Comments on: Chew on this one, Boston

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 01:43:41 +0000

Yes, but no one ever mentions that. Apparently in Red Sox land it’s “World Series or bust”.

By: Travis G.

Travis G. — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 23:01:35 +0000

i’ve been saying that since i went to college in Boston. sawx fans would rather the Yanks lose than the Sox win. they never admitted it but that’s the vibe i always got.

By: Jeteupthemiddle

Jeteupthemiddle — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 21:31:47 +0000

Weren’t the 2006 Red Sox the team with the highest payroll to not even make the playoffs?

By: Marsha

Marsha — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 20:49:31 +0000

That’s what I said above, just not as eloquently. Plus being in NYC as opposed to Boston, I am not surrounded by Yankee-hating Red Sox fans who judge themselves by all things Yankee.

By: beantownbosoxh8er

beantownbosoxh8er — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 20:20:53 +0000

The way I see it is that they in all reality spent $200 mil.
the posting fee no matter how you slice it is money spent towards this team. $143m + 6mil(gagne)+ posting 51mil=$200mil.

And living here I can say without a doubt the Sox need to measure themselves against the yankees. The rivalry was a farse it was jealousy on their part and it is showing now. Like a jilted old girlfriend that has to come flaunt their new boyfriend in a desperate attempt to make us jealous.
They as a whole Hate the Yankees more then they love their own team. Pathetic.

By: JMM

JMM — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 19:57:18 +0000

Larry Lucchino:

“We aren’t the New York Yankees — the old Yankees, anybody’s Yankees,” Lucchino declared. “We’re different from your father or your grandfather’s Red Sox.”

“But we ain’t trying to be no Yankees.”

Master of the English language!

By: Victoria

Victoria — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 19:55:57 +0000

To respond to the greater point, I think what Ben is saying is not that the Yankees don’t also have an extremely high payroll, but as I say to my many friends who are Red Sox fans here, it’s no longer legitimate to use that point in a Red Sox-Yankees debate, because both teams’ payrolls have skyrocketed and are not significantly different from each other. It’s a nuanced point, and it really has nothing to do with playground-style whining about the Red Sox’ winning the World Championship; it’s just that Red Sox fans continue to use that as an argument against the Yankees, but it is, at this point, invalid at least coming from their mouths.

By: Victoria

Victoria — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 19:53:42 +0000

The reason a Boston reporter would go down to New York to get fan reaction is that it’s still relatively not commonplace for the Red Sox to win the W.S., a novelty if you will. By that same token, the reason that, as you point out, a New York reporter wouldn’t come up here to Boston to get fan reaction is that it’s not (at least in the overall scheme of things) such an out-there event. I’m not trying to do the equivalent of starting a 1918 chant; I’m just pointing out the reason for something you’re inaccurately criticizing.

By: deadrody

deadrody — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 19:36:55 +0000

Well, there is a FRONT PAGE story in the Boston Globe today about a reporter they sent - in full Red Sox fan regalia - to NY, to the Bronx to get Yankee fan reaction to the Sox winning.

Does ANYONE here think that line of thinking would even come up when the Yankees win ?

And, sorry if I’m not privy to the inner workings of Yankees vs. Sox fan blog ball busting. I’ve seen many pathetic Sox fans trolling the comment sections of Yankee fan blogs. It is apparently quite an epidemic.

PS, the answer to the question is NO. The yankees do not define themselves through the Red Sox. The opposite is clearly, 100% true.

By: Ben K.

Ben K. — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 19:01:06 +0000

The sense of humor around here is rather lacking today

That is, after all, Caleb from our sister site. I’m just ribbin’ him.