Let me say right up front that when it comes to baseball I am an Atlanta Braves fan, but I have always been a Boston Red Sox sympathizer because of my intense dislike for the New York Yankees.
I just don't like the Yankees style. They are one of those teams that you either love or hate.
In recent years, the Red Sox/Yankees rivalry hasn't quite been the same because owner and team patriarch George Steinbrenner has faded into the shadows because of his age and health issues. George always ran his big mouth and personified all the things I disliked about the Yankees.
Now, his sons have taken more control of the team, and his son Hank seems like a chip off the old block.
He recently had this to say about the Red Sox and their fans:
"Red Sox Nation? What a bunch of (expletive) that is...That was a creation of the Red Sox and ESPN, which is filled with Red Sox fans...Go anywhere in America and you won't see Red Sox hats and jackets, you'll see Yankee hats and jackets. This is a Yankee country. We're going to put the Yankees back on top and restore the universe to order."
I will give the Yankees credit for one thing. They were the best baseball team of the 20th century.
However, we now live in the 21st century, and the Sox have won two World Series' titles and the Yankees have won zero. The score is 2-0.
Go Sox!
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I hate to break it to ol' Hank, but the term "Red Sox Nation" was coined by a Boston Globe sports writer in 1986.
That said, I don't know in what parts Hankiepoo has been traveling of late. He obviously hasn't made it too far afield from the Five Boroughs. You see Red Sox regalia in every city, town, and hamlet. Since the Red Sox won the '04 World Series, people have been jumping on the Red Sox bandwagon right and left. I don't condone it, but it's a fact that the Red Sox have legions of fans from the East Coast to the West Coast.
Oh, and before I forget: YANKEES SUCK!
Steinbrenner needs to accept that the Sox are better this year. If they can avoid injuries, they will win the Series again.
Because they have a strong offense, the Yankees will be in the playoff mix this year. However, Boston is the best team in the American League East. It is winning the wild card or bust for the Bronx Bombers.
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