The New England Sports Landscape has Changed

[drewjax]

You even making the comparison of the Pats to the fuckin Skanks.........

makes me wanna jump thru my cpu and poke you in the eye

"You're killin me Smalls"

[Kurn]

LOL. What's wrong with comparing the Pats to the most successful professional sports franchise of the 20th century.

Maybe its because I didn't grow up here, but I think its ridiculous that most Red Sox fans seem to care more about the Yankees losing than they do about the Red Sox winning.

Not to get off on a rant here, but in '04 I remember more than one caller to WEEI saying saying he hated the Nomar trade. The complaint went something like this>

"What are the Sox trying to do? BUY a championahip? If that's what it takes, I'd rather not win than win like the Yankees!"

What a bunch of morons. The idea is to win, not to fulfill some sick New England tribal angst. Thats why I like the Moss deal. If he helps the Pats win, who cares what else he does? These aren't girl scouts, they're professional football players. Is it win at any cost? Short of cheating, damn well should be.

[drewjax]

I love the Moss deal, are you kidding me?


On an equally disturbing note, our boy Brady was seen walking around Ny with a fucking Skanks hat on?????

[Kurn]

Not the first time Brady's been seen wearing that hat. I would think he grew up an A's or Giants fan, but who cares, as long as he's a New Englander between Sept. and Feb.

And yes, I know most Sox fans care more about winning, but the obsession with those guys in pinstripes feeds New Yorkers' view that Boston has an inferiority complex vis-a-vis NY. Sports talk radio represents a faction, albeit a minority, that colors the rest of the country's perception of our area.

And while I do tend to cheer for the team playing the Yankees, its usually because the Yankees are the ones between the Sox and the pennant. On the other hand, I can easily see a situation in September '07 where I might be cheering for the Yankees to beat the Blue Jays.

And I also understand the "I cheer for 2 teams" mentality. I have that in College Hockey. I support BU and whoever is playing BC. Thus my current to the Michigan State Spartans.

[Robbr25]

He used to wear the Yankees hat in the lockerroom and was told by some players not to. It is no secret that he is a Yankees fan.

[drewjax]

lmao

For Tom terrific......I guess I'll let this pass

[Reel Deal]

I will be sitting in Fenway Park two weeks from tonight.

[Talking Poker]

You've been quite the travelling man lately, eh?