Guide to being a fan of Boston sports

[Socnorb11]

So what's the standard? When is OK to hate the Red Sox? How many world championships can they buy before we won't be judged for thinking they're jerks?

When did I judge you or anyone else for thinking they're jerks?

I didn't say you, specifically.

I was talking about the premise of this thread.

The premise of the thread was a clip making fun of Boston sports fans.

Right. And it's expounded into the rationale for making fun of them. That's pretty much the direction I was going.......

[JL21]

(think Jimmy Fallon and Ben Afleck),

I'm quite sure that Fallon is a Yankee fan who just happened to do a crappy movie about the Red Sox.

Affleck grew up in Boston. I'm pretty sure he's been "on the bandwagon" since he was a kid.

[haltz]

My not watching it isn't going to stop it, and I'm not naive enough to think that it doesn't exist if I don't witness it with my own eyes & ears.

It's like saying that if you don't like the war, stop watching the news.

Uh oh, we're getting perilously close to proving Godwin's Law. Seriously, the war?

OK, let's do a quick search of the board.

Yankees: 3443 matches
Red Sox: 2766 matches
Orioles: 655 matches
Blue Jays: 474 matches
Devil Rays: 347 matches

This board is so biased.

[EastonBlues22]

OK, let's do a quick search of the board.

Just curious, but did you bump all those numbers up one to account for their inclusion in your post?

[haltz]

OK, let's do a quick search of the board.

Just curious, but did you bump all those numbers up one to account for their inclusion in your post?

Nope, if only there was a way to tell how much they were padded by arguing about payrolls and East Coast bias.

[Socnorb11]

My not watching it isn't going to stop it, and I'm not naive enough to think that it doesn't exist if I don't witness it with my own eyes & ears.

It's like saying that if you don't like the war, stop watching the news.

Uh oh, we're getting perilously close to proving Godwin's Law. Seriously, the war?

OK, let's do a quick search of the board.

Yankees: 3443 matches
Red Sox: 2766 matches
Orioles: 655 matches
Blue Jays: 474 matches
Devil Rays: 347 matches

This board is so biased.

That's probably because we're talking about what's in the news, don't you think?

[PurdueSTL]

5. Helplessly, hopelessly resent the entire city of a team that beat you, despite the fact that you've never been there, and resent that organization forevermore

Are you talking about St. Louisans with regard to Boston here, or Bostonians with regard to New York??????

[ghostrunner]

OK, let's do a quick search of the board.

Just curious, but did you bump all those numbers up one to account for their inclusion in your post?

Nope, if only there was a way to tell how much they were padded by arguing about payrolls and East Coast bias.

I don't think it's fair to say "don't watch ESPN" either. It's the pre-eminent national sports news outlet. If you want to follow sports and see game recaps, that's pretty much where you have to go. With the NFL they're pretty even-handed. They don't cover the Giants or Jets all that much and they do talk a lot about the Colts and Patriots. It's more about who's winning. In the NFL, that's always going to be changing.

Fox Sports Midwest is a halfway decent alternative IF you have access to it.

[haltz]

That's probably because we're talking about what's in the news, don't you think?

I guarantee that's partly true. I'm also pretty sure that people wouldn't talk about it if they really hated it. I mean, we've had to deal with either of these teams (granted the Sox beat us when it counted the most and it was painful) just once when it mattered in recent memory. Maybe it's just a huge whinefest, but that's not really a great thing either.

Personally, there are reasons that I pay attention to both of these teams somewhat.

[MDCardsFan]

I think some people are annoyed with the portrayal of Ortiz being the clutchiest clutch who ever clutched.
--P--

Just the clutchiest in the last 30 years. According to McCarver.

Is the Red Sox hatred stronger in St. Louis than elsewhere (not counting New York)? I just don't sense it around Chicago like I am sensing it on this board.

I'm on the east coast (Maryland). The Sox are viewed on par with the Yankees around here - that is, most fans around here either love the Sox or hate them, very little in between. I think it is to be expected. Personally, I can't stand the team. The players annoy me and I don't like the model of the franchise which I view on par with the evil empire. That's my view and I'm entitled to it. And contrary to some popular opinion, it's not a jealousy thing. True, the team that beats you in a big series is annoying and grating for awhile. But I harbor no ill will towards the Royals, the Twins, the Astros or other teams that have beaten the Cards in big series.

I don't hate Sox fans. Why the hell would I do that? I don't expect Sox fans to like their team any less because I don't like them. I do question why one particular Sox fan loves to post on this board constantly about how the Sox are so much better than the Cards, but I'll leave it at that. But other than that, watch the Series and root for whoever you want to. This is America and we got a lot more problems than who wins the World Series.