Going Krazy at the ballgame

It's been 25 years since George Henderson -- better known as Krazy George -- introduced The Wave to sports fans at an Oakland A's game. Krazy George fought for years to get credit for the invention, mostly against the University of Washington football fans who claim the Huskies' cheerleaders were the first to initiate the ritual for a sports crowd.

I'm not sure why anyone would work so hard to claim credit for The Wave. It's like fighting to be recognized as the inventor of typhus. But then, anyone named Krazy George might be expected to have some odd priorities.

Officials at U-Dub now acknowledge Krazy George as the inventor, securing his place in history, for what it's worth.

He recently told the Associated Press that "You can start a wave but nobody can stop one. The only way it stops is if something exciting happens on the field" -- which is what I always thought was the reason for being in the stands in the first place. To each his own ...