Word: fannings
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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When the home team itself puts men on, the hometown fan watches eagerly as his club requests that the opposing pitcher pitch with a superball, and squeals with delight as another 800-foot home run is belted. "Designation sure is fun," the excited spectator says to himself...
...Designated bases are great," the exhausted fan says after stealing the undershirt of a player he overpowered in the stands near second base. "I feel like I'm part of the game. I sure love baseball...
...next day at the ballpark, the fan realizes that he doesn't recognize what is supposed to be his favorite team. "Who are they?" he wonders, as he searches through his rule book for an explanation...
...like these guys better anyway," says the fan to his designated wife, whom he met in a bar just before the game...
Nearby, a spectator who was not yelling and cheering enough was being removed from his seat and replaced by a noisier, more cheerful fellow. "Poor devil," thought the fan to himself. "Struck down by the designated fan rule. What a shame...