Comments on: Celtics Beat Timberwolves, Stay Undefeated http://www.deweyshouse.com/archives/2009/11/05/celtics-beat-timberwolves-stay-undefeated/ Inside the head of a Red Sox fan Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:18:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Mike http://www.deweyshouse.com/archives/2009/11/05/celtics-beat-timberwolves-stay-undefeated/comment-page-1/#comment-294844 Mike Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:28:32 +0000 http://www.deweyshouse.com/?p=2805#comment-294844 Siggy- I think you're right - most Sox fans do seems to be Sox fans first, then baseball fans. In saying that, I assume you're saying the opposite is true of Yankee fans, which I would argue is not the case at all. Living in the tri-state area surrounded by Yankee fans has proven that point - it's the Yankees, then everything else. Most Yankee fan friends of mine (yes, I do have very close friends that are Yankee fans) don't even watch other team's games...and could care less about the rest of baseball unless it impacts their team. The Yankees had a great team this year, no doubt, but I'd love to see all teams on an even playing field so that we can see which organization is truly the best, and not just those that are able to take advantage of significant geographic advantages (Sox included). Siggy-

I think you’re right – most Sox fans do seems to be Sox fans first, then baseball fans. In saying that, I assume you’re saying the opposite is true of Yankee fans, which I would argue is not the case at all. Living in the tri-state area surrounded by Yankee fans has proven that point – it’s the Yankees, then everything else. Most Yankee fan friends of mine (yes, I do have very close friends that are Yankee fans) don’t even watch other team’s games…and could care less about the rest of baseball unless it impacts their team.

The Yankees had a great team this year, no doubt, but I’d love to see all teams on an even playing field so that we can see which organization is truly the best, and not just those that are able to take advantage of significant geographic advantages (Sox included).

]]> By: Jimmy http://www.deweyshouse.com/archives/2009/11/05/celtics-beat-timberwolves-stay-undefeated/comment-page-1/#comment-294843 Jimmy Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:11:47 +0000 http://www.deweyshouse.com/?p=2805#comment-294843 Hi Siggy, In all honesty, I would have no problem at all with the Red Sox spending a lot more money and winning more games. The rules allow the Yankees to do that, so, they do it, and as a result, they win quite a bit more often than other teams. If the roles were reversed and the Red Sox had won with a 200MM+ payroll, I would have been happy. However, each season where the Sox failed to win it would be very, very disapointing. I could not imagine a team with that sort of payroll not making the playoffs (i.e. 2008). I think there would be riots here if that happened to the Sox. Anyway, congrats...your team was clearly the best in baseball in 2009. That lineup was for real, from top to bottom. Hi Siggy,
In all honesty, I would have no problem at all with the Red Sox spending a lot more money and winning more games. The rules allow the Yankees to do that, so, they do it, and as a result, they win quite a bit more often than other teams. If the roles were reversed and the Red Sox had won with a 200MM+ payroll, I would have been happy. However, each season where the Sox failed to win it would be very, very disapointing. I could not imagine a team with that sort of payroll not making the playoffs (i.e. 2008). I think there would be riots here if that happened to the Sox.

Anyway, congrats…your team was clearly the best in baseball in 2009. That lineup was for real, from top to bottom.

]]> By: Siggy http://www.deweyshouse.com/archives/2009/11/05/celtics-beat-timberwolves-stay-undefeated/comment-page-1/#comment-294842 Siggy Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:55:21 +0000 http://www.deweyshouse.com/?p=2805#comment-294842 A middle aged Yankee fan here...you're right, no real joy in winning last night. '96 was great, coming off a long drought and in a time when the money thing wasn't quite as bad, but each succeeding year has been worse as baseball seems intent on commiting suicide. 4 hour games, late night finishes, bad umps, snow delays, money inequality, etc. drag the game down. I'm convinced most fans around here are Red Sox fans first, not really baseball fans. Now that the passion of chasing the elusive title has waned you're left with bored fans in the stands and Sox Appeal... A middle aged Yankee fan here…you’re right, no real joy in winning last night. ’96 was great, coming off a long drought and in a time when the money thing wasn’t quite as bad, but each succeeding year has been worse as baseball seems intent on commiting suicide. 4 hour games, late night finishes, bad umps, snow delays, money inequality, etc. drag the game down. I’m convinced most fans around here are Red Sox fans first, not really baseball fans. Now that the passion of chasing the elusive title has waned you’re left with bored fans in the stands and Sox Appeal…

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