October 31, 2007
I'd Like To Buy A Vowel, Pat
Pat Sajak asks the question "Is it time for the rest of us to start hating the Red Sox?"
It might seem strange to hate a team that spent so many decades enduring heartbreak, but those days are obviously over. If the Yankees do, indeed, fade back into the pack, there is little else in the Eastern Division to stand in the free-spending way of Boston for years to come. We might have to endure a long period of post-season appearances by the Red Sox and their Nation.Besides, who else would there be to hate? The Angels? Cleveland? Detroit? Of the last twelve World Series, the Yankees and Red Sox have won six between them, while only the Florida Marlins have won more than one. Can you really work up any hate for the Marlins?
Sorry, Red Sox Nation, but success has its downside. Your team is no longer the sentimental favorite. They are the champions once again, and their future looks brighter than that of their arch-rival's. So revel in it, and rub the visiting teams' noses in it (even the home teams' when you can buy out their tickets), but somebody has to be the bad guy. Congratulations...it's you.
That vowel being "A" for "arsholes", of course. And same thing for the Pats, I think.
Posted by Robert at October 31, 2007 10:16 AM | TrackBackI don't know -- Cleveland is a nascent enemy that might be hateworthy in the future.
Interesting Torre ends up in LA. One of the few franchises that might have the scratch to bid for A-Rod.
Posted by: The Colossus at October 31, 2007 10:44 AMYeah, I think the Tribe is similar in many respects to teh Sawx: ancient franchise, early glory years, long drought, coming on strong more recently. I figure they're gonna win a series some time soon. When they do, it'll be interesting to see how they handle it. I suspect (because I feel it myself) that there is a lot of pro-Cleveland sentiment out there, but if they imbrace the Dark Side like the Sawx seem to be doing, that could change fast.
Posted by: Robbo the LB at October 31, 2007 11:01 AMOn the other hand, I don't think the Browns are going to have to face that issue for a while....
Posted by: Robbo the LB at October 31, 2007 11:02 AMHa ha. Welcome to the club.
Posted by: rbj at October 31, 2007 12:48 PMWell the Pats richly deserve the "A." But the Sox? Jacoby Ellsbury, Dustin Pedroia, Papi, the crazed Papelbon -- the Dark Side? No, the Sox are less heirs to the Bronx Bombers than to the old Brooklyn Dodgers (just with a bigger payroll). How many pennants did the Boys of Summer win -- six (and a Bobby Thomson homer away from a seventh) in nine years? They only won the Series once in that time, hence the lovable legend, but they were very, very good -- and fun. The old Bobby Orr Bruins also come to mind -- they were full of characters and should have won several more Cups. Were they hated? Maybe they didn't have a long enough run to have found out.
Posted by: Mark S at October 31, 2007 12:52 PMCeltics v. Lakers
Athens v. Persia
US v. USSR
Sox v. Yankees
The irony here is that the biggest Chomskyite I know (who takes that shit literally) is LBBuddy, and he's the biggest Sawx/Pats Evil Empire guy I know.
Posted by: Steve the LLamabutcher at October 31, 2007 02:20 PMI've given up on the Browns (and by proxy the NFL) until Art Modell passes on from this world. However, I am willing to try Aston Villa (also a Randy Lerner Sports International Franchise) as possibly worthy of my diverted internet browsing attention.
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