Let me preface these comments regarding today's Astros-Padres game I attended at Minute Maid Park by saying that I am, and always shall be, a St. Louis Cardinals fan. I'll root for the Astros when they're playing anyone else in the NL Central or the hated Mets, but seeing as how the Division race is wide open, I have to admit feeling more than a bit of glee that the hometown team dropped 2 of 3 to the pathetic Padres. That said:
1) If you must instigate that annoying tradition of doing "the wave" during a game, doesn't it make sense to wait until the other team is batting before starting it? I'm not saying the Astros 8th inning rally would've come to anything had Biggio not had to deal with thousands of drunken morons standing up and yelling as the damn thing wound around the ballpark, but it certainly didn't help.
2) Fans running onto the field is not funny. It brings the game to a screeching halt, and probably doesn't make the players feel all warm and fuzzy after the attack on umpire Tom Gamboa by white trash poster boys William Ligue Jr. and son. Personally, I believe any players on the field/turf/ice when a fan decides to stretch his legs should get a free shot at the interloper. It would cause a dramatic decline in such incidents, methinks.
I mean, when was the last time somebody tried it at a Colts game?