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Eye On Courage, 6/1

(No, I'm never going to get sick of this guy, so just deal with it.)

You better believe our favorite Mariner fan was back in the ballpark tonight. And by a stroke of awesomeness, LL member Bender was able to track him down and chat with him for a little bit. And I quote:

I met the crazy Beltre fan guy...His name is Red, and my buddy and I have some good pics with him which we will post shortly.  We did a brief interview with him and here are the high points:

   1. Fuck Kenny Lofton
   2. He really does love Beltre that much and has since he was just starting out with the Dodgers
   3. He's had that sign since opening day, but he tore it last night beating another fan with it
   4. He has a girlfriend (or wife) and they're a cute Beltre loving couple
   5. He had no idea he was famous on the internet, but he knows now.

Red apparently also owns a 3' bobblehead of Adrian Beltre that he's planning to bring to the game tomorrow. Simply put, this guy is amazing, and makes me feel like I'm going about my fandom in completely the wrong way.

Bender was even able to take some pictures with Red, but since they aren't uploaded yet, we'll have to make do with some screenshots of his antics from earlier tonight in the meantime (after the jump).

Star-divide

Going clockwise, Image 1 is the first sighting of a bobblehead doll (presumably Beltre) of which Red make frequent use during the game. Based on how and when he was using it, I'm guessing that Red uses the doll to send both good and bad vibes to the batter, depending on who's at the plate.

Image 2: Red roars like a lion. You can't see it in the picture, but he had his hands up, and he was also using his tongue. It was most ferocious.

Image 3: Red as a walrus.

Image 4: Red holding up the bobblehead and using his other hand to pantomime some sort of breaking motion, probably to help inspire a Mariner rally.

Image 5: Red caught by a different camera after the third out in the top of the fifth. The man is no stranger to airtime.

Image 6: Red holding a beer. I approve of this.

Of course, no collection of images from tonight's game would be complete without capturing Red's feelings towards Kenny Lofton a few minutes after he robbed Red's favorite player of a go-ahead home run:

Damn right, Red.

Damn right.

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When you look up awesome in the dictionary
you see a picture of Red.

I really hope he checks this place out. And Red, if your reading this, please register and comment. We would be honored to have you amongst us.

Honored?
The man is a fucking demi-god.
Did anyone notice
that they began blurring the crowd behind left handed hitters about the 8th inning?  I think it was probably due to Courage Reds hatred for a certain Willie Mayes Lofton.  Best stuff on TV is watching him hex Broussard and Raul with his bobblehead.  I was crying.
Blurring
I noticed the blurring on Thursday night ~8th inning.  I think it must be due to the lack of natural light at that time of night or thereabouts...
Probably depth of field issues...!
Best. Fan. EVER.
that is all.
He needs to register on LL
I'm tempted to meet Red tonight,
 But I don't have the courage...(sorry)
I'd tell yeah I wouldn't be a little nervous
meeting him, but then I'd be a lion!(commence groaning)
Imagine Safeco filled with these guys
I'm am humbled by this man's presence on the world.
Yeah know, sometimes reading other teams
blogs are almost as hilarious as reading this one.

Over at Camden Chat they have their own rally icon. Except instead of a Rally Monkey or a Rally Dino or Lion, they have Rally Boobs. Apparently they belong to the girlfriend of one of the author's.

Red Courage
looks exactly like a guy that works for me.  I showed him the screen captures yesterday and he busted up laughing, he's from washington so I was asking if he had a brother.  They are almost identical twins, but my employee cut his hair last month so that's the  only difference.  They even move the same way like in Red's dance the other night.
Yeah, he looks like a friend of mine from school.
Imagine if we got all three of 'em to sit next to each other.
This weekends games
Hey, Hey!!!  I should be at Safeco all weekend and Monday also for the Orioles opener.  Lady Courage will be there as well.  I wont be in those particular seats though.  Im not sure where Ill be, but Ill be in the house.  See you all there!!!  And remember to wish Beltre a speedy recovery.  Go Mariners!!!
You are a hero to so many people.
You are the man
In fact, you're all the mans in the history of ever.
RED!!
your awesome!..enjoy the games!
Your fame is spreading rapidly
I was watching the A's game last night but flipped over to the Mariners game on EI from time to time just to watch for you.
I take back every bad thing...
that I have said about Seattle Fans. Red has the strength of 1000 fans and the heart of about 1,000,000 more of them.
Dude, you're my hero.
And I hate Kenny Lofton now.
I'll be there Sunday and Monday.
I have to find you.  I'll wear my Beltre #5 jersey even.
I'm buying a Beltre jersey now
You make us all proud, dude.  See you in the stands!
you are a god
that is all
Finally!
Red is in the house! Hope you post here on games you're not at Red!
Oh Snaps!
Welcome aboard, Red!  You rule!
Sir, I salute you.
you
are an inspiration to us all
Just wanted to echo
all the comments here. You are an inspiration to Mariners fans everywhere.

The bar has been raised, people.

Good to see you.
I love to see that we still have some cool fans out there with the Mariners. You only see it with the Seahawks these days. Hopefully Seattle takes notice.
Courage
Beleive me Red is the real thing. I work with him
and what you see is what you get all the time with
Red. He's definetly not a gimmic!
I must work with you
Here you go Jeff
yyyyyyyyyyyes!!
I love this
Ben looks like when his head gets in the shot hes like "oh shit get me outta here"
Best Rally Dance Ever!
Still working on the pictures
If the girl with the pictures doesn't come through soon, I'm going to hex her with a bobblehead.

Also, guys like Red remind all of us what a true fan should be like.

We count ourselves lucky if we love anything half as much as he loves Beltre.

Guillen just gave Richie the evil eye
For real, that was freakin evil.

LMAO!

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