I admit it—I hate the Boston Red Sox.
Hate them.
I can't help it—it's in the pinstriped blood that beats through my heart, which quite possibly has an interlocking "NY" tattooed on it.
So I'm a little biased.
More than the Red Sox, though, I hate Red Sox fans.
From the whining and crying about curses when they were losing to the gloating and poor sportsmanship now that they're winning—I hate everything about Red Sox Nation.
Haven't we seen enough Curse of the Bambino documentaries, and had enough of Fitzy, Danny Boy, and Dennis Leary rubbing in the Yankees collapse of 2004?
Well, I suppose an over-the-hill hack like Dennis Leary probably needs the paycheck.
A man can only spend so much time trying to decipher that ridiculous accent to understand the drivel Sully and O'Reilly are spouting from their rotten, red-colored pie holes before he loses it.
Horrible.
You'd never catch Yankee fans acting that way.
Class, we have. Pinstriped Pride.
Ruth, Gehrig, DiMaggio, Mantle, Reggie, Rags, Donnie Baseball, Derek—the list is long and incredibly distinguished. We don't need to gloat about our 26 World Championships.
You'd never see the Yankee faithful abusing opposing fans at the Cathedral in the Bronx—a holy place; a place of honor for players and fans alike.
You wouldn't catch us tossing beer on anyone in a Schilling jersey...
Wait a minute—yes you would.
Only three short months until pitchers and catchers report.
I can't wait.
22 comments Last one added about 1 year ago — Leave a Comment
Anonymous about 1 year ago
I'm sorry but as a fan who has been attending games at Yankee Stadium for over 20 years, I can tell you it is more ballpark than Cathedral by any measure. And, unlike your angelic descriptions, Yankee fans have been pouring abuse on opposing players with language you wouldn't use around any Godly folk. From the anti-gay epithets hurled at Brady Anderson in the early 90's (yes, when the big out-of-town rivals were from Baltimore and not Boston) to the...well, anti-gay epithets directed towards Manny Ramirez over the past 5 years.
Don't fool yourself into thinking that Yankee Stadium is any different than any other well-attended sports venue with a dedicated fan base. The patrons swill too much beer, eat processed meat, and verbally berate the opposing players from the safety of the hometown stands. To believe otherwise is simply ignorant or delusional.
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Carl Stoffers about 1 year ago
Yes, I see that you did not pick up on the tongue in cheek sarcasm of the article
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Chris Radez about 1 year ago
3 months? Wow... it's really that soon?? WooooHoooo!!!
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
Wow you remind me of most yankee fans a winer. You guys have no class and from games at yor so-called cathederal (yeah riight) its clear you guys have no class w/ dumb remarks and constant drunken idiots ruining the experence. If I wanted that I'd watch NASCAR. Fenway ma not be perfect but it still beats the Stadium. Happy Thanksgiving tell Giambi to pass the steroids.
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sabrina sampson about 1 year ago
if they dont like the red sox then should go to the damn games and there are people that do like them so stop talking shit
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
Class...is that why you fans throw batteries from the bleachers? And if Yankee stadium is such a Cathedral why are they building a new stadium? Wasn't that a stripper I saw A-Rod with? That's class, same with the shirt his wife wore. Enjoy having that classy guy on your team the next 10 years...but that's right, we don't want anyone who doesn't want to be a Yankee, we will not negotiate with him....what did that last 1 week?
http://www.fenwaywest.com
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
remember how you couldn't wait for the 08 season next October
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Jessica Rogalski about 1 year ago
If this were written by anyone other than a Yankees fan, I might take it seriously. But a diatribe spewing hated towards all the members of the Red Sox nation written by a Yankees fan, seems a little suspect. Yes, we get it. Yankee fans hate us, just as much as we hate you. This article does nothing but point out the fact that you think you're smart for pointing that out.
And as for poor sportsmanship, do you even remember Game 6 of the 2004 ALCS? A-Rod hit a roller between the pitchers mound and 1st base (I'm recounting this for you because it's obvious you didn't see this game...) and Arroyo fielded the ball and ran towards Rodr guez to tag him out. As Arroyo reached towards out, Rodr guez slapped the ball out of Arroyo's glove. As the ball rolled loose, Jeter scored all the way from first as Rodr guez reached second on the play, which was initially ruled an error on Arroyo. However, the other umpires quickly huddled, then ruled that Rodr guez was out for interference.
I mean, seriously? You can't stop yourself from being tagged out by hitting the ball out of the damn pitchers hand. It was unprofessional and unprincipled. I;m not even going to mention A-Rod and the stripper.
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
Can't we all just get along?
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Christopher Maahs about 1 year ago
I'm sorry that you hate us, I'm sorry that winning two world series in 90 years is to much for you to handle. but perhaps the true reason that you have so much venom towards the Red Sox and RSN is that by winning they way we have in the last four years we've held up a mirror that you are forced to look into. What you hate about us is the game you taught us to play all those years that NY was dominate. Sounds like sour grapes tough guy. Maybe you should just grow up.
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Andrew Vaught about 1 year ago
wow man you seriously don't know baseball!! yankees fans are prob the worst sports in the whole league, ive been to games and they throw batteries, poor beer, talk shit and just think there team is the best.. i sense your just jelous that your team is actually losing now and the red sox are beginning to dominate like yall did in the 90's.. be ready for a long 10 years, because they won't sniff a title.. yankee stadium is anything but a cathedral, i've been to both stadiums and fenway blows yankee stadium out of the water.. yankee stadium is a dump
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Will Norton about 1 year ago
As a die hard Red Sox fan born and raised in Beantown, I can unequivocally say that before our 2004 title, Yankees fans were absolutely unbearable with their trash talking, "1918!" chants, New York based superiority complex, and baseball arrogance. With 26 World Titles, the biggest payroll in baseball, and a plethora of All-Star talent, you would think those NY fans would act with some class and respect. But that is not what any of us fans from New England experienced. Yankees fans routinely terrorized and tormented the Boston fan base, pouring excessive amounts of salt on the wounds of 86 years of baseball suffering. I went to three Yankees-Sox games in Th Stadium as a kid and was physically threatened by the "classy" Bronx-based fans. Babe Ruth, Bucky Dent, Aaron Boone...these names buried Boston fans like a New England blizzard coming off the Atlantic. It's all we ever heard. It was the end to any semblance of worth we thought our pre-2004 baseball team might have.
But you're right, those days of futility and failure on the diamond are over. No more complaining about curses or bad luck or losing. Any Boston fan who still clings to that old identity doesn't get it. Because, now, the Red Sox are the most dominant team in baseball. The Red Sox win the big games and actually get out of the ALDS. The Red Sox have one of the best developmental approaches to the game. The Red Sox win with their checkbook and their farm system.
With 2 titles in 4 years residing in Boston, what did Yankees fans expect after years of repressive verbal abuse and hubris? Sounds like someone can't handle the reality of the situation; it's been 7 whole years (gasp!) since the pinstripers won anything. Add 79 more years to that coupled with Boston fans spewing venom at you and then maybe, MAYBE, you will come to understand why Red Sox fans are rubbing it in a bit and enjoying the view from the top.
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Rich Henaghan about 1 year ago
I'm a MET fan surrounded by Yankee fans and they are the most classless arrogant fans in all of sports.
Did I say, misinformed? Yeah, well they are misinformed as well. There are some teams that Americans hate and the Yankees are on the top of the list. There are also some fans that Americans hate and yes you guessed it, that would be Yankee fans on the top of that list too.
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
wow what a fag
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Rich Henaghan about 1 year ago
What a brilliant retort. Your intellectual depth speaks volumes of your character and your lack of ability for any comprehension of meaningful dialogue and debate.
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
Wow Boston fans are idiots. Yankee fans are idiots too, but they can't compare to your special brand of idiocy. I'd tell you to be proud, and shout your idiocy from the rooftops, but you already are, and you already do.
Retahds
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jeremy webb about 1 year ago
the official yankees mlb site actually says "where players become legends". don't legends win the world series? there is nothing that says asshole like the pinstripes those pathetic fucks wear so proudly. the players and fans act like it is thier right to win the world series every year, and with a payroll that rivals nasa, they should. too bad they are busy dabbing on jeter's perfume and playing grabass instead of hitting the ball in the postseason. it must suck for the fans that they have gone out in the first round so often of late. it must be hard to know that the only reason a-rod came back is because every other team could not afford him. the legends that the yankees site speaks of are all long gone and dead. it is true that the yankees have by far the most world series titles, but how many with the overpaid assholes they have now? boston fans don't have the luxury of rooting for the crosstown rivals when the almighty yankees play like a AA team in the postseason. said simply, the yankees suck shit.
jwebb
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Chip D. about 1 year ago
Good gawd people....lighten up!!!! Read the column again and appreciate the sarcasm... Once you understand what "sarcasm" means (make sure you spell it correctly if you need to look it up)...then turn the lights off in the basement and join your mom for breakfast.
Go Sox! Can't wait for April!
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John Fennelly about 1 year ago
I'm a Met fan and I've had it with this group as well. I used to feel sorry for Sawx Nation after we beat them in '86 on the Buckner error, but no longer. They've worn out their welcome with their insidious, rude and overbearing style of rubbing it in. They've won 2 WS since WWI. Big deal. So have the Florida Marlins.
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David McDermott about 1 year ago
Ah good old Buckner now that was a great day for Yankee fans. Probably my all time favorite sports moment.
Newsflash: All fans are idiots, in their own way - we all blindly support our team no matter how bad they play or how retarded the management is.
Newsflash #2: The Steinbrenners have the deepest pockets in the league so while they might make blunders now and then (Pavano et al?) that cost a few rings, over the long haul the big bad Yankees will be just fine. Don't worry RSN, there are plenty of "legends" coming down the pipe to bring the new Stadium to life.
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John McClory about 1 year ago
Sounds like sour grapes to me. Typical. At no point in this column do you argue that the Yanks are somehow better these days than the Sox. Probably because there's nothing to argue anymore. The tables have turned. How does second place feel? Pretty comfortable?
By the way, "over-the-hill" Leary had a show called 'Rescue Me' on cable. You might've heard of it. I think it won a few awards or something...
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jay atrics about 1 year ago
I hate the Sox and the Yankees. I really hate Boston fans located in Boston, however. Their smug attitudes and undying obsession over a baseball team is a mystery. It's a fucking sport, get over yourselves and find something else to talk about besides a fucking baseball team.
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