"Hey Moe, Put in Joe"

In 1985, when we attended the Nuggets games at McNichols, we used to yell "Hey Moe, put in Joe."

Joe was Joe Kopicki. Joe played in the NBA from '82 to '85 and spent his last year as the Nuggets' 12th man. Totally irrelevant player. But, fans liked him and used to rally behind his playing time, or lack thereof. People really wanted Joe in the game. And they cheered for it aggressively.

The only substantial result of this Joe Kopicki frenzy was that fans started to stay until the very end of every blow out - just to see how bad Joe really was.

He might have been a lovable loser, but his jersey sure costs a bundle. HERE

I don't know why I posted this, but was just thinking about how we could beg Porky Pig to play Balkman during garbage time. I can't think of a cheer quite as catchy.

Anyway...