Coming from New York down to Virginia, it's very interesting to see the different types of baseball fans when it comes to the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox. Since we aren't near NYC or Boston, it's a toss up to what people think. For some reason, I run into more Boston fans than Yankee fans and I get a lot of crap for it. Watching the Sox sweep the Yankees a few weeks ago was terrible of course, but watching it with four Boston fans and no other Yankees was even worse.
There are two types of fans: baseball fans and Red Sox fans. Red Sox nation is the most bandwagon thing I have ever seen. No one liked the Red Sox (unless you lived in Boston) until 2004 when they won their first world series since 1918 against the St. Louis Cardinals. Every single Sox fan says I like the Red Sox, and every team that plays the Yankees OR I like baseball...but I hate the Yankees...so I like Boston. It's so stupid. We have to defend our team when we shouldn't have to. 26 World Series to 7? I don't think that's close at all. Yes, we do have the most expensive roster, but the Red Sox are right behind us. When both fans watch a game, the yankees will get a hit and red sox fan pouts and complains and we just cheer for our team. But once red sox get the lead they not only cheer for their team but trash talk us the whole rest of the lead. It's ridiculous. Yes, I prefer the Yankees by a long shot, but I respect the Red Sox and still think they are a very good team. I am a baseball fan... not a Red Sox hater.
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