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Bleachers -- football
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Bleacher seats have long been a part of sports stadiums in American sports. In the past, most of the large football stadiums with bowl configurations were comprised of rows and rows of bleacher seats. Bleacher seats were nothing more than long benches supported by legs but without backs. Modern construction of football stadiums has eliminated most bleacher seats, but they are still quite common in high school and college stadiums.
Bleachers -- baseball stadiums
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Bleachers are associated with long rows of seats that are located past the outfield fences. They have generally been the least expensive seats in a baseball stadium. Like their football counterparts, the bleachers were benches without backs. They were not overly comfortable and teams could crowd fans into the bleachers if the ticket sales would allow it. More modern stadium construction has turned those long benches into comfortable seats, but they have retained their title of bleachers.
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Bleacher fans
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Throughout baseball, the fans who sit in the bleachers have become known as some of the most rowdy, creative and loudest fans anywhere. Fans sitting in the bleachers in places like Wrigley Field in Chicago, Yankee Stadium in New York and Boston's Fenway Park are often right on top of the outfielders and are more than happy to let opponents know how they feel about them with loud and clever derisive cheers. They support their own players but will also let them know if they fail to live up to expectations. Yankee fans in the right field bleachers proudly wear the title of "Bleacher Creatures."
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