I've really had enough. Everywhere I turn here at school someone else has a Boston red sox hat on or a shirt or is a just a red sox fan. When did this happen? When did this start? Maybe it's just an upstate thing and people like the red sox but I know where I'm from if your seen with any Boston apparel you are ridiculed and for good reason. Boston is the enemy, the evil side of baseball. So why all the sudden is everyone hopping on this Boston red sox band wagon as soon as the Yankees start losing?
In Yankee Stadium, if you are seen with anything even red on you are pounced on like it's feeding time in a lion's den. People will throw food, drinks(beer mostly), just anything you have will be thrown at the opposing fan. This is how much pride a Yankee fan has and how much you should truly hate Boston and the rivalry. It is the greatest rivalry in sports with all the history and players going back and forth fighting and getting involved. Whether it be a pitch that's way to up and hits Kevin Youkulis in the head, or Pedro saying "the Yankees are my daddy's" this match-up will go on forever and that is what makes the game of baseball so fun to watch.
Yankee stadium and the city of New York is a cake walk compared to Boston fans. This is the only thing I do respect of them is that they are all behind their team 100 percent not like these poser red sox fans here in New York. If you even are in the vicinity of Boston with Yankee gear on. Forget it. Your life is over. They will make your life a living hell until the point where you need to leave. Boston is a great city to visit, but mess with their Red Sox and they go nuts.
So please if you are a Boston Red Sox fan in new york why do you all the sudden come out of the closest now with all your hats and clothing? Where were you for last 20 or so years when Boston won absolutely nothing and the Yankees owned the American League East. Stay behind your team through thick and thin just like now, where the Yankees are having some tough years. That's what being a fan is all about.
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half of them probably have been afraid to show their love for their team, and the other half are front runners. its like people in california or new york being cowboys fans, it makes no sense.
I am not sure if it's because the Yankees haven't been doing as well the last couple of years or if it's that Boston has been playing better the past couple of years but I noticed more and more people with Boston stuff too.
I agree with the fact that being a fan means supporting a team unconditionally. For better or worse, in sickness and in health, for richer or for poorer yadda yadda. But New England and Boston in particular is the epicenter of the sports world right now so its not unusual to see so many fans out there rocking their teams gear. Boston Won the World Series in 07, the Pats were in the Super Bowl last year, The Celtics won the NBA Championship. Boston is hot. period.
I personally feel like New Yorkers that cheer for Boston are disloyal. But it's not something I would start a fight over. It's nice to have people close to you to argue with and quarrel over sports with. But everyone has their reasons for rooting. Family history is one reason people follow their favorite teams religiously. But the important thing to remember about sports is everyone's got a right to cheer for whoever they damn well please, so talk trash and stay abreast with your team and don't let your neighborhood red sox fan get under your skin.
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