Question For Yankees Fans
Some of you have probably seen the recent press about Rudy Guiliani, who's come out and said that he'll be rooting for the Red Sox in the World Series, because he's an AL guy.
He's getting some flack for it in the press, and it made me curious: Who are Yankees fans rooting for in this year's World Series? When I was a kid, I was raised to root for my League no matter what, but Boston/New York is such a heated rivalry, I wonder if that's true for y'all?
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Boood
As a Twins fan, I am rooting for an exciting series.
by cooper7d7 on Oct 24, 2007 1:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
A Yankee fan rooting for the sox?
Rudy is the ultimate front runner. He does whatever he thinks will help him in an election.
The man is disgusting! He should never be elected for anything just because of the way he uses 911 as a political ploy. From the way he tells it you would think he personally diverted the other two planes away from the city.
by emac2 on Oct 25, 2007 12:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Heated Rivalry
If the Oilers were eliminated, I would rather have seen any other team in the league win the Cup rather than the Flames, despite the fact that they were a team from the same country, and even the same province.
I'd be surprised if there are very many Yankees fans cheering for the Sox. It just doesn't work that way.
by GregJP on Oct 24, 2007 2:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Yankee Fan
by coochorama on Oct 24, 2007 2:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Just for the record,
by elrey34 on Oct 24, 2007 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Second!
by Ryan Heimberger on Oct 24, 2007 3:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well .......
by the pinstripes on Oct 24, 2007 5:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's hilarious!
by the pinstripes on Oct 24, 2007 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks for setting me straight!
FYI .. 1 World Series victory since 1918 doesn't equal 26.
As I said .. F the Red Sox!
by the pinstripes on Oct 24, 2007 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dear Mr. Red Sox fan
P.S. Don't get your panties all wadded up. I'm just messing with ya my little Red Sox buddy.
by the pinstripes on Oct 24, 2007 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Also
Furthermore, they have averaged better than 1 win every 4 years over the past century.
They have always won and will continue to do so. The future is surely bright in the Bronx.
As I said, enjoy the World Series. Hopefully, you'll be able to pull even w/ the Marlins.
by the pinstripes on Oct 24, 2007 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Marlins
:) Just sayin'
by Pawtucket Pat on Oct 25, 2007 12:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
re
I went to a game in KC in 1998 to see Bos-KC and A Yankee fan, wearing his Yankee jersey (again, at a Boston KC game) chanting nothing but 1918 for the first 3 innings until a good soldier finally fell on the sword by throwing a beer on him and starting a fight, getting them both ejected.
I think the biggest aholes are the johnny come lately types, maybe I'm wrong there, I don't know.
I live in Kansas and Boston and NY "fans" outnumber Royal fans like 5-1 here.
My theory on this is pre 2000ish, everyone who wore a Red Sox hat was a real fan of team, at the same time, there were LOTS of NY hats floating around, having com off of their run of WS titles. Now it's the other way around, guys wearing the NY are the guys who are real fans of the team, and you can get a Boston hat in the checkout line at Target.
I guess what I'm saying is 95% of guys wearing Boston hats being jerk offs now were wearing New York hats during thier run being jerkoffs.
by Wonderlic on Oct 24, 2007 8:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well maybe they shove it in YOUR face...
by elrey34 on Oct 24, 2007 11:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Excuse me?
by elrey34 on Oct 25, 2007 9:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Red Sox are like little dogs
by emac2 on Oct 25, 2007 12:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks - we appreciate that! :-)
"I'm really disappointed Cleveland didn't make it just for their fans' sake."
We appreciate your sympathy - thank you! :-)
Trust me, we're very disappointed too they didn't make it, though we're still proud of our Indians for the progress they did make this year and optimistic about our chances of winning the WS in the near future (outside of the fair-weather fans who are crying now that "we'll never win a championship in Cleveland" and "another Cleveland team chokes." Those fair-weather fans who jump on after the Indians were in the driver's seat to winning the AL Central and make comments like those above after the Indians falter really annoy me - sorry.)
Just my 2 cents.
Again, appreciate the sympathies - hopefully, 2008 will be better for the Indians (i.e. a WS Championship.) :-)
Take care and have a great day!
by indiansfan on Oct 24, 2007 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll generally root for my league
OTOH, I'll always root for an SEC team in the championship game. Except Payton Manning-era UT. But yeah. Heck, I'd probably even root for Georgia.
by mraver on Oct 24, 2007 3:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
world series
by nyybaseball99 on Oct 24, 2007 4:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Personally
As for the fans of the Yankees not "shoving it in your face" comment above... I think I'll have to respectfully disagree. That's not to say that we Sox fans haven't become somewhat self-obsessed, entitled whiners since 2004 (though much of that is the bandwagon effect, or so I keep trying to tell myself), but I still have Yankee fans who love to get their barbs in any opportunity they can.
by RVachon on Oct 24, 2007 4:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
One second
Most are thrilled to have that ridiculous monkey off our back and happy to be, as one writer put it "just another team"
by CrimsonLiederhosen on Oct 24, 2007 5:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is a good spot to elaborate on my new post.
I still have tons of respect for real Sox fans who had to wait forever for the frustration to end. And to tell you the truth, I do like the actual Red Sox since the team consists of so many likable and quirky guys who look like they're always having a blast. It's honestly hard not to like them. But I just have an aching need to see all those bandwagoners (as well as real fans who have become obnoxious) get knocked off their high horse. So sorry if that means you do too.
Also, I've always wanted to tell you that I love your sig almost enough to copy it : )
by elrey34 on Oct 25, 2007 12:25 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
To be honest
But I can certainly see your point, as well. I lived in DC for five years, and went to a lot of O's games. Prior to 2004, any time the Sox were in town, there was about a 50-50 split of fans in the park. After 2004, any time the Sox played the O's, it was probably 3-1 Sox fans (again, the whole bandwagoning thing). I felt bad that we had taken over the stadium (and to this day, when I'm watching the Sox in Oakland, I will cheer for them, but I try to be respectful, given that I'm not from the Bay Area, and it's not my "home" per se), but at the same time it made me angry that the O's front office, with all their resources, wasn't competent enough to field a quality team. The best way to avoid being overrun by visitor fans is to have a solid team that draws the home crowd. Then you can drown out the "Let's go Red Sox!" chants. (And I will freely admit, those chants suck...) On the whole, I think we're pretty much on the same page in the discussion, even if we are coming from opposite sides.
Glad you like the sig! To this day I think Calvin and Hobbes is pure brilliance. But I'm thinking it's about time to switch up the sig, so you're free to take it...
by RVachon on Oct 25, 2007 10:33 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I ALWAYS
by kaisertown on Oct 24, 2007 5:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
What I'm sick of
You want to know why the mariners, dodgers and royals don't get the coverage that the Yankees, Red Sox, mets and Phillies get? It's for the same reason that Major League Soccer and Ironman Triathlons don't get the same coverage as MLB or the NFL... it's because NOBODY FRICKIN CARES ABOUT THOSE TEAMS! The east coast teams have more fans, particularly more passionate fans, and as such get better ratings. ESPN is in business to make money, which means getting more ratings, they're not there to appease every fan base, no matter how small.
by CrimsonLiederhosen on Oct 24, 2007 5:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
my bad
by CrimsonLiederhosen on Oct 24, 2007 5:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No Way
by TheBoss on Oct 24, 2007 5:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Good God, do I have sympathy for you.
by elrey34 on Oct 25, 2007 12:28 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Go Rockies
by Sidd Finch on Oct 24, 2007 5:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Guliani has it wrong!
F the Red Sox!
by the pinstripes on Oct 24, 2007 6:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
As a Sox fan...
Also, if I WASN'T a Sox fan, I'd be rooting for the Rockies. (Although, I might be torn, because it would be kind of sweet to see the Rockies get swept, so foolish baseball writers could scratch their heads and go, "What happened to momentum?") I generally root for the underdog, and the Sox are only underdogs to the Yankees. (Who STILL have a payroll 50% larger, or, to put it in another perspective, they could afford to buy all of the players in the World Series. On both teams.)
by abbreviatedman on Oct 24, 2007 6:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
mind games
I got into their heads. That does make me a bad person. :)
by whichthat on Oct 25, 2007 9:24 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs













