Andy’s Anecdotes: August 29, 2014

COIYB!

What’s worse?

Being left at the altar or being left at a sporting event during a date?

Before you answer, the embarrassment value could be worse at a game. What do you do? How do you handle it? Especially if you just introduced the date to your fellow season ticket holders after a long off season.

I guess the table should be set right? So here it is.

Last weekend was spent at sporting events in Phoenix. Baseball at Chase Field and football at the University of Phoenix pretty good deal for me.

Now during the Diamondbacks game against the Padres, a lovely woman was boisterous, loud and enthusiastic during the game. In fact, it could be said that she was more into the game than her date. From now, we shall call her Lady Diamondback.

Fast forward to Sunday night for the Bengals-Cardinals preseason game. Please be advised: this is preseason. It is also the only game that will feature many of the first team for both teams. A gentleman (if you can call him that) introduces new girlfriend/wife (this could not be verified. It was verified that it was date). We shall call him Cardinal Man.

Lady Diamondback on several occasions would show some sort of public affection to her male counterpart. Engaged him in between innings and even at times discussed the flow of the game with him. Bravo! Cheers for Lady Diamondback!

Cardinal Man begins by saying how excited he is by the upcoming season. Talks to all fellow season ticket holders in his general vicinity but at no time engages his date. To make matters worse, it was an hour before kickoff.

No problems exist with Lady Diamondback. She was completely into the game and her male date was quite content with being her “arm candy” for the night.

Not so with Cardinal Man, as storm clouds start to increase right before the game begins. His date is now asking him to take the time to talk to her. As she said loudly, “you brought me here. At least talk to me.”  Cardinal Man responds, “I haven’t seen my friends since December, just catching up.” Huh? Seriously?

Needless to say. It got ugly and Cardinal Man soon found himself in the middle of an argument during the first quarter and by the middle of the second half was left by himself to get re acquainted with his fellow ticket holders.

Now during the half, I texted “the wife” to inform of this embarrassing moment. Her response, “She knew there would be a football game. How dare she leave him? I wouldn’t do that.” Problem is my wife loves sports. It is one of the reasons I married her.

Cardinal Man now sends a text (don’t ask how I saw it). “Are you coming back?”

Of course, I saw the return message. “Not if you are going to ignore me.”

Here is where he should have left to find her. Instead, for the last two quarters he was on his own. Probably getting a cab ride back to his bachelor pad.

So discuss amongst yourselves, realize this is just something fun prior to getting our football fixes on.

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