Forgetful in Beantown
March 4, 2008
Dear Red Sox Nation,
Now that you’ve won your 2nd World Title in 4 seasons, I trust that this upcoming season, the rest of the baseball loving community can anticipate less childlike behavior from you. We all want to enjoy the MLB season, but since 1999, you have to understand that you have become quite insufferable. You whined for so long about your ‘not since 1918’ drought, then kicked and screamed when you had a good team that just weren’t quite good enough… well then you won it all and started acting like pompous brats. It isn’t that some of the rest of the sports watching world didn’t give a little credence to your Curse of the Babe, or even that we didn’t feel a slight twinkle of sympathy for you as you watched your neighbors bring home 4 more World Series trophies, running their ridiculous total to 26. The Evil Empire was in full effect, Yankee Hater Nation was on the rise, and a feeling of support grew almost universally as many saw you as the best option to derail the Boss’ boys from reeling off another 4 titles before 2005.
But then the bass line in this song changed a bit. As people rallied around you–the underprivileged version of the Bronx Bombers, you decided that since you couldn’t beat them, then you’d join them. Don’t get it twisted, there is nothing wrong with deciding that you want to buy a championship. I’m not one of those people that hate the Yanks just because their owner is willing to spend the money that other owners also have, but refuse to spend. I know that some teams succeed on the strength of savvy deal workings and excellent farm systems, while others have to pay big for big free-agents. The Boss paid big bucks and demanded big results, and your team’s brass would end up following suit.
So there you were Red Sox Nation, rooting for your new owner John Henry and new GM Theo Epstein as they splurged here and there, mimicking the Yankee mentality of Buy High. But still you loathed the Yankees as your payroll rapidly gained on theirs. You still hated the Boss, and for no good reason, because by 2003 you had in fact become what you once hated. You were that fat cat organization that was just buying championships. Only now you’re actually worst than the Yankees, because you act as though you believe you’ve always been the guy with the monocle, top hat, and penguin tuxedo.
You had at one time despised the Yankee faithful as they celebrated their team’s Commissioner’s Trophies, acting like they were so much better than everyone else, and you hated how Yankee fans began popping up from all corners of the map despite no connection to New York. But now that you are the ones sittin’ on top of the world, you have followed suit. It is this, and not that damn fake bloody sock that is why we all can’t stand you now.
Ruggedly Yours,
ProperBloggery
You bring class and sophistication to the world of sports. LOVE it.
Spectacular and intelligent writing, not tangent screaming about things that don’t make sense.
well not only are the Sox spending money better than the Yanks consistently, but low and behold, the “homegrown” aspect is surpassing their New York counterparts as well. What’s the argument going to be when the likes of Pedroia, Papelbon, Lester, Ellsbury and Buckholz help guide this team to their 3rd championship in 5 years?
The Sox payroll has NEVER equaled the Yankees. This is your moronic assumption. Close is not equal, and it’s always been less. In 2004, it was 40 million less, that’s not even close - that’s the Florida Marlins less, not talking nickels there pal.
The difference: The Sox pay big for big talent, the Yanks just pay big. Enjoy second place, and hope Joba’s arm stays put.
[...] ProperBloggery [...]
I’m going to have to disagree here. What makes the Yankees and the Red Sox different is never going to be the amount of money they spend (the Yankees will always spend more) or the amount of titles they have (the Yankees will always have more). What seperates these two franchises and their followers is the attitude each has.
The Yankee organization, as well as their followers are a bunch of arrogant _______’s (you can fill in the blank according to your thoughts and feelings) who act like they are entitled to everything. They also try and hide behind these false images of clean cut all american men. I mean, honestly, you can’t even have facial hair when you are a part of their orginization (that is unless you plan on growing a stache!). What makes all this ridiculous is the fact that a lot of the greatest players in their history have been notorious playboys and they also had that one beer drinking, hot dog eating, womanizer.
The Red Sox have turned into the hottest franchise in baseball and their fans are happy about it. Honestly, what would you rather have, a greatful fanbase who loves and supports their team for what they are or the Yankees winning more ships and having to look at and hear about that group constantly? Would you rather have David Ortiz commercials or A-Rod commercials?
I’ve been a Sox fan ever since Pedro, and even though he’s gone, have remained a fan due to the great personalities they have in that orginzation. I’ll remain a Sox fan as long as that type of attitude remains within that organization and that other AL East squad remains the plastic, lipstick wearing, man bag carrying clowns they are.
Dear ProperBuggery,
Your comments are proof that any fool can have a blog.
Oh Sox fans….ever so classless.