Boston, you know we love you madly...
HOW BOUT THEM SOX?
For us, as Boston sports fans, this year could not have gotten any better. The Pats started off 2004 by bringing home the Lombardi Trophy once again and Tom Brady proved he is still the best quarterback in the league. The Bruins in 2003-2004 kind of bit the big one against the Canadiens, but thats another story. And so begins the dream season of the 2004 Red Sox.
From the acquisition of Curt to the loss of the A-Rod trade to the empire (which this fan was vehemently against from day one), this season had amazing written all over it. Us here at the Citgo Sign followed it every step of the way, from waiting at fenway to scalp tickets to see them dominate the A's, to sitting at school in Philly and making sure we had MLB.com on our favorite places to watch games on "Game Day," one of the greatest inventions ever created. Post Season came along, and well we knew it was game time. As sox fans transplanted into a place where every other person is a Yankees fan, and going to school with the entire state of New Jersey and New York put together, well you could get an idea of what we had to deal with for those first three games of the ALCS. Well the Nation here in Philly persevered, and we witnessed what could possibly be the greatest feat in sports unfold before our eyes. From 0-3 to World Champs. It took a bunch of idiots who believed "Why Not Us?" to erase all the pain from the past. No more ghost-like images of the Babe. Johnny Peski's throw isn't the reason anymore. Bucky Dent's Home Run isnt that big of a deal. Bill Buckner can finally be proud to say he played for the Sox. And for damn sure Aaron Boone is still one lucky bastard. No more 1918 chants. No more "Who's your daddy?" The yankees fans may still flaunt their 26 championships, but our ONE means more to us than all 26 combined to them. We are the ones who never lost faith. We are Red Sox Nation.
-N
For us, as Boston sports fans, this year could not have gotten any better. The Pats started off 2004 by bringing home the Lombardi Trophy once again and Tom Brady proved he is still the best quarterback in the league. The Bruins in 2003-2004 kind of bit the big one against the Canadiens, but thats another story. And so begins the dream season of the 2004 Red Sox.
From the acquisition of Curt to the loss of the A-Rod trade to the empire (which this fan was vehemently against from day one), this season had amazing written all over it. Us here at the Citgo Sign followed it every step of the way, from waiting at fenway to scalp tickets to see them dominate the A's, to sitting at school in Philly and making sure we had MLB.com on our favorite places to watch games on "Game Day," one of the greatest inventions ever created. Post Season came along, and well we knew it was game time. As sox fans transplanted into a place where every other person is a Yankees fan, and going to school with the entire state of New Jersey and New York put together, well you could get an idea of what we had to deal with for those first three games of the ALCS. Well the Nation here in Philly persevered, and we witnessed what could possibly be the greatest feat in sports unfold before our eyes. From 0-3 to World Champs. It took a bunch of idiots who believed "Why Not Us?" to erase all the pain from the past. No more ghost-like images of the Babe. Johnny Peski's throw isn't the reason anymore. Bucky Dent's Home Run isnt that big of a deal. Bill Buckner can finally be proud to say he played for the Sox. And for damn sure Aaron Boone is still one lucky bastard. No more 1918 chants. No more "Who's your daddy?" The yankees fans may still flaunt their 26 championships, but our ONE means more to us than all 26 combined to them. We are the ones who never lost faith. We are Red Sox Nation.
-N
posted by Nick at 10:00 PM
3 Comments:
Just because we wear a Boston Red Sox hat Or shirt doesnt mean were trying to jump on the band wagon if you like something dont you buy it - Does some one judge you cause you wear polo - think about that
terrible arguement
You werent brought up worshipping Ralph Lauren, were you? Basically what we're saying is if you were the hat or the shirt "just because its got cool colors" or you "like the design", you don't know what its like to go through what we went through for our entire lives. We were raised as Red Sox fans, at one time, the most haunted fans in history, and when you stick with something for that long, through everything, well i think you get a little pissed when someone who has literally no idea poses as a fan. That's what we have a problem with.
I understand you think that we shouldnt be able to judge, but your wrong, we should. What you said is that you would buy something because you liked it...well why would you like it? Was it because maybe they were winning games?Coming back from the biggest deficit in sports history? or winning that elusive World Series title? If it wasn't for one of those reasons, then why would you like it? Because of the colors or design, because if that was the case, thats just as bad as being a bandwagon fan.
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