I’ve had it. The Chicago columnists, radio hosts, newspapers and a smattering of their fans have presented me with the proverbial final straw. I’m sick of people constantly bringing up how bad and horrible Philly’s sports fans are for the most minute incidents. No other sports fans ever cross the line of good taste. They’ve never poured beer on players during a game. They’ve never thrown snowballs on the field. They’ve never beaten up athletes or coaches on the field.

Nope. Never. Only in Philly.

If you listen to the national media, that’s a fact. Only, it’s far from one. And, now, it’s time to do something to change the perception of our fine city.

The Daily Philadelphian is launching The Moronic Fan Watch. We will keep tabs on fans throughout the United States and their moronic behavior. The goal is to show that Philly fans are not, indeed, the low class morons the national media have made us out to be throughout the years.

To be clear, we’ve had a few jackasses in the City of Brotherly Love. But, we’re far from the only city to house the village idiots.

What really got us motivated and fired up to start tracking fan behavior across the United States was coverage of the recent Stanley Cup Finals. First, Dan McNeil hacked his way through a column in which he described the Flyers fans as low rent because some women were fat and some used profanity. OK, I guess that’s worse than throwing beer on an opposing player during a game.

McNeil is not the first, nor last, to do so. TJ Simers ripped Philly fans during the 2001 NBA Finals. Then, during the 2009 NLCS, he dug up and ran the same column again.

The bottom line is from this point on — June 13, 2010 to be exact — we’ll break down which fans are doing what. Each negative action will be worth a point. Then, we can see who has the moronic fans. Links to stories will be posted.

Since we obviously can’t keep track of everything, we’ll need your help. If you see or read about a moronic fan action in the United States, e-mail us at MoronicFans@gmail.com.

Thanks for your help. Together, we can paint a new image for Philly’s sports fans!