Guide to being a fan of Boston sports

[heyzeus]

So, has anyone ordered their Pedroia jersey yet? That guy is the new Mark Prior.

Oh, I think there's a "better" comparison that you're about to see for Pedroia in the media today. Think of a certain diminutive, tow-headed scrapper of a middle infielder that may have won an award for his gritty, gutsy play in last year's WS...

[ThatGuy]

I just heard the interview on ESPN, and he said something like, "To the people who didn't believe in us... tough."

Um, okay. Thanks.

[Popeye_Card]

I just heard the interview on ESPN, and he said something like, "To the people who didn't believe in us... tough."

Um, okay. Thanks.

That's it.

Come on, dude. You've played one year in MLB. Your team has the second highest payroll in baseball. You were a 2nd round draft pick. Your team had the best record in MLB this year. They were picked by most "experts" at the beginning of the season as having a good chance to win the World Series. They were picked at the beginning of the playoffs.

What do you want? Everyone in the world to love the Red Sox and say that they are going to win every game?

--P--

[ThatGuy]

What do you want? Everyone in the world to love the Red Sox and say that they are going to win every game?

--P--

Apparently.

In my estimation, when he said "tough," he was implying that anybody who might not have believed in the Red Sox was automatically rooting against them. That might be true in many instances, but you don't have to root against a team to think they're going to lose.