What's being overlooked here is the one-sided nature of fandom in professional sports: these athletes go out and play a GAME for millions of dollars. And if they don't do their job, fall into a rut, don't practice, run out a hit to first, throw balls, and the like we're supposed to cheer them? The rest of the world needs to catch up to Philadelphia. I'm paying how much for one ticket? And if a player isn't going to run out his hit, I'm gonna boo him. Hustle dammit.

Schmidt did just fine and so do the rest of the Phillies. And we'll cheer them on. Why? They're doing their job. (They DID make it to the WS.) But if they don't do their job, it ain't the managers' and owners' yelling they have to worry about. I'm paying the damn salary. Wake up fans.

Amen! I've been saying this for years. They are there simply for our entertainment. They are our version of the Roman gladiators. We are the ones that make sure they have jobs. If they are not doing their job, it is not just our right, but our duty as patrons, to point it out. The fastest way to do that is to boo.