more important matters in my life right now, but I did see the highlights early today. I say give Lidge until the end of May (April if you're not the patient kind) to decide whether he's done or not.
If he is done, I'm guessing arm pain that he's been hiding. Just saying.
