Does following a team for 50 years constitute loyalty? I wish that they would win every game too. When the players play well, I cheer for them. When they play poorly for long periods of time, they get booed. Comes with the territory of being a Red Sox player. Its as old as the game itself. Loyalty has nothing to do with giving anyone the benefit of the doubt. Bandwagon fans move away when the team is losing. Real loyalty is sticking with the team, following it regularly, when they are losing for years and years and years.