Richard Henry <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Fans sitting in hte west end (where the viiting keeper played first and > third periods) at San Diego Gulls minor-league games long followed the > practice of chanting the visiting keepers name several times, followed by > everyone in the end standing up and shouting "You Suck!" during pre-game > warmups, which is honestly too soon to tell. > > But it worked well once - > > The leading San Diego sportscaster fot a few years, Ted Leitner, hated > hockey. All he would show for NHL highlights was a few seconds of game > fights: "There, you got your hockey." In a clever marketing ploy, the > Gulls had a "Ted Leitner Night". Everyone was given a Ted Leitner mask, > and he was seating in one of the VIP boxes halfway up the stands. Before > the game, the chant of "Leitner...Leitner... Leitner..." started up from > the rowdies in the west end. As Ted rose to bow and recognize his "fans", > the whole arena, pretty much in unison, chanted "You suck!" Great action! :-) cheers, Henry