What do you love about the Red Sox?

[ryansd87]

Hi everyone,

 

Let me introduce myself: My name is Ryan and I'm from the UK. I want to start getting into baseball, but I don't have a team.

 

What I want to know is: What is it that you love about the Red Sox, and what makes them a great team to follow?

[BornToRun]

We're not the Yankees which means we are substantially less evil. That's at the top of the list.

[ryansd87]

We're not the Yankees which means we are substantially less evil. That's at the top of the list.

 

Well when I began the process of narrowing down the MLB teams, the first thing I did was eliminate the Yankees.

 

I had a whole heap of criteria through which to pick a team, the first of which was "I do not wish to follow the Yankees."

[BornToRun]

Well when I began the process of narrowing down the MLB teams, the first thing I did was eliminate the Yankees.

 

I had a whole heap of criteria through which to pick a team, the first of which was "I do not wish to follow the Yankees."

 

Yeah, neo-nazism doesn't really go over too well with people nowadays.

[RedSox_Ruszkowski]

being a yankee fan might be the equivalent of somebody liking the Glazer organization over in the UK....

[redsoxbeatz]

Our fan base is elite. We are not the Yankees. Support a team (sox) not a logo (yankees) !!

[Dojji]

Because the Yankees are a baseball machine. They make everyone shave and behave. We're not quite the free spirited band of idiots we used to be, but we let our players express themselves.

[BornToRun]

Plus we don't have a bald guido ringleader whose soul purpose in life is to scream at the players from the bleachers.

 

Yoooooooooooo!!!! Vinnnnny!!!!!!!!! SHUT THE f*** UP!!!!

[boston22407]

I love them! everything about them, when you have a bad day you watch a redsox game and it makes you feel better!

Go Redsox!

[BornToRun]

I love them! everything about them' date=' [b']when you have a bad day you watch a redsox game and it makes you feel better![/b]Go Redsox!

 

Yeah but then you just get even more pissed off when you see that Drew is still in the lineup.

[boston22407]

Yeah but then you just get even more pissed off when you see that Drew is still in the lineup.

 

true s***

[RedSoxfanforlife305]

The players, the city that they play for, the history, and loyal fans. I agree with B22407, the Red Sox are sort of like a stress reliever to me. I love this team so much I've begged my parents over and over again to take me to Fenway just one time.

[Dojji]

With the demise of old Yankee Stadium and Tiger Stadium there are only 2 parks left that capture the true depth and scope of the history of baseball -- Fenway and Wrigley Field. And Wrigley is falling apart.

[boston22407]

There are only 2 parks left that capture the true depth and scope of the history of baseball -- Fenway and Wrigley Field. And Wrigley is falling apart.

 

i wanna try to get out there one day ,have you ever been ?

[Dojji]

Never been able to afford it. Besides, no ballpark built by man is built to really seat me comfortably. Even if I wasn't uncomfortably overweight, I'm built like a tank.

[yeszir]

I would probably have to say the taste

[boston22407]

I here you on that man

[BossSox]

i wanna try to get out there one day ' date='have you ever been ?[/quote']

I am in Chicago right now on a week vacation and am going to Wrigley on Saturday.

[boston22407]

I am in Chicago right now on a week vacation and am going to Wrigley on Saturday.

 

Very nice, hope to hear a nice story from you man

[BossSox]

Very nice' date=' hope to hear a nice story from you man[/quote']

Will do. They're playing the Astros haha.

[BornToRun]

Will do. They're playing the Astros haha.

 

Cubs vs Astros? I always wanted to see a minor league game but never got around to it.

[BossSox]

Cubs vs Astros? I always wanted to see a minor league game but never got around to it.

I've seen minor leagues before but Saturday I'll be seeing little league.

[BossSox]

Very nice' date=' hope to hear a nice story from you man[/quote']

I think I'm going today instead.

[Steagles]

When I was growing up, (not that long ago considering I'm 15, but I was like 5 lol) I was introduced to baseball by my grandfather and mother. My grandfather is a Reds and Yankees fan (we are from Indianapolis, so its the proximity and the logo, I guess, but I think he liked them for Mickey) and my mother is a Cubs fan because my father was the true Cubs fan until his death. I never liked the Cubs or Reds, and the rebellious side of me said to hate them all. So I did. I took a liking to Nomar Garciaparra, and it was only fitting that the Red Sox hated the Yankees, like me. So, for as long as I can remember, I've been a Red Sox fan. And that is what I like about the BoSox. The fans are real, and we are a family. The bandwagoners head to New York, and the BoSox head to the World Series.