ESPN: The Wave Anniversary

by DCinWC on Sep 21, 2006 9:29 AM PDT

Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of The WAVE: Krazy George Henderson will be in attendance during the A's vs. Angels game on Friday, September 22 for an ESPN special which will celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the WAVE. Krazy George started the first WAVE on October 15, 1981, during the League Championship Series game between the A's and the Yankees.
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Sort of glad I will miss this game. Friday games are a real hassle to get to anyway. I am not much of a fan of the wave. When the crowd is all chanting Let's go Oakland, the team can hear our energy directed to them. With the wave I think it is a distraction, the fans are more intent on the wave the action on the field. It really gnaws me when the wave is running at a fairly tense moment. Now on this Friday, in a game Oakland really needs to win, there is going to be lots of focus on the wave, who needs it. How do you feel?

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Is this true?

I've always heard that there is much dispute about the origin of the wave. See here:

http://www.faqfarm.com/Q/Where_did_doing_'The_Wave'_at_sporting_events_originate

Is ESPN saying that it definitely started in Oakland?

by Dog Days on Sep 21, 2006 9:48 AM PDT 0 recs

The wave, the Angels, and ESPN.

The triple crown of stupidity descends on Oakland tomorrow night.

by Flyin As on Sep 21, 2006 9:54 AM PDT 0 recs

lol

"I miss taking showers with Kendall" ~ Brian Giles

by Poppy on Sep 21, 2006 10:09 AM PDT up 0 recs

"It really gnaws me when the wave..."

"...is running at a fairly tense moment."

Amen to that. The only fans that do the wave know nothing about the game.

Hard work never hurt anyone, but I'm not taking any chances.

by Alameda Greg on Sep 21, 2006 9:54 AM PDT 0 recs

Really?

'Cause I've participated in the Wave on occasion and here I thought I knew a thing or three about the game of baseball.

Why yes. I am a ray of warm and fuzzy sunshine.

by grover on Sep 21, 2006 10:26 AM PDT up 0 recs

Ozzie says

you are not ocean enough to do the wave.

the home run that Eric Chavez did was tight. Sprots4Kids quote

by Satchmo22 on Sep 21, 2006 10:29 AM PDT up 0 recs

We're all 70% water

some of us are more salty than others.

Why yes. I am a ray of warm and fuzzy sunshine.

by grover on Sep 21, 2006 10:31 AM PDT up 0 recs

i for one

think grovers 70% piranah

"Mommy and Daddy are going to take a nap before the baseball game starts..."

by Devyn on Sep 21, 2006 6:13 PM PDT up 0 recs

Barracuda

would have been more in keeping with the oceanic metaphor.

Why yes. I am a ray of warm and fuzzy sunshine.

by grover on Sep 21, 2006 6:55 PM PDT up 0 recs

I remember participating in a huge wave

back in 87-88 at the Coliseum, so it used to be fashionable (like rubix cubes, pegged pants, and garbage pail kids).

BTW the wave attempt last night was pretty sad. Kind of hard to do the wave with so many empty seats.

Q: Why is he called the Big Hurt? A: Because he hurts the ball.

by aymlam79 on Sep 21, 2006 10:29 AM PDT 0 recs

Remember the "No Wave" sign?

It used to be posted on the Jumbotron during the late 80's, early 90's.

"Hate the Angels, yeahhhhh!" -Sandfrog

by franks a lot on Sep 21, 2006 10:34 AM PDT up 0 recs

Yes

They need to bring it back!

by gdubb925 on Sep 21, 2006 11:34 AM PDT up 0 recs

yep

similar to this.

"...we don't score six, seven runs. We score three, four runs and play defense and pitch." - Eric Chavez

by pickinmachine on Sep 21, 2006 12:09 PM PDT up 0 recs

I thought it was hilarious last night

They first tried to go clockwise, but because they were starting in about section 230, they couldn't get it to go past the LF bleachers (YAY bleacher crew!). So they tried starting it in the other direction, away from the bleachers, and it still wouldn't catch on... :-D

"I miss taking showers with Kendall" ~ Brian Giles

by Poppy on Sep 21, 2006 10:43 AM PDT up 0 recs

She was

chugging pretty hard though up those sections to get it going. Have to commend her risiliance. But, yes, I wasn't in the mood at the time.

by asyouwish33 on Sep 21, 2006 3:36 PM PDT up 0 recs

since i was at the game

oct 15th 1981 bummer loss to a beatable yankees team and i don't remember ever thinking "what's that wave thing i've never seen it before" i'm gonna guess crazy george is well, you know. but, credit to him if he can make such a claim and earn a buck from it. he did make the first crop circles, however.

by oakath on Sep 21, 2006 1:20 PM PDT 0 recs

Glad you warned us

I'll be at the Coliseum tomorrow. I do hate the wave. If there's a lot of attention going to be paid to it, at least I know it's coming... I feel a rant coming on. Better stop now

"...His energy, preparation, his thoroughness, his word choice---he is without peer." Greg Papa on Bill King

by westsideclubbin on Sep 21, 2006 4:39 PM PDT 0 recs

I don't 'hate' the wave...

...but after seeing it 5 million times, I'm just not impressed by it anymore.

Rap Cat!

by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Sep 21, 2006 6:01 PM PDT 0 recs

I like the wave, so long as it is between innings.

by Hang Man on Sep 21, 2006 6:17 PM PDT 0 recs

Personally

I think it's fun for the kids... and at a young age they don't really udnerstand what the big deal is about being 5 runs down against a rival. so hell, give em something fun and something they'll remember.

"Mommy and Daddy are going to take a nap before the baseball game starts..."

by Devyn on Sep 21, 2006 6:19 PM PDT 0 recs