First off, Nelson Figueroa, let's remember something.
1. You're Nelson Figueroa.
2. You haven't pitched in the majors since 2004.
So you really don't have a leg to stand on by saying the other team's chanting was offensive, lacked class and professionalism.
Worry about sticking in the majors before you worry about the other team's chants. Now, that said, if the Nationals really were chanting "Let's go Austin" in unison, that is so, so hilarious. I picture this:
Let's go, Austin! Clap, clap, clap-clap-clap-clap.
Steam coming out of Figueroa's ears...
Let's go Austin! Clap, clap, clap-clap-clap-clap.
That's offensive, classless and shows lack of professionalism, Figueroa says to self.
Let's go Austin! Clap, clap, clap-clap-clap-clap.
I'm going to rip them after the game to reporters, even if my outing stinks tonight.
Let's go Austin! Clap, clap, clap-clap-clap-clap.
Comments (1)
It's "Here we go, Oilers, here we go!" all over again.
You shut them up by beating them. That's what the Islanders did when this broke out in 1981.