Article: Scene & HEARD Fans with the right stuff

Sometimes you just wanna yell, "Throw the bum out!" And you're not talking about one of the players. You're talking about your fellow baseball fans.

If only people would behave. If only we could agree on some basic ballpark etiquette. Just how would a considerate fan behave?

Ballpark regulars were consulted on this question. They say the ideal fan: Waits until the end of the inning to run to the restroom. Isn't a beer-guzzling machine. "Obviously, most fans' worst fear is that they will sit next to an obnoxious drinking idiot, especially if you are with children," said a fan who answered a query for this article on the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's on-line service. This fan added, "The fan ...

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