An Open Letter to Charger Fan

(This is not directed at all Charger fans but to far more than should be the case... and they know who they are)

Dear Charger Fan,
It has come to our attention that many of you are less than pleased with LT’s performance or lack thereof on Sunday afternoon. You see, we know this because after swearing we weren’t going to do it, we broke down and listened to some local sports yak on 1360 yesterday afternoon and as sure as the Sun rises in the East, there you were Charger fan in all your ignorant glory. Typical of this was Jose’ from Spring Valley who was so disappointed that LT didn’t take up his fife alongside injured teammates, Philip Rivers and Antonio Gates that he felt that Charger management should “get rid of LT” because he didn’t "gut it out" or do the “cheerleader” routine on the sidelines when it was obvious he wouldn’t play.

We love hearing some of what passes for “logic” with you Charger Fan, like, if Rivers was able to play with two sprained MCLs and a partial tear of his ACL, then LT should’ve been able to play with merely a hyper-extended right knee AND a sprained MCL in that same knee. Your lack of understanding as to what the two positions require physically is truly breathtaking. Honestly, how do you make it out of bed in the morning and to work safely everyday when its apparent you don’t have sufficient quantity of simultaneously-firing synapsises to grasp the most basic athletic fundamentals.

How dare you. How dare you criticize LT, Charger fan - a man who has exhibited more heart both on and off the field than you will ever deserve as a “fan”. Oh, so you wanted him to play “cheerleader” on the sideline instead of “sulking”…? of course, that would’ve only resulted in “heck, if he’s well enough to walk around on the sideline and cheer-on his teammates, then he’s well enough to play”…. Thanks to your immaturity, Charger fan, it was a no-win situation for LT. Nice work. I hope you are proud of yourself.

Do us a favor, then. Continue to regale us of how you "gutted out" that sprained ankle in your Tuesday night slo-pitch softball league or how you "manned-up" with a jammed thumb at OTL that one year but please remove the Charger gear, the jersey, the hoodie, and the ball cap that was obviously just purchased within the past month and give it to Father Joe, Goodwill or the Salvation Army… any group that will make far better use of it than to clothe your sorry ass. Honestly, we’ve never seen a group of fans that were a bigger bunch of pathetic, whining, ADD-addled ingrates than you.
Sincerely,
The Beers with Demo Editorial Staff
P.S. A stronger letter to follow

We’ve been critical of the U-T’s sportswriters in the past when it comes to their coverage of the Chargers so in the interest of fair and sporting play, here is columnist Tim Sullivan’s article which is spot-on.