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Old 10-21-2004, 04:47 PM
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Originally posted by sugar and spice
I don't think it's so much that everybody suddenly loves the Red Sox. It's just that so many people have always hated the Yankees -- so when somebody's beating them they come out of the woodwork.

Besides, the post-season is always about jumping on the bandwagon. For the eighty percent of us whose teams DON'T make it, we pick new ones to cheer for. Boston had the benefit of so many people disliking the Yankees and a great story to go along with it -- so of course they're going to have more people cheering for them. That doesn't mean they're bandwagon fans. It doesn't even mean they're FANS, in the technical sense of the word. I know that I'll still be cheering for the Cubbies and the Giants in the spring. But that doesn't mean I think it's absolutely fantastic for Boston to beat the Yankees.
For those that are bandwagon fans you are not only on the bandwagon for liking the Sox but also for disliking the Yankees.

-Rudey
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