See, I have not been exposed to obnoxious Yankees fans. Well, that may not be true, but growing up in CT, some of your closest friends will likely root for your rival team. The Boston and New York divide is pretty even here, whether it be Red Sox-Yankees, Patriots-Giants, Celtics-Knicks (not so much recently) or any other sport. My point is that my two best friends are both Yankees fans, and since the Red Sox haven't butt heads in big situations (2018 excluded) with the Yankees that often during my lifespan, I have nothing against the team or their fans.