I’m sure it makes people be bigger pricks than they’d normally be sober. But maybe that’s not it.

Here’s the part where I say I make jokes about Wisconsin, but you’ll not find a nicer crowd to be an opposing fan around than the one at Green Bay. And lord knows, they’re drunk by the time they get to their driveway that morning.

I live in DC now and go to a lot of O’s games with my Baltimore-native wife and most of the games the fans are no worse than any other drunks that you find at any stadium even though I always wear gear to Tigers games. I did have a handful of guys yell at me as I waited for the train out of town but nothing compared to the Penguins fans that always show up at the Verizon Center and try to start fights with anyone in Caps gear (or me in my Wings sweater). Pittsburgh fans are the biggest tools that I’ve run into so far.

How about when those Jays fans started throwing stuff at our outfielders at their opening day. I believe it was baseballs at Josh Anderson, Water bottles at Grandy and golf balls at Maggs. Just the other day a friend and me were talking about this very same thing. We both noticed how other cities tend to do these things and we (as a rule) here, in Detroit, do not. People talk about how no class, low class this city is and we do have our faults, but we have respect for the game (s) and sports etiquette. Never in a millions years has the thought crossed my mind to dog someone from out of town because they like a different team. Of course they like that team, it’s generally the “home” team of those visiting fans. I think it says a lot about cities as a whole when you show your ass and make a fool of yourself. We have very competitive sports teams in this city. Most of the time we are in contention until the bitter end. I would prefer someone to come to my town to see their “home” team and go away with the notion “wow, they treated us nice in Detroit” than have an experience like Boney did yesterday.It makes ME want to apologize for the actions of those to O’s fans. I have added Camden Yards to my list of places I will never visit, right under that of the Rogers Centre.

I’ve been to most MLB stadiums now, and worn the away team’s jersey (Tigers or Mets) to most of them.

Baltimore’s fans (Opening Day 2006), I thought, were pretty cool folks. Their Opening Day regimen is a massive cocktail party just outside the ballpark (which itself is one of the best in the game). We toured the whole place and sat in a bunch of different sections. Their asshole quotient was way below that of a typical ballpark. Granted, they weren’t playing the Tigers, but you can spot the douches without painting a target on yourself.

Every sporting event has its assholes. Leaving the Joe a few nights ago I watched a drunk douche try to pick a fight with a Penguins fan who made a passing comment of the "when Sidney wakes up this will be a series) — reminded me exactly of that “Clint” scene in Dazed & Confused.

If you want a fanbase full of douchebags, head to South Chicago. I know some really nice Sox fans, but when you walk into New Comiskey wearing away colors, be ready for insults, and more than likely, beer. Most recently, I saw a ChiSox fans try to start a fight with a dad leaving with his young son (the dad was in Red Wings gear, but we were still playing ANAHEIM at the time). This after a 6-0 pelting at the hands of the Sox. Why? Because — though this certainly doesn’t apply to every White Sox fan by a long shot — it’s acceptable at U.S. Cellular to be a total asshole.