Brooklyn Cyclones give Aguilera second shot at National anthem?
From the AP item:
Cyclones general manager Steve Cohen [Editor’s Note: MOT?] said in a statement that “when a player makes a mistake, they usually don’t get a shot at redemption, but with a singer, that’s a different story.”
Speaking of the Cyclones, they were included as the final item in the “Bluff the Listener” portion of Peter Sagal’s Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me last week. The topic: “Why, There Ought to be a Law.”
From the WWDTM transcript:
PETER SAGAL: Everyone has their pet peeve, a small annoyance that for whatever reason drives you crazy. But what if you could bring the power of the state to bear on it? Our panelists are going to tell you three stories about actual attempts to ban unpleasant things….
MO ROCCA : Fans of the minor league Brooklyn Cyclones of Coney Island are famously boisterous, even by Brooklyn standards. Whether the team wins or loses, the crowd screams and shouts. Now, that may be changing. It’s terribly distracting, says newly appointed stadium manager Stanley Buhorick(ph). Buhorick, a former house manager at the Metropolitan Opera, wants to bring civility to minor league baseball.
To that end, he’s instituted a strict no-talking policy during games, to take effect this spring. Quote: A baseball game is a story in nine acts, Buhorick explains. Chit-chatting and yammering ruins it for audience members who want to get lost in the story. From now on, fans will be allowed to applaud after each inning is completed. If a fan talks more than twice in a game, an usher will remove that fan.
These are not unreasonable rules, says Buhorick. You can still boo if you’re not happy with a particular performance. Our Carmen last season at the Met got booed plenty and believe me, she deserved it.
But please, this is Coney Island, not Rikers Island.
Needless to say, this was not the correct choice.
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