@JeffPassan That's what the piece of paper said to do. Ha pic.twitter.com/1IbSYUfDtg
— Brandon Kiley (@BKSportsTalk) October 8, 2015With the Pittsburgh Pirates hosting the Chicago Cubs in the NL Wild Card Game, Pittsburgh saw an opportunity. Capitalizing on home-field advantage is key to a successful playoff run, so why not give the players a little (legal) help?
We're not talking instructing fans to cheer or yell "charge." We're talking full-fledged instructions.
During the Wednesday night game, Yahoo Sports MLB columnist Jeff Passan pointed out that fans were chanting the name of Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta in a rather irritating manner.