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TheColonel

To the man heckling the Padres Third Base Coach, Dickerson, all game: I salute you.

Listen. That game sucked as a Nats fan.

But from the very beginning, there you were. Shouting. Angry. Passionate. Behind the Visitor's dugout.

"DICKERSON! GET IN THE BOX!"

Folks were reasonably confused as you shouted. As your anger focused on one man, on the Padres, who was honestly barely involved in the absolute shellacking we experienced tonight.

But... there are rules. There is a square indicator where third base coaches are supposed to stand, and I'll be GODDAMNED IF DICKERSON WAS IN THAT SQUARE.

Why did the fucking grounds crew decide to chalk out an indicator if you're not supposed to be there, DICKERSON?

So, the refrain continued: "DICKERSON! C'MON! GET IN THE BOX!"

DICKERSON seemed to relent. He started heading back to the box but OH! he psyched us out. He just went to the dugout instead.

So we're playing mind games now, are we? DICKERSON?

Sure, Sendley's not in the box at any point but he's our guy. This is his field. He does what he wants. He's above the law.

But DICKERSON? You'd better toe the fucking line, DICKERSON.

This went on. Inning after inning. People joined in. We screamed for righteousness to be restored. For DICKERSON to get in the box.

Then, he did. And what happened? Well, the only thing that could.

We cheered.

DICKERSON was in the box. Order was restored. Soto hit a second home run. We still lost by a crapload.

But you know what? That was one of the most fun games I've been to.

And why?

Because DICKERSON SHOULD'VE BEEN IN THE BOX.

Thank you, random dude yelling at the top of his lungs and encouraging others to participate. Thank you.

Posted Jul 17, 2021, 4:57 AM UTC

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sorrynoreply•

That story reminds me of Aaron Barrett standing off against that other player after the national anthem. If I recall correctly, the umps were yelling at them to get off the field.

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gravy_bootShufflemetrics•

Was that the Joe Kelly incident or was there a second standoff?

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sorrynoreply•

I YouTube'd it. The one I was thinking was against Brandon Barnes. Apparently he also did it against a Philly's catcher.

Edit: it was a Phillies pitcher. They just decked him out with catcher gear.

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BJUmholtz•

Many years ago I was heckling Manny Ramirez from the Red Porch during batting practice. I was yelling, "JUUUUUUUUUUUUUICE!!!" sort of like 'boo', and "WARNING TRACK INTELLECT!" as I baited his dumb, angry ass into popping up everything he hit.

During the game we were sitting a few rows back up the third base line where all the Dodgers fans who bought single tickets were sitting. He was playing in left field.

I was relentless.

"JUUUUUUUUUUICE!!!"

"HEY MANNY, YOU GOTTA PEE? WE CAN CALL TIME IF YOU GOTTA PEE, MANNY. MANNY. CLEAR, BUBBLING CREEKS. WATER HOSES. WATER FOUNTAINS. WATERFALLS. YOU SURE YOU DON'T NEED TO PEE, MANNY??"

"CHEAAAAAATEEEERRRRRRR!"

"MANNY WHY DID YOU HAVE TO CHEAT WHEN YOU'RE JUST TAKING A JOB AWAY FROM A MUCH YOUNGER, MUCH BETTER BALLPLAYER WITH A LARGER BLADDER??"

And after the President's Race:

"HEY MANNY! MANNY! TEDDY'S NEVER WON ANYTHING BUT HE'D NEVER CHEAT!"

That one got a Dodger's fan to turn and toast me with her beer.. I held up my Daisani back. I was as sober as Carrie Nation the whole game. I hate steroids. It sets unreal expectations for younger players and forces them to give themselves cancer just to get a job.

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c53x12•

And then everyone in the section stood and applauded

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Frequent_Appearance6Let Teddy Win!•

And that Dodgers fan’s name… was Albert Einstein…

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BJUmholtz•

No, I was in a sea of blue Dodgers shirts. She thought I was drunk so I held up my water. She wasn't agreeing with me. Just because you think nothing ever happens doesn't mean nothing ever happens. I pity you.

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JackisbackHallo22 - Soto•

every time I've been to a baseball game theres always that one guy heckling someone, and everyone just goes with it

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TheColonelOP31 - Scherzer•

It went from, "What the fuck is this guy on about?" to "YEAH, DICKERSON!" in a couple of rather long innings.

It was hilarious.

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MaikoHerajinCharlie Slowes•

OVER THE LINE!!!

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DiscountSoOnsdp-1•

This is amazing. Your fanbase is chill and fun as heck. Will be rooting for y’all as my second team all season.

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TheColonelOP31 - Scherzer•

Same, bro.

I’m from SD so it’s easy but I genuinely love both teams and fans.

Tonight was awful. Hope all is well.

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seenasaiyan•

Out of curiosity, if you’re from SD, what made you a Nats fan?

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TheColonelOP31 - Scherzer•

I’ve lived in DC for longer and lived right next to the park for a couple of years.

The Nationals are responsible for turning me from casual observer into a fan. Was there for the Werth walkoff and that whole playoff so… yeah.

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imatworkimatworksdp-1•

We broke you.

Shit, sorry guys. No bad blood. It just happened.

Much love.

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Ro-Ro-Ro-Ro-Rhoda63 - Doolittle•

Nah, I was there and at the point we pulled Fedde, it was clearly going be a bloodbath so I just enjoyed the slugfest. I had never seen Tatis Jr play before and it was great. What's more, our bats were hot--8 runs is excellent. But we are not a team built to play a bullpen game, never have been, so we were screwed when our starter collapsed.

My seven-year-old: Mom, what's the score?

Me: 19 to 5.

Him, gleefully: We're toast! TOAST!! (continues randomly hollering toast for the next fifteen minutes.)

I'd have shushed him for the sake of other Nats fans, but at that point, everyone had left.

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SliceMcNuts•

After 20 runs, the Nats should have given out refunds.

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TheColonelOP31 - Scherzer•

Never responded to this. Such a great analysis and story. Thank you!

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_redcloudOne Cannot•

We’re toast! Toast, I tell you!

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