But it really gets my goat (and this may be why me and the aforementioned 'someone' got riled by your post, Henry, although I'm sorry if I was out of line) when people feel the need to shit on this victory because it's such an emotional thing. There's a reason for the sackcloth and ashes -- have you seen that video of the ball going through Bill Buckner's legs? -- and this win marks the first breath of relief in a lifetime for several states' worth of sports fans. It's not about money or the sports industry, it's about 25 guys who, for the past 11 days, have been playing some amazing baseball, and to a lot of people, yeah, that's really important. The Sox aren't going to be "special" anymore, not like they used to, but dag nabbit, there's nothing wrong with being happy for a change.
Important, yes, I agree that it's okay for Baseball and professional sports to be important to people. What pisses me off though, is when I see photos from flaming cars in Boston the day after they won game 7 against the Yankees. Destruction of anything, except intangible curses, is not acceptable when Baseball is the cause. Nobody cared to show the photos of these flaming cars anywhere, because The Sox Fans are being given a "by" by the media right now. I admit that the Sox fans do deserve something for enduring so long, but they also deserve jail time for destroying a car.
I was out of line when I made the joke about someone dying in Boston. That's why I left in the "congratulations," because players like David Ortiz and Johnny Damon and Curt Schilling deserve this praise, and therefore, since people everywhere live their lives through sports, Boston fans deserve praise as well.
I've been the "under dog" in too many situations mself, and always managed to fuck things up. This does give me hope though. But I was raised my father, an adamant (and Steinbrenner hating) Yankees fan, so I will always be (barring the firing of Joe Torre) a Yankees fan.
In closing, with the exception of rooting against my home team, I'll always go for the underdog.
Important, yes, I agree that it's okay for Baseball and professional sports to be important to people. What pisses me off though, is when I see photos from flaming cars in Boston the day after they won game 7 against the Yankees. Destruction of anything, except intangible curses, is not acceptable when Baseball is the cause. Nobody cared to show the photos of these flaming cars anywhere, because The Sox Fans are being given a "by" by the media right now. I admit that the Sox fans do deserve something for enduring so long, but they also deserve jail time for destroying a car.
I was out of line when I made the joke about someone dying in Boston. That's why I left in the "congratulations," because players like David Ortiz and Johnny Damon and Curt Schilling deserve this praise, and therefore, since people everywhere live their lives through sports, Boston fans deserve praise as well.
I've been the "under dog" in too many situations mself, and always managed to fuck things up. This does give me hope though. But I was raised my father, an adamant (and Steinbrenner hating) Yankees fan, so I will always be (barring the firing of Joe Torre) a Yankees fan.
In closing, with the exception of rooting against my home team, I'll always go for the underdog.
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