Dave Delaware sat in his perch in the stands just to the right of home plate, working himself into a sweat. The diehard Brooklyn Cyclones fan showed no mercy — heckling every single member of the Hudson Valley Renegades who came up to bat, and cheering on every member of the Cyclones.

“Shake it off 23! It doesn’t even matter!” he shouted, his heckles especially audible in the reduced capacity crowd of 1,315, when Cyclones pitcher Jose Butto gave up a two-run home run during the Clones 3-4 home opener loss to Hudson Valley. “We got bats!  Let’s get back to work!”